Two Manhattans with Grand Marnier: a modern creature - the Rat Pack Manhattan and an old classic - the Boulevard.

Homemade Irish Cream: so incredibly easy, you'll never buy Bailey's again!

A tasty wee ginger soda recipe useful for all sorts of potent potables from Sydney, Australia.

LA's best cocktails ~ LA Weekly rounds up their 55 favorite local cocktails... there are some amazing drinks like The Flaming Honey Bowl pictured here from Bahooka.

The beautiful Sazerac Bar of the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orelans.

Recover from Mardi Gras with this New Orleans-inspired Galliano Suissesse

Liquid Gold ~ powerslide design's beautiful beer poster!

Celebrate Mardi Gras with the quintessential New Orleans cocktail, the Sazerac

Jamie Boudreau demonstrates a simple way to make a lemon spiral ~ adding all-important citrus oil to your cocktail as well as a beautiful garnish

The Tidal Wave - a coy play on a favorite Mardi Gras cocktail, the Hurricane.

Spicy Ginger Citrus Cocktail, inspired by a drink from Cantina in San Francisco. A great mix of ginger beer, citron, and sriracha!

A pictorial History of Rum Running in Vancouver.

Apotheke is a 19th century Paris style bar in Chinatown New York. The combination of interior, drinks, staff, music and the atmosphere makes you feel like you travelled through time and space.

March 5th was National Absinthe Day in the U.S. It became officially re-legalized back in 2007 after being banned in 1912. Here are 6 of our favorites Absinthe drinks.

Celebrate Mardi Gras the Cajun way -- with a proper Lagniappe.

Design*Sponge goes behind the bar: morris kitchen’s winter csa

Drink Spirits takes a look at the unique Michael Collins 10 Year Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Best tiki cocktails, updated and refined. The Wall Street Journal has 3 recipes to share, fluorescent paper umbrellas optional.

Mixing through Grog Log - Captian`s Grog and a twist called Captain`s Vahine

The Demerara 1823, a cocktail by James Goad of San Francisco's Slow Club.

A lesser known New Orleans favorite. Make the Canal Street Daisy for your Mardi Gras party.

An amazing margarita made with limoncello and Grand Marnier!

Saison: the beer for the anti-beer wine snob in your life. Jason Wilson's second beer column in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Author Daniel Handler stops by 12 Bottle Bar to whip up a round of Makeshift Cocktails.

This white sangria with cucumber, pear, blood orange and St. Germain might be just the thing to tide you over until spring.

Can't wait for spring? Try Jim Meehan's Black Cup. It's like a Pimm's, but with port.

A Boston Shaker, a Cobbler Shaker, a Parisian Shaker and a Penguin Shaker walk into a bar…

Rum Connection bucks the craft cocktail trend and embraces simple drinks from the Caribbean.

Epicurious features an adorably boozy St. Patrick's Day dessert: Chef Shane Coffey's Guinness-infused chocolate pudding.

The Riviera cocktail, a luxurious mix of pineapple-infused gin with Campari, maraschino liqueur.

Grapefruit margarita, a twist on a traditional margarita using Cocktail Grapefruits.

Cute palette coasters by Labyrinth Design Studio.

The Pegu Blog reviews the Polar Ice Tray: Giant slabs of crystal clear ice for the home cocktail enthusiast.

Strawberry and Peach Bellinis are the perfect party drink - simple, gorgeous and delicious.

Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Garrett Oliver talks about the process of brewing - and his delicious Local 1 brew.

Rémy Martin will sell a Louis XIII cognac carafe dating back to the 1930s during DFS Group’s Master of Spirits event at Singapore Changi airport

MxMo LV: Some Like it Hot. More delicious hot drinks than you could shake a stick at.

Moonshining is the new micro brewing. To go with DIY theme, NYC based Kings County Distillery keeps it simple with stock bottles and minimal labels.

I Hardcore You. A collaboration beer from two of the world's best brewers; Mikkeller of Denmark, and BrewDog of Scotland.

Learning to love ouzo (as well as raki and arak) in the Washington Post.

Drink like you were at Elton John's Oscar party with recipes from Sandra Lee

Bufala Negra. Bourbon and fresh basil meet the tart and tangy combo of balsamic syrup and ginger beer in this refreshing cooler.

Babble shares a Hurricane recipes just in time for Mardi Gras

Serious Eats Drinks has a pint with Firestone Walker's brewmaster and learns a little bit about his brewing life.