Picture this: It’s the height of holiday season, lights twinkling, laughter filling the air, and I’m hosting my annual family gathering. A few years back, I decided to skip the booze entirely after a cousin shared her sobriety journey—it hit home, reminding me how parties should feel welcoming for everyone. What started as a simple […]
Tequila used to be that wild card at parties—either slammed as a shot or hidden in a sugary margarita. But one summer, hosting friends on my patio, I discovered its versatility while mixing a Paloma that stole the show with its crisp, grapefruit zing. That moment turned me into a tequila evangelist, and now I’m
Hey, whiskey fans. I still remember that rainy evening in my twenties when I wandered into a dimly lit bar in Louisville, feeling out of place among the locals nursing amber liquids. The bartender, a grizzled guy with stories etched in his face, slid me an Old Fashioned without asking. One sip, and I was
Hey folks, I’m Alex, a self-taught mixologist who’s spent the last decade tinkering behind home bars and hosting gatherings that always seem to revolve around a good drink. Gin holds a special spot in my heart—it’s the spirit that got me hooked after a rainy evening in London where I stumbled into a pub and
Picture this: It’s a rainy evening in my first apartment, the kind where the windows fog up and the world outside feels miles away. I had just turned 21, and a friend handed me a dusty cocktail book from his grandpa’s shelf. Flipping through, I landed on the Old Fashioned—simple, yet intimidating. With a cheap