What do you really need for your home bar?
Five pieces of barware and three types of glasses. With these, you can make the vast majority of classic cocktails—the rest is luxury. A no-nonsense essentials list for your home bar, without unnec...
Shake or stir: when should you do which?
Does your cocktail contain only clear ingredients? Stir it. Does it contain juice, syrup, egg, or dairy? Shake it. That’s the rule of thumb every bartender follows—including shaking time, the dry s...
Cocktail ratios: all the classics explained in parts
Spritz is 3-2-1, sour is 2-1-1, and gin and tonic is 1-to-3. Once you learn to think of cocktails in parts, you’ll never need to look up a recipe again and can effortlessly scale up any drink.