Art of Mixology — cocktail recipes

Plan for a cozy evening at home this Valentine’s Day with a homemade meal and love-inspired cocktails that are sure to keep you feeling warm and fuzzy. The recipes below are easy to make, and they all include fresh fruit for a crisp finish. Pair them with dinner or serve one up as a nightcap before bed, and don’t forget the garnish! *Tip: To keep your cocktail perfectly cool through the evening, try our Beverage Chilling Stones in place of ice cubes. They’re made of 100% pure soapstone and won’t alter the flavor of your drink or scratch your glass....

Each month we hand select a prominent barkeep to share their best Moscow Mule recipe and share a home bartending tip or two. Enjoy! Adam Oliveras doles out craft cocktails in a timelessly famous bar, The Prince, seen in New Girl, Mad Men and countless movies. Besides rubbing elbows with movie-stars some of the most recognizable people in the world, he’s also the Lead Bartender at Skylight Garden in Westwood and has spent the last few years honing his mixology skills. Even with everything he has going on, he graciously carved out a little time to create an original recipe...

Delicious to drink, cool to watch, and so easy to do, smoked cocktails are not only for the most advanced mixologist but for the at-home barista, too. Gaining major popularity in the mid-2000s, smoked cocktails have bewildered and bemused drink enthusiasts for years. Smoke and liquor have been linked to early production days when the cooking process heavily relied on an open flame. Over the years, mixologists have tried to bring the smoky flavour of olden days back to their drinks, and in 2007 New York barkeep, Eben Freeman sparked a smokey revolution. Since then, smoked cocktails have been popping...

Perfect Pairings: Snazzy Cocktails & Jazzy Records As we say au revoir to summer heat and bonjour to breezy autumn evenings, your drinking shenanigans are likely to move indoors. Not to worry! The approaching months are the best time to fall in love again with your favorite cool weather cocktails. Fall also marks the return of leggings and boots - reason enough to kick up your heels. To celebrate the new season, invite some friends for a night of sophistication by offering one of the best combinations since Sonny & Cher: jazz and cocktails. What? You don’t know any jazz?...