Cocktail mixes play a quiet but essential role in home bartending, offering consistency, convenience and balance without requiring a full bar setup. From classic bloody mary and margarita blends to ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

While strolling down the booze aisle at CVS recently, something caught my eye. It was a tall vertical package with small bottles of brightly colored liquid peeking out of it. “Forget the expensive bar ...

Simple syrup — that cocktail mixer of one part water to one part sugar — is so easy to make at home that you'd be crazy not to skip the $6 bottle at the store in favor of boiling your own water, sugar ...

This homemade strawberry syrup recipe is one of my favorite ways to preserve a bumper crop of fresh strawberries.

Raise a glass for our roundup of delicious cocktail mixers! From sugar-free and vegan options to artisan and small-batch creations, we've found a variety of syrups, bitters, tonics and mixes that'll ...