From Mail Online: To celebrate the DVD release of HBO's hit Prohibition Era crime drama, "Boardwalk Empire," Marian Beke - head bartender at London's ‘speakeasy’ style haunt Nightjar - has created a selection of 1920s tipples. More>>

From Miami New Times: Bar Lab is at it again, this time planning to open Miami Beach's first cocktail pop-up bar.More>>

From Nation's Restaurant News: With all the focus on fresh, mixed-to-order cocktails in recent years, perhaps it is inevitable that a countertrend should arise. Enter barrel-aged cocktails. More>>

From nzherald.co.nz: Mai Tais, margaritas, lychee mint muddles — it's music to a cocktail drinker's ears. More>>

From NOLA.com: When Alabama rolls into town for the BCS National Championship Game on January 9, a lower-stakes competition will take place down the street at Cafe Adelaide's Swizzle Stick Bar.More>>

From CBSNews.com: Welcome to the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, where 3,000 beverage enthusiasts sampled 44,000 cocktail concoctions. More>>

From LifeHacker.com: So you have a bar fully stocked with all of the essentials, but you haven’t a clue what to make first. Thankfully your smartphone can help, and with the right app, you can unveil a world of mixed drinks and beverages. More>>

From The Seattle Times: Of all the 'hoods to start a craft cocktail bar, Peter Glick selected Fremont. Beer rules there. But Glick figures his cocktail den, The Backdoor @ Roxy's, would stand out amid all the breweries and soccer bars. More>>

From Miami New Times: The United States Bartenders Guild has joined forces with the rum makers to put on the Legacy of the Cocktails Showcase featuring some of South Florida's best mixologists and cocktail concoctors.More>>

The Korbel Brandy Cocktail Contest garnered entries from individuals throughout the United States, all competing for prizes and bragging rights as the best and brightest brandy mixologists. More>>