Dark 'n' Stormy

One sip, and it’s a balmy afternoon in Bermuda.

The Perfect Drink for Summer Nights

Hot ’n' sweaty? Try a Dark ’n' Stormy.

Salty, Dark, Distinctive

All soy sauces are not created equal.

Do Dark Spirits Cause Worse Hangovers Than Clear Ones?

Dark liquor, never sicker.

Drinking and Eating at Vancouver Izakayas

A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints.

Make Your Own Soda Pop

How to brew homemade ginger beer and root beer.

Cocktail Hour

We’ll tell you our favorites as long as you don’t hold us to them.

Nonalcoholic Wine-Flavored Soda

This week’s mission: a new libation for designated drivers.

When Should You Stir Versus Shake a Cocktail?

It depends on what texture and look you are after.

Key to the Liquor Cabinet

How to create the ultimate home bar.

Chocolate Croissants and Peppermint Mocha Frap

This week’s mission: frozen pastry with magic rising power, and seasonal Frappuccino in a bottle.

Hot Cocoa Hotties

We like our chocolate rich and a little bitter. Hold the marshmallows.

Grit and Grub in San Francisco's Tenderloin

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District.

Dinner Parties on the (Ultra) Cheap

Three multicourse bashes for eight.

What's the Origin of the Word "Cocktail"?

Theories abound about the etymology.