47 Festive Christmas Cocktails to Keep Spirits Bright

If you’ve been looking for 🎄The Best Christmas Cocktails🎄, rest assured: You’ve found them. Whether you’re planning to pour prosecco at the holiday party or cozy up with a whiskey cocktail at home by the fire, the following recipes will reinvigorate your winter drink game. We’ve got easy spritzes and simple stirred drinks, variations on the martini and mulled wine, and a … Read more

Hot Cocoa vs. Hot Chocolate: Is There a Difference?

The colder it gets, the more my attention drifts toward hot beverages: not a want but a need for my icy-cold fingers. Bring on the morning cuppa, the afternoon tea, the nighttime kafi luz. I’m a sucker for anything seasonal, so I’m saying yes to the endless hot cocoa and hot chocolate pop-ups lining the … Read more

Best Soda Maker (2024), Tested and Reviewed

We first evaluated each machine by reading the assembly and operation instructions. Then, using cold water, we tested the highest carbonation setting for each model. We then had several coworkers do a blind tasting out of identical drinking glasses to assess the carbonation levels, and I tasted the water myself. During the tests, we found … Read more

20 Mezcal Cocktails to Make at Home

Mezcal is special stuff, and you don’t need to make elaborate mezcal cocktails to appreciate the agave spirit’s layered, complex flavor. But if you do feel like making a mixed drink at home, you’re missing out if you don’t have a bottle of mezcal on hand. Once you’ve got one, the sky’s the limit. While … Read more