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Cocktail Family Deep Dives

Martini & Manhattan: Spirit + Vermouth

The Martini and Manhattan share the same two-ingredient DNA — spirit and vermouth — but produce radically different drinks. Understanding their shared template reveals why.

Cocktail Family Deep Dives

The Daisy: Margarita's Secret Family

The Daisy — spirit, citrus, and orange liqueur — is one of bartending's most productive templates. It produced the Margarita, Sidecar, and Cosmopolitan. Most drinkers don't know they're ordering a Daisy.

Cocktail History

Prohibition: When America Went Dry

The 18th Amendment banned alcohol but couldn't kill the cocktail. Speakeasies thrived, bartenders fled to Europe, and the American palate changed forever.

Home Bar Building

The Complete Home Bar Checklist

The definitive checklist for stocking a complete home bar — spirits, liqueurs, mixers, tools, glassware, and garnish staples — with everything organized by priority.

Home Bar Building

The Ultimate Glassware Guide for Home Bartenders

Every glass type explained, with recommendations for a minimum practical collection and guidance on care, storage, and when to upgrade from basics.

Home Bar Building

Home Bar on a Budget: Maximum Cocktails from Minimum Bottles

How to build a genuinely capable home bar on a tight budget — from value spirits that overdeliver to thrift store tool finds and DIY upgrades that cost almost nothing.

Responsible Drinking & Wellness

Understanding Alcohol: ABV, Units & Limits

Decode ABV, standard drink sizes, and recommended weekly limits so you can drink confidently and make informed choices at the bar or at home.

Responsible Drinking & Wellness

Cocktail Calorie Guide

From spirit calorie counts to the hidden sugar in mixers, understand exactly what you are consuming and how to make lower-calorie cocktail choices.

Responsible Drinking & Wellness

Sugar in Cocktails: A Reality Check

Many cocktails contain surprising amounts of sugar. Learn which drinks are the worst offenders, how to reduce sugar without losing flavor, and which sweeteners actually work.

Spirit Mastery

The Complete Guide to Vodka Cocktails

From Polish grain fields to Russian potato farms, vodka's deceptive simplicity hides remarkable depth. Learn how production shapes flavor, which styles suit which cocktails, and why 'tasteless' is a myth.