How to make a proper Sazerac cocktail
In our season finale of A.V. Cocktail Club, Chicago bartender and Louisiana native Laura Kelton teaches us the proper…
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How to make a Kingston Negroni
If you enjoy traditional Negronis, try this variant, which uses Jamaican rum, giving the drink a welcomed richness and…
How to make the Toronto cocktail
The Toronto cocktail is a refreshing twist on the classic old fashioned. This one gets a splash of Fernet-Branca, which…
How to make the American Trilogy cocktail
The American Trilogy is a recent cocktail innovation. Invented a decade ago at New York’s Little Branch bar, it’s…
How to make the Vieux Carré cocktail
Concocted at the famed Carousel Bar in New Orleans, the Vieux Carré is a sophisticated and classic cocktail that evokes…
Tips to shake drinks like an ace bartender
In this Cocktail Club Extra video, Chicago mixologist Laura Kelton offers tips and techniques on how to better shake…
How to make the Gold Rush cocktail
The Gold Rush is smooth and easy-going bourbon drink that’s similar to a whiskey sour. Here, instead of simple syrup,…
What’s the difference between whiskey, rye, bourbon, and Scotch?
Of the many spirits beneath the whiskey umbrella—Scotch, bourbon, rye—what’s the difference? Chicago bartender Laura…
How to make a classic pineapple daiquiri
In this season of A.V. Cocktail Club, Chicago bartender Laura Kelton offers tips on making classic cocktails. The key…
Why should you keep a bottle of Fernet at home?
What is fernet, and why should you have a bottle for home use? In this Cocktail Club Extra, Chicago bartender Laura…
How to make the Mexican Firing Squad cocktail
In this week’s episode of A.V. Cocktail Club, Chicago bartender Laura Kelton teaches us how to make the Mexican Firing…
How to make the Hanky Panky cocktail
This season of A.V. Cocktail Club focuses on classic cocktails that are easy to make at home. This week, Chicago…
How to make the classic Bee’s Knees cocktail
Welcome to season three of A.V. Cocktail Club, where we offer step-by-step tutorials in making your favorite cocktails.…
The classic Manhattan cocktail gets reimagined with rum
Here’s a stirred version of the classiest of cocktails, the Manhattan. The chief difference, said Lost Lake bartender…
The King Cole is a merry, bold take on the old-fashioned
This one’s from the history books. The King Cole—at least a century old—has elements of an old-fashioned and a Toronto…
The O.F.T.D. Swizzle is the spiced tiki drink to pull you through the winter blues
The 151 Swizzle is the classic spiced tiki drink that appeared at the Don The Beachcomber chain of bars a half century…
A century-old martini recipe is revived in the smooth and mellow Astoria cocktail
Astoria is a classic variation on the martini, conceived by Jacques Straub, the legendary wine steward of Chicago’s Blac…
Take me to the liver with this Talking Heads-inspired tiki drink
Many tiki cocktails have tropical, fruity, and creamy coconut qualities, but they could also be more spice-driven.…
Rediscover the long-lost Saturn cocktail, a rare tiki drink using gin
Few classic tiki drinks use only gin. The Saturn, created in 1967 and rediscovered by tiki scholar Jeff “Beachbum” Berry
Learn the Hotel Nacional Special, an extra smooth take on the pineapple daiquiri
A classic from the Hotel Nacional De Cuba in Havana, this cocktail is an extra smooth and aromatic variation on the…