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Marmalade Mixology twohelmetscooking/flickr

Marmalade Mixology

Out of fresh fruits and juices for your cocktails? Want to add the distinctive flavor of preserved fruit? Turns out marmalade isn't just for breakfast.

Cannabis in Our Cocktails Wikimedia Commons

Cannabis in Our Cocktails

A review of Fix the Pumps: a look at narcotics-laced drinks, the rivalry between pharmacies and saloons, and the rise and fall of the soda jerk

Cocktail Infusions in a Minute, Not a Month Thomas Hawk/flickr

Cocktail Infusions in a Minute, Not a Month

A high-tech trick to add the flavor of fruit, chocolate, or other aromatics to spirits—in about 60 seconds

Consider the Cups, Our Forgotten Cocktails zoyachubby/flickr

Consider the Cups, Our Forgotten Cocktails

Similar to punch, the "cup," the best known of which is made with Pimm's, is a communal drink worth reviving

Bartenders Are Liars, But It's Not Their Fault Jason Saura/Naga Cocktail Bar

Bartenders Are Liars, But It's Not Their Fault

Half-truths make up so much cocktail lore that even innocent barkeeps tell them. Consider the Suffering Bastard.

Measure Like a Mixologist: A Guide to Jiggers waferboard/flickr

Measure Like a Mixologist: A Guide to Jiggers

The jigger used to be the sign of a novice, but now this small measuring cup is a mark of cocktail precision. How to buy and use a bartender's best friend.

The Bellini: A Two-Ingredient Marvel clayirving/flickr

The Bellini: A Two-Ingredient Marvel

The pairing of white peaches and sparkling wine proves that sometimes nature is the best bartender

Shaken, Not Grilled: The Meat Liquor Craze Wikimedia Commons

Shaken, Not Grilled: The Meat Liquor Craze

Chicken breast and pork aren't just main courses. Meet the carnivore-approved drinks coming to your local bar.

Hot Weather, Cool Cocktails: 3 Summer Drinks StuartWebster/flickr

Hot Weather, Cool Cocktails: 3 Summer Drinks

Think frigid thoughts and sip a Daiquiri #4, Biarritz Monk Buck, or Tequila Sunrise (made with black currant liqueur)

How to Be a Drink Historian MetaGrrrl/flickr

How to Be a Drink Historian

Ever seek reliable information about a cocktail? It's probably hard to find. But if you can get drunk on research, start looking, and follow the example of the Rickipedia.

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