The bulb of the iris flower is the orris root - learn how it's harvested and used to make gin!

Inspired by the emotional connection between object and user, designer Camilla Fucili has created Between The Lines, a collection of dining objects that aim to inspire a sense of play and storytelling at the dining table.

'Bug Juice'. A lemonade-vodka cocktail, tart and refreshing, sure to kick off hot summer fun!

Mojito made with mint-infused simple syrup

A Daisy de Santiago at The Beagle, in Manhattan. Super refreshing—and check out that cute straw!

Juniper berries for gin grow wild and are hand harvested in the hills of Tuscany.

Dr. Bamboo goes to a wine festival and lives to tell about it.

David Wondrich's Tombstone Cocktail gets 12 Bottle Bar pondering the Old West.

Recipe for The Wild Rose, made with Wild Geese Rare Irish Whiskey

A delightful champagne cocktail made with limoncello, gin and lavender

The Kitchn tries out 4 botanically inspired Gin and Tonic recipes, adding star anise, lavender, cilantro, and cinnamon.

SP Cookie Queen's brandied cherries look like a great garnish ... or snack!

Design Sponge Behind the Bar ~ Chelsea Fuss's Summer Elderflower

Distinct and with a power of its own the 151 Swizzle will be made by 151 bartenders during Tales of the Cocktail.

Refreshing rhubarb kompot - a beverage from Central Europe

Strawberry peach vodka collins popsicle

The key to a perfect Daiquiri is the deft balance of sweet rum and sour lime. Sounds easy, but it takes some practice.

The Blackspur, a cocktail fit for next week's races.

Rhubarb Pie cocktail featuring Vodka 14, a Colorado organic, craft-distilled vodka.

It's Isle of Man TT time, which means Dunlop Cocktails.

Eastern Standard's Jackson Cannon reworks the quirky Teresa cocktail from Gary Regan's Joy of Mixology into a delightful highball.

SFGate says San Francisco is next in the Absolut city series. Absolut SF flavors are grape, dragon fruit and papaya.

Beautiful Strawberry Moonshine Julep from Saveur

To create Jim Beam Devil's Cut, they developed a proprietary process that pulls the whiskey trapped inside the barrels' wood after they've emptied it then blend it with 6 year old bourbon

Homemade strawberry-rosemary infused vodka

Easy ways to infuse your booze, from Bon Appetit

Find out the right way to make a Singapore Sling over at Fine Cooking

Saveur features a Chartreuse Smash by Adam Rothstein of Bobo in NY

Adventures in Cooking makes an oh-so-adventurous beer smoothie with honeydew and Hefeweizen

Super beer and scotch glass roundup! Fun ones we want and others we already have and love!

Serious Drinks tells you how to make 5 of Craftbar's herb-infused drinks, including Sage Advice

Every Nothing Wonderful explores a variety of lemonade-like cocktails

Åsa Jungnelius makes her first appearance as a Kosta Boda designer. Her Jackie collection combines artistry with an appealing sense of the decadent.

The Ginger Bee: with lavender, honey, ginger, and lemonade, this drink says, "It is summer!"

Babble shares the always-classic Mojito

Simple and tasty homemade limoncello.

Summer is officially open for the season and with it comes a refreshing White Peach Sangria.

Rhubarb Fennel Fizz ~ A great spring cocktail!

A margarita made from the flavors of my new favorite agua fresca, pineapple and cucumber

Unripe ume & rock sugar for a homemade batch of umeshu, Japanese plum liqueur

A lush-ous pineapple sangria with mango nectar

Backyard BBQ drink ~ Watermelon Frosty with tequila, from Healthy Happy Life

La Estrella ~ red grapefruit and fresh mint make for a mellow and bright variation on a margarita

Simple mojitos made with fresh mint leaves. Perfect for Memorial Day weekend!