Kara Newman is a cocktails and spirits writer based in New York. In addition to her writing for Food & Wine, she is the spirits reviewer for Wine Enthusiast and has appeared in publications such as ...

Learn how to simply and easily upgrade your bartending game. I’ve been tending bar for more than 30 years now, everywhere from corner dives with sticky floors to James Beard Award-nominated ...

The Gin-Gin Mule was created as the solution to a problem. Here was the problem: As difficult as it may be for us wizened veterans of the cocktail zeitgeist to understand, the issue, in the year 2000, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily writes about what’s in your glass and why it matters. During a recent trip to London I ended up in a bar with a very limited ...

I am not claiming to be the Sentimental Gentleman. Not even a little. I am merely saying that I am a sentimental gentleman. I’m sentimental about it. All of this seems fairly straightforward, because ...

The Mexican spirit is more popular than ever. Here’s the best way to enjoy it, from the proper glassware to a tasty cocktail recipe. Mezcal has seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the past decade.

The first time I ordered a Sazerac, a New Orleans cocktail with a hundred-plus-year history, I wondered whether someone was messing with me. The liquid in the glass glowed a rich auburn, but there ...

If you look forward to the Starbucks Peppermint Mocha every holiday season, this easy copycat version lets you make the exact same rich chocolate mint drink at home. It uses mocha sauce, peppermint ...