Drinks & Cocktails Archives

I am about seven years late to the party, but I have become enamored with Mad Men. It took me a few episodes to…

Growing up, we didn’t have a garden. We tried once when I was about nine or ten, but it was a sad attempt. If…

Like everything else, drinking is all about context. At night, in a bar, or at home, adults should have straight up martinis or a…

After nearly four years of working on this website, we’ve developed a bit of a reputation with our friends. Any time one of them…

A mint julep is made with just four ingredients: Water, sugar, mint, and bourbon. Because of the way the mint leaves are bruised or…

The place: The Trumbull Mall, Trumbull, Connecticut. The year: 1989. The snack: a soft pretzel and an Orange Julius. I was ten or eleven…

It’s winter, but no longer Christmas. And it will be for many months. The decorations are down, packed away, and the world is awash…

The Old-Fashioned is a classic cocktail that never goes out of style. It is the perfect holiday sipping drink, for myriad reasons. A single…

I‘m somebody’s mother; I’m not supposed to do Jello shots. I’m somebody’s mother, so I go to bed at 10 o’clock every night and…

A boozy wine punch is an excellent way to entertain casually in the Summertime. Sangria makes any small gathering of friends feel like a…

I have two early memories of maraschino cherries. My first knowledge of them was in hot fudge sundaes, of course. My parents would buy…

On Sunday, I drove out to a little farm in Topsham. Beside the burdock growing for the goats, were rows of luminescent pink rhubarb…

Ah, the Bloody Mary. Is there anything better for an early-evening cocktail, when you are feeling both thirsty for alcohol AND a little bit…