There is a thin line between fact and fiction, a line that is often obscured with the passage of time. Such is the case surrounding the origin of the Margarita. As for the “who done it” part, lets take a look at all of the evidence.More>>

After a sweltering day laboring at the office or languishing in the afternoon heat on the freeway, your parched clientele will be looking to you for icy cold relief. To be truly successful though, your icy cold relief needs to be appreciably better than what the other guys are selling. More>>

The Columbia House and The Passenger are the brainchild of Derek Brown, one of the nation’s preeminent mixologists and spirits authorities. The two bars are a sanctuary for people who appreciate great spirits and classically prepared cocktails. More>>

The creators of MERCY™, a new beverage that helps prevent hangovers, announced its introduction. More>>

From NRN.com: Beverages make up 40 percent of total sales at Old Chicago’s 96 locations across the country, and about three quarters of those beverage sales is beer. More>>

From Scotsman.com: Welcome to the experimental laboratory of a new cocktail bar in Edinburgh. Molecular gastronomy, where scientific equipment, techniques and know-how are used in food preparation, is moving into the drinks industry, with experts using science over the shaker to bring new flavours...More>>

Adding a fine spritz in a drink is a marvelous thing, a centuries old practice. Today, however, mixologists and bar chefs no longer think in terms of committing a splash of club soda to a cocktail. More>>

In this age of the craft bartender, the competition can be daunting, and some folk seemingly go to any lengths in order that we sit up and take notice.More>>

Bartenders and beverage managers struggle to balance the needs of their bars, the demands of their customers and the flood of new products that may or may not catch fire or supply a much-needed tweak to a bar program. Among the latest: an agave liqueur, a new version of Cherry Marnier, and...More>>

Summer menus are rolling in, with twists designed to make a place stand out. From pisco in New York to colonial drinking in Chicago, from tableside service to Tiki extravaganzas, menus that focus the drinking have never been hotter.More>>