Drink Recipes

My neighbor asked me why I couldn’t just use frozen cranberries instead of fresh ones in my wassail. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was digging through my glove compartment for an old parking receipt last November when the cold air hit me, and with it came a … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple batch of regular hot chocolate for a holiday movie night. I had everything laid out on the counter—cocoa … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple, respectable Halloween punch. You know, the kind with floating eyeball ice cubes and maybe a creepy hand made … Read more

My neighbor Jenna wasn’t throwing a Halloween party. I’d stopped by to borrow a corkscrew on a chilly October evening, and the smell of citrus … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a quiet guy named Leo who mostly kept to himself, knocked on my door one Thursday afternoon holding a half-empty … Read more

Let’s be honest for a second. I’ve made a lot of cocktails in my day. Some were triumphs. Others were… well, they were experiments that … Read more

There used to be a tiny cider mill tucked away on a winding back road in upstate New York, the kind of place with a … Read more

My friend Jen asked me last fall why I couldn’t just pour bourbon straight into warm apple cider and call it a day. I was … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I had an unreasonable craving for something that tasted like a caramel apple but … Read more