The author of that seminal work, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Augustus Embury was born on this day in 1886 in Pine Woods, upstate New York. He Of all the cocktails to have its very own day, ...

As Stuart Hudson says, "Throwing is incredibly easy - if you can catch a ball you'll be able to throw. It's physically gentle, balletic and elegant, and while shaking causes injuries and is tough on ...

Most cocktails that are shaken and served 'straight-up' (without ice) benefit from an additional 'fine' or 'double' strain in addition to the standard strain to remove fine flecks of ice and small ...

As the name suggests, layered drinks include layers of different ingredients, often with contrasting colours. This effect is achieved by carefully pouring each ingredient into the glass so that it ...