FEATUREDIn Oakley's Secret Lair ~ there is a secret panel ~ behind which there is a secret door ~ which leads to a.... SECRET BAR! Which is awesomely designed ~ see the details inside!

At SFGate, Gary Regan tells the 'bitter truth about hard-to-find bitters' and shares his recipe for the Friar Serra Flip, which calls for Jerry Thomas Own Decanter bitters from the Bitter Truth.

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The alternative to the Margarita, Trader Vic's classic El Diablo.

Germain-Robin Absinthe Superiure is distilled with an apple and honey base and an exquisite blend of herbs and botanicals. It turns a head-turning white when iced water is added!

Black Magic in a Bottle! Laser etched imported glass bottle for Small Gully, by wine maker Stephen Black ~ designed by /M/A/S/H/

Time for the annual Irish whiskey recruitment drive! (Also: picklebacks!)

A solid Bloody Mary by Gran Achatz of Alinea.

The St. Elizabeth. This warm and spicy cocktail is normally garnished with freshly ground white pepper, but it also works well with curls of bittersweet chocolate or a simple orange twist.

Sparkling sake with passion fruit pearls - Molecular Mixology at Baumé Restaurant in Palo Alto

Harvey Wallbanger - a classic Italian cocktail made with fresh oranges, Galliano, and vodka.

Oh Pear! This recipe won third place in Imbibe Magazine's Pear Cocktail contest.

A sudden hailstorm means a sudden bounty of ice for the San Francisco Hailstorm cocktail.

Rob Roy bar in Seattle -- where amazing craft cocktails live and breathe

Drinkhacker gives high marks to Yeyo, a new silver tequila with a fun name

Exploring of the Rob Roy Cocktail - Sweet, Dry, Perfect and Holiday version of this cocktail are at the Science of Drink blog ... in honor of Rob Roy Day.

Rarely seen embroidery label created by War Design for wine packaging. The Logan "Signature" Wine features beautiful, intricate compositions of fruits, berries, leaves and flowers...

The best cocktail for your girlfriend or wife (both neophyte or connoisseur) is Gin & It.

This month's MxMo announcement is up and the theme is punch. Who's in?

The newly recreated original Herbsaint and spirit of New Orleans finds its way into a range of southern cocktails over at A Mountain of Crushed Ice.

For the red wine geek ~ Resveratrol (Red Wine) Molecule Necklace ~ by Made With Molecules

Beachbum's Own is a great creation from the mind of Jeff "Beachbum" Berry. So great it has RumDood mixing drinks before noon to try it.

So what if it's just the 5th of March and not Cinco de Mayo. Make the most of blood orange season with a spicy Blood Orange-Jalapeno Margarita.

Triple Orange Caipirinha. Peak kumquat season runs from November to March. Put the winter citrus to great use by combining it with cachaca and Gran Gala orange liqueur for a deliciously bright take on a Caipirinha.

Celebrate National Absinthe Day with a Curacao Frappe!

How do you describe vodka? Jason Wilson spent 8+ hours in the Swedish Embassy, along with Absolut, Grant Achatz and two dozen bartenders asking this question. The answer?

An exclusive first review of The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters, from the German company that attempts to replicate what a creole cuisine influenced bitters from the nineteenth century might have tasted like.

20 of the country's best bartenders share some innovative recipes for new drinks and classic cocktails.

Designed for beer geeks by beer geeks, 33 Beers is a beer journal that provides an easy way to record tasting notes in a small, convenient notebook format.

Whipahol is delicious flavored whipped cream with a kick.

Design your own Newcastle label for a chance to boast your awesomeness in every bar and liquor store that carries it.

The Vipera. Herradura Silver Tequila infused with pears and Granny Smith apples is the foundation for this award-winning drink.

Chicago's The Violet Hour and their cocktail Romeo & Juliet both reviewed by Alex The Host.

SLOSHED! makes the slightly reconfigured Sparkling Ginger Daisy for the Spice & Ice virtual cocktail party.

The classic Metropole cocktail and the colorful history of its birthplace, the Metropole Hotel in NY.

Dr. Bamboo joins a virtual cocktail party and makes drinks with "dragon" in their names.

Eccentric Blood and Sand Cocktail at Science of Drink Blog. This concoction is not not for whimps.

Microdistillers, moonshiners, and a recipe for the White Manhattan in the Washington Post.

My friends at Savvy Housekeeping share a beer-making recipe for a clone of Lagunitas Brown Shugga ale ~ a hoppy, 10% beer. It is super delicious!

Jeff Berry week at RumDood.com continues with the Beachbum's original cocktail, the Miehana.

The first step in making Zacapa rum is harvesting the sugar cane from fields in Guatemala.

Magic Hat's spring lager, Vinyl, is an amber lager, not gold. Label designed by Phish-aphiliate Jim Pollock.

Limoncello. An Italian lemon cordial. The ingredients are the easy part. Waiting for it to be ready is the tougher part.

The Old Pal cocktail - old, simple and interesting cocktail with Campari.

Imbibe Magazine presents the Benton Park Swizzle, a riff on the classic Queen's Park Swizzle that uses Frenet Branca instead of Angostura bitters.

Chow shares the Satsuma Mojito by Chochon's Donald Link. There's a whole satsuma orange in there. Yum!