Tag: cocktail
The Formula Behind the Negroni and Beyond
CrushBrew Editorial · Cocktails & Spirits · 6 min read There’s a category of cocktail that professional bartenders teach first and home drinkers discover last…
Tips for Tipping the Bartender in 2026
CrushBrew Editorial · Drinking Culture · 5 min read Tipping at a bar used to be simple: a dollar a drink, and everyone was more…
Cognac Explained: VS, VSOP, XO and Everything In Between
Cognac is brandy, but not just any brandy. It comes from a precisely defined region in southwestern France, must be distilled twice in copper pot…
Is Rum the Next Whisky? The Case Gets Stronger
In 2016, a writer for HuffPost UK posed what seemed like a speculative question: is rum the next whisky? A decade later, the answer has…
Seven Classic Cocktails Every Home Bartender Should Know — With Recipes and Technique
> Fifteen years ago, if you were an ambitious home bartender and wanted to buy a jigger or a bar spoon, those things were genuinely…
Ghoulish garnish: 5 Halloween cocktail recipes for spirited adults
Will it be a dark and stormy night? Maybe you’ve got a date with Bloody Mary? It may be Halloween, but we don’t…
Five Prosecco Cocktails Worth Making at Home
Prosecco is the most entertaining-friendly sparkling wine available — it’s priced for buying by the case, light enough to mix without overwhelming other flavors, and…
The Complete Martini Guide — Classic, Dirty, Espresso, and Everything Between
No cocktail has been argued about more, reinvented more, or ordered more confidently by people who aren’t entirely sure what they want than the martini.…