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Cool Off With the 18 Best Summer Highballs

VinePair

Enter: the Highball. Typically consisting of a spirit, soda, and ice, Highballs don’t require much effort, which is ideal when there’s already sweat rolling down your neck. The spirit-and-soda base provides a blank canvas for mixologists and at-home bartenders to easily create more complex libations.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: Which Cognac Offers the Best Bang For Your Buck?

VinePair

Here, we asked a dozen bartenders to share their thoughts on the Cognacs that punch above their price tags — and punch a hole through its perceived stodginess. It’s perfectly suited for cocktail use, as a highball with soda, or just a quick simple sipper.” It was life-changing; I immediately fell in love with it.

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5 Cocktails That Celebrate Pantone’s Color of the Year: Peach Fuzz!

Chilled Magazine

Last year, Pantone’s Viva Magenta was named 2023’s Color of the Year and we wrote about how this inspired many bartenders to welcome the inclusion of pomegranate and/or hibiscus in cocktails, to honor Viva Magenta’s bright, ruby velvet color. The beverage industry is no stranger to this influence as we’ve seen in year’s past.

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10 Mocktails for 2024

Cheers

Mocktails — spirit-free sips, no-proof cocktails , nonalcoholic drinks — whatever you want to call them, have come a long way in recent years. Bars and restaurants are crafting these libations with care and creativity and in some cases developing no-alcohol versions of their signature cocktails. Add crushed or pebble ice.

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10 Mocktails for 2024

Cheers

Mocktails — spirit-free sips, no-proof cocktails , nonalcoholic drinks — whatever you want to call them, have come a long way in recent years. Bars and restaurants are crafting these libations with care and creativity and in some cases developing no-alcohol versions of their signature cocktails. Add crushed or pebble ice.

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A New Era of High-End Infused Cocktails Is Upon Us

VinePair

You’re a bartender or home bar enthusiast who just made a spirit infusion. The sophisticated cocktail technique and the basic frat house delight technically share space on a Venn diagram. The sophisticated cocktail technique and the basic frat house delight technically share space on a Venn diagram. Congratulations!

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We Asked 25 Bartenders: What’s the Best Scotch for Cocktails?

VinePair

Thankfully, 25 bartenders from around the world have come to the rescue. Keep reading for the Scotches bartenders love to use when mixing up cocktails, along with drink ideas that will fit seamlessly into your summertime repertoire. It’s a slam-dunk no matter the cocktail.”