Category: Featured Articles
A Round of Valentine’s Day Cocktails for 2023
by: Melissa Dowling
Valentine’s Day is coming up fast and the specialty cocktail recipes are rolling in. Mixologists let their creativity fly for this holiday, having fun with the …
San Francisco Cocktails Celebrate Mean Girls The Musical
by: Melissa Dowling
The hit musical Mean Girls is coming to San Francisco, and a few of the city’s bars are ready for high drama with themed cocktails. The …
Three Ways Rosé Wine is Made
by: Melissa Dowling
Rosé can be a bit of a mystery. Labels rarely offer much information about how the style is made. Books and classes explain that pink wines …
Meet The Mixologist: Laura Unterberg
by: Melissa Dowling
Laura Unterberg is bar lead at The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club in East Nashville. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? A …
Beverage Trends For 2023
by: Melissa Dowling
With the start of a new year, industry watchers come out with picks and predictions for what will be popular for the next 12 months. Understanding …
Viva Magenta Colored Cocktails
by: Melissa Dowling
If you haven’t heard, the Pantone Color of the Year 2023 is Viva Magenta, a deep, vivid pink. It’s a great color for cocktails in that it’s …
Pairing Wine with Spicy Foods
by: Marnie Old
Foods with spicy heat can be stimulating and enjoyable, but are also famously hard to pair successfully with wines. Some wines are better equipped than others …
Spirit-free Drink Recipes For 2023
by: Melissa Dowling
More than half (57%) of global consumers are following Dry January this year, according to the 2023 Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report, with 40% planning to drink more …
A Bold, Distinctive Menu To Pair With Sparkling Wine
by: Melissa Dowling
Kwame Onwuachi, a James Beard Foundation Award-winner, best-selling author, activist and all-round Renaissance man, is one of America’s most inspiring young chefs. Hailing from the Bronx, …
How to Talk About Sweetness in Wine
by: Marnie Old
Sweetness in wine — or its absence, known as dryness — causes more confusion for consumers than any other sensory trait. This is largely due to …
