SLOSHED! mixes gin, Pimm's No. 1 and fresh summer cucumbers in the 21 Hayes cocktail from Absinthe Brasserie in San Francisco.

Original herb and bitters cocktails featuring the Salvatrix cocktail.

This week's drink of summer is a strawberry sweetheart--The Bloodhound Cocktail

The Pegu Blog visits Agraria in Georgetown, DC, where they feature a fabulous Tiki-heavy cocktail menu in a very un-Tiki setting.

Recipe for a Michelada (spicy Beer Cocktail) inspired by a still life painting.

Tisana is a gorgeous golden punch - a sangria really-from The Bubbly Bar that will make summer evenings sparkle with passion fruit, mango, brut cava and brandy.

Johnnie Walker has a special limited edition 100th anniversary packaging for their Black Label

Old Town Alchemy tries out for the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup with a twist on a Greenwich Sour.

di Sciacca’s signature funware, glassware in a new shape for those that like to rock and roll. mouthblown clear glass rolled in melted glass chips, these will make any drink taste better!

RumDood.com and Mount Gay Rum are hosting a Labor Day Rum Punch contest. The winner gets 3 bottles of Mount Gay Rum and a bottle of homemade falernum!

Does refreezing ice make it clearer? An experiment.

There's nothing better than a simple pour of Belvedere on the rocks with a twist. Taken at new martini/raw bar, Stir, just opened in Bellevue, WA.

Add a little spice to your life with TABASCO Spicy Tequila. Makes a great Bloody Maria!

A Mountain of Crushed Ice tries Ilegal mezcal.

Whiskey Ice Cream at St. George Spritis

The (not so) Plain Vermouth Cocktail is another enjoyable low alcohol refresher.

Collinses and Fizzes: Do you know the difference?

Debonair Mag shows us the drinks of Mad Men

Russian River Pinot, being sampled to see if it is ready to pick! verdict: SOON!!!

The plain sherry cocktails is a nice, light aperitif cocktail for those times when the booze just seems a bit much.

I know you know how to make it. But wouldn't you like to know more about it?

Introducing new Kahlua Coffee Cream Liqueur

The rum punches at Ja'Grille go perfectly with the Whole Red Snapper Escovitch.

Georgia's Terrapin pale ale might be the best craft beer you've never heard of ... it's made with rye, which gives it a subtle sweetness. Dig it.

For a refreshing summer drink, try a raspberry cooler, similar to a pink lemonade.

Basil infused gin is paired with Lillet and a crunchy cucumber garnish in this Basil Lillet Kamikaze.

Peach Rosemary Spritzer. Light and summery, the perfect outdoor cocktail.

A hot and spicy watermelon drink

‘Absolut MMM’ cocktail for Absolut vodka and Maison Martin Margiela

the red and the black: tequila, lime juice, black pepper syrup and lots of strawberries. spicy, tart, and delicious!

This is a classic made famous in the 1930s by writer Raymond Chandler and his character Phillip Marlowe in the novel "The Long Goodbye".

Who needs health care reform when you have the Painkiller?

Easy to make & delicious, it's what I'm drinking now-the Between the Sheets cocktail

Dr. Bamboo makes a reading recommendation.

The Red Headed Slut, which died in New Orleans this summer, has returned to life as a fresher, nicer drink: The Molly Ringwald.

Elderflower champagne cocktail, with cucumber and mint

Mint cordial.

A twist on the classic Gin & Tonic

How To Make A Classic Tom Collins Cocktail

Are you Bar Smart? Pernod Ricard introduces "BarSmarts Wired," an online bartending training course, and they give cocktailnerd access. MISTAKE!

Watermelon Bloody Marys

Ever heard about Stan Jones?

Sierra Nevada introduces what may be the first estate beer in the US, made entirely with the brewery's own crops. And other examples of beer taking cues from wine.

Belvedere IX : amazing vodka, sweet et aromatic