METAXA releases the Sun on the longest night of the year!
METAXA, the delicious Greek distilled spirit known as possibly the ‘Smoothest amber spirit under the Sun’ can chase the cold and winter feeling away with some of its great cocktail concoctions, as well as providing some ‘hot spots’ of bar activity across the Northern Hemis ...
The Pisco Sour: A History
The Pisco Sour is a wonderful cocktail hailing from South America, specifically Peru and Chile. The drink was first mixed in Lima, the capital of Peru, in the early 1920s by an American bartender named Victor V ...
Some like it hot!
We're pleased to announce to new great features on the site - one's that have been in the pipeline for a while now. and recently we managed to implement and test thoroughly. The Hot drinks and Non-alcoholic drinks filters. Yep thats right, you can now filter results based on warm drinks only or f ...
The Art and Science of Molecular Mixology
What better way to unwind from the demands of a busy day than relaxing with a high-tech cocktail, infused with hickory smoke and chilled with liquid nitrogen. Molecular mixology utilizes scientific principles to advance the art of mixing drinks to soothe the soul and satisfy the palate. The molec ...
The First Make me a Cocktailer badge is awarded!
We're pleased to announce the first ever Make me a Cocktailer badge is being awarded to:
Hannah Ager
http://www.makemeacocktail.com/profile/84/hannah-ager-/
This badge is given out ...
Healthier Cocktails
Many people do not think of cocktails as having possible health benefits, but anyone who has ever enjoyed a traditional Bloody Mary knows better. Olives, tomato juice, celery and even pickled green beans used ...
Revealed: The Hidden Secrets of Cocktails
Our Infographic is finally live! After countless hours, long nights and many moons of cups of coffee (?) - we can finally release our infographic that we've been working on over the past few weeks.
Taken from our extensive database of cocktails, we decided to do some analysis to answer qu ...
Coming soon .....
..... is a brand new spanking infographic that we've had produced to show you some metrics in the cocktail making industry.
Stats such as average ingredient count, most used spirits and mixers, and some quirky cocktails facts are included. We're just putting the finishing touches to it an ...
Make me a List Already!
There is something pyschologically attractive and useful about the making or collecting of items within a list. It helps you remember things, can brings order from chaos, allows you to clear your mind of trying to remember said things, most are finite and meaningful. This list goes on (pun intend ...
Gin Times
Gin was officially invented in the 1600’s, although Italians had been flavoring some of their simple distilled beverages with juniper berries since the 11th century. A Dutch physician, Franciscus Silvius, is said to have actually “invented” the beverage. Like so many other disti ...