Esquire proposes a list of 20 perfect gifts for the mixologically obsessed, including Karlsson's Gold Vodka.

The Kitchn goes in search of cider-based drinks and finds the Northern Spy and the Stone Fence.

Is it bad that it's 10am, and I'm looking at Jager-ators? The tap machines are only about 300$!

Sonja talked her way into private weekly bartending lessons with Eben Freeman. On the first Tuesday, she learns the secret of an ergonomic jiggering method.

Almost indescribably fantastic, this mad little video for Elemental's "Cup of Brown Joy" -- praising the excesses of tea -- is sure to make oolong-sippers squeal with delight.

Seamus from Bunnyhugs travels to Haiti, where he samples Rhum Barbancourt in a picture-perfect setting.

Want to drink like the good people at Mad Men's Sterling Cooper? Then check out Esquire's Handbook for Hosts, circa 1949.

This Blackberry Martini starts with a homemade fruit syrup; the leftovers are equally delicious in smoothies.

W Hotels sponsors a "Declare Yourself" cocktail hour that includes the voter's choice of either an “Obama Pama” or a“10 Cane McCain”. You can even register to vote with the concierge.

The Apple Harvest Collins from Suba, one of five fall cocktails features in the NY Daily News.

Take a coffin break and try a set of spooktacular Halloween cocktails from New Jersey Online, including the Dra-kahlua and the Cryptini.

If you like pumpkin pie as much as Mark Sexauer does, you'll Flip for his newest cocktail creation.

The Smart Set reports on judging bottled water from exotic locales at the Berkeley Springs (WV) international water tasting competition.

The Ladies of LUPEC propose six recipes to open your palate to the complex and rewarding world of Fernet Branca, an Italian digestive liqueur.

Great Match Wine and Tapas Tastings are held annually across the United States. Learn more about Spanish wine styles, regions, and bargains.

Take Wine Spectator scores and notes wherever you go with a subscription to the newly released Wine Spectator Mobile edition.

Lyke to Drink features Fuller's Brewer’s Reserve, a 7.7% ABV beer that spent more than 500 days in barrels that previous had been used to age an undisclosed 30-year-old Scotch.

Drinkhacker tips us to "a new kid on the block from the good whiskey folks at Buffalo Trace: Charter (aka Old Charter) Bourbon"

Trader Tiki files another report from Tiki Crawl 2008. This stop: The Conga Lounge, "a real urban paradise".

The Dabbled blog collects links to a bunch of Halloween-themed cocktails and ways to make your cocktail parties worthy of the holiday.

The Playboy Wine Collection, a series of high-end, limited-edition wines, each adorned with a different vintage Playboy cover.

Enter a world of fascinating aromas with Le Nez de Courvoisier, a sensory-perception kit designed to demystify the complex world of Cognac.

JAQK Cellars features playful bottle imagery on their collection of eight California varietal wines.

A sneak-peek at London's legendary Savoy hotel restoration, and its new Art Deco-inspired Beaufort Bar. [Click "Our Future" to enter the slideshow.]

Tipsy Texan wins the Flor de Caña rum cocktail contest with the Matagalpa Cocktail, a crowd-pleasing twist on the Margarita.

After sipping aplenty at San Francisco Whiskyfest, Serious Eats' Paul Clarke points out five American whiskeys to watch, including Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey.

A pair of Brooklyn cocktail enthusiasts won a very cool prize: Their own signature cocktail created by the Cocktail Buzz guys. A love of whiskey and spice lead them to the Pushkar Sunset.

A delicious frozen treat made with fresh strawberries, watermelon and Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaca, an award-winning organic spirit from Brazil.

If you've got $7,000 to spare, Slashfood suggests a private wine class -- including a bottle of 1986 Chateau Petrus -- at the Royal Hideaway Playacar resort on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

Is bottled water safer? New tests show Sam's Choice drinking water (a WalMart brand) contains illegal concentrations of cancer-causing chemicals. 10 other brands showed lesser contamination.

NY Times tours Paso Robles, a "California region that has not gotten as much attention as a source of fine Zinfandel, but maybe it should."

Willamette Week's Best Happy Hour 2008, Carafe "serves cheap, generous and good food and drinks". The Portland alternative paper's runners-up include Ten 01, 50 Plates, and Victory.

We can't describe it better than AdFreak: "Refrigerators come unglued, flying violently out of their homes, compelled by obsessive magnetic forces to stick to the outsides of a Guinness truck."

Inside Bay Area discusses 'misunderstood' Merlot. Despite the bad press, it's still the second-most popular red varietal in the United States.

So you wanna be a bartender? Raising the Bar's Keith Waldbauer says ditch the bartending schools and follow his year-long apprentice guidelines, complete with reading list.

Slashfood's verdict: "Bailey's with a Hint of Coffee" is inoffensive, but unnecessary.

The Fluffy Ruffles, a pleasant, lime-tinged, rum Manhattan. Underhill Lounge dares you to order it out at a bar!

The producer claims each pour of Fragoli releases an equivalent amount of berries, according to Luxist.

Publishers Weekly calls Barbara Holland's 'Joy of Drinking' a "swift romp across the histories and cultures of alcohol down through the ages."

First blush is a new and fresh alternative to non alcoholic wine, it’s a juice made from wine grapes with flavours of Merlot, Cabernet, Chardonnay and Syrah grapes.

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Kiwi Juice - Made from scratch, it's the most delicious way to cleanse your system

Joerg at Drinkmix loves the Caipirinha -- his MxMo entry -- but not the way it’s made in most German bars. With good ingredients, we're not sure quite why this drink's a guilty pleasure.

FortiFido nutrient-enhanced bottled water... for dogs. Flavors include peanut butter (healthy bones), spearmint (fresh breath), lemongrass (healthy joints) and parsley (healthy skin).