Have you seen enough gift guides yet? Answer: NO YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ONE. Below are some gifty things I’ve made note of throughout the year just for you. The CoupeStack, a set of stacking…
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Snap Shots: A Pile of Potatoes, Warsaw, Poland
October 2007: On a trip to Warsaw with Chopin Vodka, we had a rare treat for a vodka distillery: seeing actual ingredients come in to the distillery and be processed for distillation.
All the Cocktails at Hapa Ramen in San Francisco
Okay I confess! I am lying. This is all but one of the cocktails at Hapa Ramen in San Francisco, but they weren't serving the last one as they're waiting on the right glassware. I had the …
Drink of the Week: Edmunds St. John Bone Jolly Gamay 2013
Perhaps best known as the grape behind France’s infamous Beaujolais Nouveau (the mass-produced plonk ceremoniously released on the third Thursday of every November), Gamay has gotten bit of a bum rap…
Drink of the Week: Counter Culture Holiday Coffee
With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, we’re getting our holiday drinks playbook in order. First up: coffee. And today’s Drink of the Week—the Holiday Coffee from Counter Culture—is a winter…
Drink of the Week: Vixen Punch
Photo: Lara FerroniWe’re feeling especially festive this holiday season, partly because our newest book, Cocktails for the Holidays, is now on shelves (get your copy—and one for a friend—here). A…
Drink of the Week: Elizabeth Goutorbe “Cuvée Eclatante” Brut Champagne
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Thanksgiving Drinks: Imbibe Staff Favorites
What are Imbibe staffers planning to sip tomorrow before, during and after one of the most important meals of the year? Read on. “We’re heading to visit family in Idaho this Thanksgiving, and we’re…
25 Days of Holiday Drinks, Day 2: Saffron Sour
Andrew Volk of the Portland Hunt and Alpine Club in Portland, Maine, created the ideal early-December sipper in the Saffron Sour. Gently nodding towards the festive days ahead with its subtle saffron…
25 Days of Holiday Drinks, Day 1: Cranberry Spice
We’re kicking off our second-annual 25 Days of Holiday Drinks series with a bauble of a cocktail. Ginger-spiced and fizzy with cider, the drink gets its cranberry-colored blush from an Aperol base….
25 Days of Holiday Drinks, Day 3: Holiday-Spiced Sangria
Photo: courtesy of Raven & RoseHoliday parties are supposed to be fun for the host as well as the guests, and serving a punch like this is a great way to keep things simple. Best of all, you can…
25 Days of Holiday Drinks, Day 5: American Trilogy
Photo: Chloe HighbergerHailing from Portland, Oregon’s French-inspired Little Bird, and inspired by a cocktail originally poured at NYC’s Little Branch, winter’s chill is no match for this…
25 Days of Holiday Drinks, Day 4: Celine Fizz
Photo: William HerefordFizzy is always festive, and this frothy, floral sipper from NYC’s famed Death & Co. is precisely that. Celine Fizz2 oz. London dry gin¾ oz. St.-Germain liqueur¾ oz….