Cocktails

Curious about amaro but not quite ready to sip it straight? Consider the Empire State of Mind from Oxford, Mississippi’s Saint Leo your on-ramp

Leading up to the Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports, celebrate Mint Julep Month with Garden & Gun and Maker’s Mark

Hosts in New Orleans serve this festive batch cocktail during parade watch parties

A liqueur with Spanish roots makes for a favorite Mardi Gras drink

The morning sipper of choice in New Orleans, with your pick of bourbon or brandy

Stylish new tools to raise the bar at home

A New Orleans barman crafts the perfect cocktail for bereft Saints fans

Think of this history-steeped blend of sweetened tea and rum as a template— and then tweak it

From simple colonial-era rum-and-citrus concoctions to effervescent blends of champagne and brandy, nothing gets a party started—or keeps it going—quite like a big bowl of punch

This blend of brandy, rum, and Madeira really packs a wallop

Bubbly enlivens a refreshing post-prohibition mix

One bowl, three centuries of New Orleans tradition

Jewel of the South, the new NOLA bar from Chris Hannah and Nick Detrich, isn’t open yet. But you can get a sample of what they plan to stir up now…

Bartenders toast the acclaimed painter as a new exhibit opens at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh

A smooth-sipping fall cocktail that just might get you into trouble

This drink fueled the mid-twentieth-century tiki craze. But the original recipe was lost for decades—until a New Orleans cocktail historian decoded it

Rum and coconut come together in a Puerto Rican holiday mainstay

“Kalimotxo” is a modern Basque country creation combining two Southern favorites: booze and Coca-Cola

A bourbon-based twist on the Negroni, this classic cocktail came to life in 1920s Paris. Andy Nelson, of Nashville’s Green Brier Distillery, shows how to mix one

Bourbon or rye? Mike Raymond of Houston’s Cottonmouth Club and Reserve 101 suggests you split the difference with Wild Turkey 101. Here’s why