Everything You Need to Know About Gin

Gibson Martini
15 of Our Favorite Gin Cocktails

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21 Tequila Cocktails Every Home Bartender Should Make

Everything You Need to Know About Whiskey

What is the difference between Whiskey and Whisky
What's the Difference Between Whiskey and Whisky?

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Aperol Fizz Recipe
10 Easy Aperol Cocktails You Can Make With Just 1 Bottle

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The Varnish bar
Beloved Los Angeles Cocktail Bar The Varnish Is Closing After 15 Years
Rosé 75 cocktails in glasses
Rosé French 75
30 mins
Champs-Elysees cocktails on a tray with a blue table cloth
Champs-Élysées
2 mins
Lochlea Distillery Our Barley Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Barrell Craft Spirits ‘Gray Label’ Bourbon, Suntory Hibiki Japanese Harmony
Stop Wasting Your Time on Rare Whiskey and Drink These Instead
Moscow Mule
Who Really Invented the Moscow Mule and Why Is It in a Copper Mug?
Treacle No.1 Cocktail in rocks glass over ice with an orange twist.
Treacle No. 1
2 mins
The difference between aperitif and digestif
Aperitif vs. Digestif: What’s the Difference?
Various single malt whiskies from India.
Some of the World's Best Whiskeys Are Coming From India
Jim Meehan
Veteran Bartender Jim Meehan Heads to the Kitchen Pantry for His New Book
Drinks in glasses on a dark marbled blue background.
What’s the Difference Between Brandy and Whiskey?
Close up of a Hugo Spritz cocktail in a wine glass, pale yellow with a lemon wheel against the side of the glass and a large bouquet of mint
Hugo Spritz
1 mins
A huge selection of different malt Scotch whisky bottles in a row and displayed on wooden shelves at a bar in London, UK.
Is Sediment Safe to Drink? Here’s What to Do If Something Is Floating In Your Liquor Bottle
Classic Gin Gimlet again a dark blue background.
Gimlet
2 mins
Bottles of liquor on a bar cart.
Does Alcohol Go Bad? Here’s What You Need to Know
WhistlePig PiggyBack Rye, Westward American Single Malt, Frey Ranch Straight Bourbon, Highland Park 12-Year-Old Viking Honour, Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky
The 5 Best Sipping Whiskeys You Can Actually Afford
The difference between amaro versus Italian red bitters
Italian Amaro vs Red Aperitivo Liqueurs: What’s the Difference?
Best Dry Vermouths
All Vermouth Isn’t the Same — These Are the Best to Use for 8 Classic Cocktails
Ramos Gin Fiz in a Collins glass with an orange twist against a grey background
Ramos Gin Fizz
3 mins
Bottles of Michter's Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Haku Vodka, Fords Gin, Lalo Tequila, and Ten To One Caribbean Dark Rum.
5 Bottles to Create a Restaurant-Worthy Bar at Home
Corralejo Reposado, Olmeca Altos Plata, Ghost Tequila, and a Paloma on a purple background.
8 Best Tequilas for a Paloma, According to Bartenders
Glasses of The Sinister Romance No. 2 Sake Vesper.
The Sake Vesper Martini (Sinister Romance No. 2)
2 mins
Martinis over white and blue.
What's the Real Difference Between Gin and Vodka?
Cherry Heering vs Cherry Liqueur
Cherry Heering vs Cherry Liqueur: What’s the Difference?
Best Rum for a Mojito, According to Bartenders
10 Best Rums for a Mojito, According to Bar Pros
Limoncello Sorbet Float
Make This Simple Limoncello Sorbet Float Your Summer Entertaining Flex
2 mins
Maker's Mark, Four Roses Small Batch, Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Old Grand-Dad Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon, Angel's Envy
