The sidecar is a cognac cocktail that has stood the test of time. The drink is part of the sour family, in that it has a boozy base with citrus juice and a sweetener. In this case, that’s cognac (or ...

The sidecar, simple? You've fallen into the classic trap. This timeless cocktail relies on three simple ingredients: brandy, orange liqueur and lemon juice. That simplicity obscures a more confusing ...

It is a scorchingly hot day in Las Vegas as I retreat inside Desert Passage, a faux-casbah mall inside the Aladdin resort. Hot and sticky, I agree to let a pedicab driver whisk me past life-size stone ...

Yesterday was “Lemonade Stand Day” in the City of Houston. And lemonade happens to be the perfect ingredient for our favorite cocktail. Try our recipe, and you’ll likely lobby for Lemonade Day every ...

Using apple brandy instead of Cognac breathes new life and an autumn edge into a classic cocktail. Save this Last Call recipe for cozy nights ’round the fireplace. You can hear it in the trees. The ...

This month we continue our focus on classic cocktail revival. Shifting away from the bitters that were important to the mixtures of the Manhattan and the Pisco Sour, we turn our sights on the sour ...

Deciding what to drink over the 4th of July weekend can be a trial. You don’t want to just sink tins of beer, but what other option is there? Most cocktails are too time consuming to make, and wine ...

Good things tend to come in threes. It’s a phrase we’ve all heard a superstitious friend say, or you know, maybe we’ve been the superstitious friend to say it. But now it’s just a fact that three is ...

After last-minute shopping at two malls and a side trip to find wrapping paper only to come home and discover you’ve run out of Scotch tape, nothing makes the holidays happier than a good stiff drink.