Glass Drinking Straws - sipping a drink with on of these is eco-friendly and cool! [Editor's Note: i wonder how washing them is?]

Lemon verbena iced tea

Mr. Asahi - the Robot Bartender! At Selfridges ~ check out the video of him in action!

Popptags ~ cute, cheeky, playful letter-pressed tags to adorn the bottles of wine you're gifting!

Coronado Luau Special - Delicious mixture of lemon, lime, orange and select rums tantalizes with a hint of Grand Marnier work very well on long summer evenings.

Jack Rose Cocktail - A classic’s classic with a word to the wise: you may not want to make this with 100-proof apple brandy.

Stirrings has 3, 6, and 12 month Cocktail Subscriptions! I had no idea you could gift someone drinks of the month to play with!

Blood Orange Margaritas!

Raspberry & Watermelon Sparkling Ice Tea. It’s a sparkling ice tea that is not too tart and not too sweet. My secret ingredient is cinnamon!

Westford Hill Distillers - Best of Show in Packaging Design -- Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition.

Let's Get Drunk.... "and Go Shopping" says the second panel... mysterious site, amusing today!

Diamond Standard Vodka ~ made using a "diamond filtered patented process", which utilizes over 600 cut diamonds of up to one carat in size to purify the vodka...

Blavod - The original black vodka!

The beauty of Macallan 18 year

Just in time for summer, the Kegstand concept does its best to make the most of your next keg party.

Loft Liqueurs ~ organic liqueurs with unusual flavors: Lavender, Lemongrass, Spicy Ginger, and coming this month is Tangerine.

Nutty Irishman ~ contemporary twist on the classic White Russian. A cocktail even the Dude would enjoy.

Rosemount Estate Wines from Australia ~ Specially designed to pour long over ice - a whole new way to drink wine on steamy summer nights.

Cachaca Armazem Viera Esmeralda and Peaches = Peach Cobbler!

Henriot champagne tasting at Adour with Mel Brooks!

How about a delectable sounding Skinny Girls Margarita?

I love a good Caipirinha ~ how delicious does this Kumquat Caipirinha from Eben Freeman, of Tailor Restaurant in New York City look?

"Bringing Bitters Back: give your home bar a backbone with homemade bitters" fun article over at Chow, showing you how to make your own bitters!

Spicy, sweet, and creamy...the Mango Chai-tini has it all—plus a little kick of caffeine!

Desert Cocktails using Cream Liqueurs.

Morse code never tasted so good! Put a little tiki in your evening with Three Dots and a Dash.

APPLE-TEA LIQUEUR: A wonderful liqueur using dried hibiscus, adapted from Emilio Cocconi - The Perfect Pantry has a guest post from Peter in Brazil

The Beauty Beneath, a drink made with Vergano Americano, a chinato, or Italian aperitivo.

The basic idea of Mai Tai is “Creating a drink that would be the finest drink we could make, using the finest ingredients we could find.” Great words!

Gin Thursday continues with Raspberry Gin Crush...a fruity drink for those of us who don't like fruity drinks.

Don't spill this on your white carpet....a blood orange martini for you thirsty critters.

Black Cherry Iced Tea - A delicious blend of cherries, lemon juice, and star anise

Pimm's Cups in Downtown Nampa, Idaho at Market Limone.

Michelada with Thai chili salt, the ultimate summer time drink!

Sudden hail storm? Here's what you do - gather some tomato juice, vodka, horseradish...and some hailstones...and voila - you've got a Hail Mary!

Are blended drinks back? The NYtimes seem to think so. Check out their Special Drinks Issue!

Here's a Sangria recipe perfect for the beach! White Peach Sangria

Strawberries soaking in reposado tequila; a huge batch of Tequila por Mi Amante being made to serve at Tales of the Cocktail.

Homemade Cashew Cream - Get creative and make a flavored beverage with it, or use it in recipes that call for milk.

This cocktail is one of my wifes favorite cocktail. Cocktail Bronx was invented by Jonny Solon in 1906.

How to make Homemade Ginger Ale

Moscow Mule - one of my favorite summer drinks...and what popularized vodka in the US during the Cold War.

Strawberry Peach Sangria... a most addicting summer beverage!

Sake flavored with sakura blossoms is a seduction for the senses.