5 Budget-Friendly Bourbons You Should Try
Two glasses of spicy sake margaritas.
Sesame-Chili Oil Is the Secret Ingredient to This Spicy Sake Margarita
2 mins
Spicy Whiskey Ginger
Ginger Lovers, This Whiskey Cocktail Is the One for You
2 mins
Farmers are working on cutting the agave plant.
Not All Mezcal Is the Same — Here's What to Know About All 3 Types
The Lemon Drop is the Cocktail of the Summer
We're Calling It: The Lemon Drop Is 2024’s Cocktail of the Summer
Best Affordable Tequila
6 Best Budget Tequilas to Use in Margaritas, Palomas, and More
Lemon drop cocktails.
The Lemon Drop
2 mins
Glasses of scotch sitting on a bar.
Not All Scotch Whiskies Are Smoky — Here's Why
Vineyard in the French Charente region in France.
The Ultimate Guide to the 6 Crus of Cognac
A bartender holds out a gin and tonic garnished with cucumber
What Is London Dry Gin?
A copper whiskey thief being used to sample whiskey from Nashville Barrel Company
5 Tennessee Whiskey Destinations for Distillery Tours and Tastings
Stack of barrels
Is Barrel Aging Spirits Like Gin, Shochu, and Vodka Really Necessary?
Yax Cha
Coconut Water Mezcal Spritz (Yax Cha)
10 mins
Gin martini
How Is Gin Made?
Nikka Coffey Vodka, Chopin Vodka, Belvedere Vodka and a dirty martini.
The 10 Best Vodkas for a Dirty Martini, According to Bartenders
Pouring martini from cocktail shaker into frosted glass
Upgrade Your Vodka Cocktails With One Simple Trick
A hurricane cocktail on a purple background
Hurricane Cocktail
3 mins
A bottle of tequila and vodka side by side
Are You a Tequila Person or a Vodka Person?
Formula 1's winningest driver, Lewis Hamilton, partnered with the biochemist responsible for some of Mexico’s most-innovative spirits, Ivan Saldana, Chief Innovation Officer at Casa Lumbre.
F1 Star Lewis Hamilton and Biochemist Iván Saldaña Share What Makes Their Nonalcoholic Tequila the First of Its Kind
A hot toddy with apples and cinnamon
6 Best Bourbons for a Hot Toddy
drinking grappa
A Guide to Grappa, the Italian Digestif You Should Order More Often
Cognac vs Armagnac
What's the Difference Between Cognac and Armagnac?
Russell's Reserve 10, Few Straight Bourbon, Eagle Rare Bourbon and a bourbon old fashioned.
The 7 Best Bourbons for Old Fashioneds, According to Bartenders
Glasses of cachaça and rum
What's the Difference Between Cachaça and Rum?
Improved Batanga
Batanga
1 mins
A few Copalli Rum bottles
What's the Difference Between White Rum and Dark Rum?
MEYER LEMON AND STRAWBERRY CAIPIRINHA
Meyer Lemon and Strawberry Caipirinha
3 mins
Bottles of green and yellow Chartreuse.
What's the Real Difference Between Green Chartreuse and Yellow Chartreuse?
A crab freshly caught
Why the Bar Cart of the Future Will Include Crab Whiskey and Trout Brandy
Illustration of three bottles of rum
The Difference Between Light and Dark Rum Isn't What You Think
Gold Rush
Gold Rush
2 mins
Glasses of absinthe served with a sugar cube
How to Drink Absinthe Like a Pro
Products from Hana Makgeolli in Brooklyn, New York.
Fruity, Sweet, and a Little Sour, Makgeolli Is Perfect for Springtime Sipping
Barrels of whiskey aging
Aged Whiskey Isn't Always Better — Here Are 5 Other Factors That Impact Quality
A typical English pub.
Why It's Illegal to Get Drunk in an English Pub
Mezcal bottles and two mezcal cocktails
Why This One Piece of Information is the Most Important Thing on Your Bottle of Mezcal
Zapotaiquiri
Mexican Daiquiri
5 mins
Unlabeled whiskey bottles fresh from production
You Might Be Surprised by How Many Bottles of Whiskey One Barrel Produces