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Must-Haves for Your Cocktail Hour

Many brides go overboard planning their reception, but often overlook the cocktail hour. This leaves guests with a ho-hum experience leading into the reception. Give your guests a cocktail hour they’ll never forget by following these five tips! Must-Have #1: Serve ‘Em Up While having a full open bar can sometimes be a large cost...

Add These Cocktail Books to Your Back Bar

While cocktails continue to reach new levels of complexity, we admit it can be overwhelming to keep track of all the amari, bitters, orgeats and tinctures out there.

Sprucing Up Your Cocktail

Not Just for VIPs: Everything You Need to Know About Airport Lounges

Airport lounges may be the travel industry's best-kept secret. These calm and secluded areas make traveling less torturous...and they're not just for jet-setters or elite frequent flyers. Here's how to get into an airport lounge and the reasons you might want to.

Can Chain Restaurants Step Up to Craft Cocktails?

25 Cocktails Everyone Should Know

We who like to mix drinks at home do it for many reasons: First, it's cheaper than drinking out. Second, it's fun to mix your own drinks at home. Third, it's even more fun to mix drinks for other people at home. Any self-respecting home bartender should have a mental Rolodex Excel spreadsheet of favorite classic cocktail recipes. Today, I present the 25 essential drinks that I think everyone should be able to make.

What Your Joe's Signature Cocktail Says About You

We think you can tell a lot about a person by what they order at the bar. Here's what your favorite Joe's signature cocktail says about you.

Nine things you're doing wrong in a cocktail bar

Getting a drink at a good bar. It's one of life's great pleasures. But there are right and wrong ways to go about it. Jim Meehan, co-founder of PDT (Please Don't Tell), the Manhattan hideaway that crystalized the modern speakeasy trend and won World's Best Bar in the process, has strong feelings about how to behave when you're getting a cocktail-at least at those places that don't specialize in body shots or florescent drinks. Following are Meehan's rules on being a bar pro.

Robots Are Making Cocktails Now

So, can a robot really make a better cocktail than a human bartender?

How to Build a Great Beer Cocktail

Now, There Is Zero Proof That Alcohol Is What Makes A Great Cocktail

Martini glasses emblazoned with the words "Mommy Juice." Hundreds of people lined up in the bitter cold for a Christmas-themed bar. Cocktails,

Bars and Restaurants Are Getting Creative with DIY Dinner and Cocktail Kits

The resiliency and resourcefulness of the hospitality industry is both tested and demonstrated across the country as restaurants and bars come up with ways to rethink their businesses. One popular new idea is selling DIY food and cocktail kits.

Waves of Flavor: Complementary Flavors in Your Favorite Cocktails

Good meals become great when paired with a perfect complementary cocktail. Just like every item on our menu, we strive to deliver excellence with rich textures and bold flavors on our signature drink list. At Benihana, we’re proud to offer a variety of distinct cocktails, all boasting one-of-a-kind flavor profiles and tasting notes. Rest assured, our signature drinks aren’t your normal, everyday concoctions. We separate

4 Fundamentals of Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Taking a break from booze? You can still make great drinks.