Exploring of two classic summer drinks - The Fizz and The Collins at SoD Blog now! Part one - The Fizz, great and delicious refresher for real cocktail geeks.

Rose Raspberry Champagne Cocktail with Crispin's Rose Liqueur from the brilliant Craft Distillers

What a gorgeous week it's been here on Liqurious. Here is a roundup of some of our favorite posts.

Kanon Oasis hydrating cocktail served poolside at Kanon Organic Vodka's Coachella pool party.
Featuring coconut water, ginger beer, and lime juice.

Tales of the Cocktail is approaching and the pre-posts on some of the numerous sessions has started. Check out The Hotel Grunewald, Roosevelt and Fairmont - Over 100 Years of Cocktail History.

SF Chronicle reminds us of the classic, simple Margarita

Too many Margaritas for Cinco de Drinko? Try a few of these alternatives, like the smoky and seductive La Guadalupana cocktail.

A recipe for the Von Kaiser as part of Remixed: From Astro to Zadar, featuring recipes, brand recommendations, tips, and cuddly narwhals to help you navigate the quintessential tiki tome, Beachbum Berry Remixed.

An experimental cocktail with clarified coffee, Dimmi, and good grappa

Making aguas frescas from fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew reminds me of summer. Add vodka in a cocktail shaker full of ice and voila — martini!

BrewDog is not your everyday beer. This award winning Scottish brewery is the work of James Watt and Martin Dickie. Great packaging too.

The Boulevardier, with bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth.

A margarita using vodka?! Anything is possible this Cinco de Mayo with this ABSOLUT Mango Margarita.

Drinkhacker gives high marks to Arta's packaging AND tequila. Looks good, tastes good ...

Hatfield's Real McCoy Manhattan with Pikesville Rye, Sweet Vermouth and Peychauds bitters.

RumDood reviews Dos Maderas PX rum - a rum that spends equal amounts of time in used bourbon and used sherry casks before disappearing into your glass.

Sunset suggests 16 choices for Mexican drinks to serve on Cinco de Mayo, including the Lavender Margarita

Beefeater launch a Summer limited edition with elderflower, hibiscus and blackcurrant

The Pina Colada Re-imagined on St. Croix

Quintessential Manhattan

SF Gate assembles a panel of experts to choose the best tequilas in various price ranges.

The Phillips family approaches their 100th anniversary in 2012. To celebrate, they will be reissuing some of their classic brands as they first appeared in their original, collective packages –the Bonafide Originals.

Effen vodka event at ROOF at The Wit in Chicago -- GREAT summer vodka cocktail recipes!

A classic cosmo, and some awesome bar snacks at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Would a very well traveled 30 year old hefty 6 liter bottle of Australian Cabernet Sauvignon be any good when we finally remembered to open it? We found those answers and more recently...

Chow mixes up a spiced-up twist on the beer cocktail for Cinco de Mayo: Luchador!

At the Bowmore distillery on Islay off the coast of Scotland, barley is malted on-site. Alcademics visits the distillery and describes production.

The Kitchn gears up for Derby this weekend with The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook.

The classic Rob Roy Recipe - scotch, sweet red vermouth, a dash or two of angostura bitters.

Derby Day cocktails: Mint Julep Champagne Cocktail and Sparkling Peach Cocktail using great
spirits from Craft Distillers... St George Single Malt and BRIOTTET Crème de Pêche liqueur!

Beachbum Berry`s new book Remixed is a veritable treasure chest...from which "Opaka Raka" is dug up...

The Summit Bar's Ground to Glass... inspired by the "Farm to Table" concept.

Absolut worked with star photographer Ellen von Unwerth on an exclusive version of their Cocktailian cocktail book. The images of Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel shot by the photographer mirror the history behind cocktail making.

Lisbon based design studio NT.GJ has created extremely stylish design for Balbair whisky. This is a sensitive and sophisticated approach to Balblair, a traditional scottish whiskey brand.

LeNell Smothers at Slashfood mixes up some variations on the Cherry Blossom

Talk Derby to Me: Celery Juleps, "Refrigerator Juleps" and Classic Mint Juleps

The Pegu Blog explores a beautiful and delicious champagne cocktail: The Bellini.

Kahlua and Cream the Italian way. Amaretto, Kahlua, and Cream.

White leather and orange box for the limited edition Coeur de Cognac Summer Fruits.

Do you want some pain in the ass? that`s what this months Mixology Monday is all about.Drinks that are a total pain in the ass to make! - and here`s three for you.

The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 1. If you're having a party, forget making your mint juleps to order. Whip up a full pitcher, sit back and enjoy the race.

Everybody can be an artist with Malibu by U : limited packaging concept in Canada.

Bols 1575 Amsterdam (aka the inventors of gin and the oldest distillery brand in the world!) asked Mash to assist them in revamping their Bols Vodka Bottle.

A recipe for the Aurora Bora Borealis as part of Remixed: From Astro to Zadar, featuring recipes, brand recommendations, tips, and cuddly narwhals to help you navigate the quintessential tiki tome, Beachbum Berry Remixed.