Cocktail Entertaining

  • Holiday Survival Guide


    This Holiday season, the folks at Newcastle Brown Ale enlisted noted TV chef  “Sam the Cooking Guy“ (a.k.a. Sam Zien) to author a Holiday Survival Guide. Known for his edgy, humorous no muss, no fuss approach to cooking, Sam gives holiday entertainers all the ammo they need to prepare spicy cocktails, barbecued turkey, Newcastle-infused dessert and much more.

    “Everyone is familiar with the challenges of holiday travel, jam-packed family time and the busy shopping season,” … Read more

  • Trick or Treat: A Halloween Drinking Game

    Chatting with the nice folks over at Instructables about Halloween, I was telling them how I was looking a fun, easy and adult Halloween drinking game to share with all of you. Leah, one of the great problem solvers they have over there, took the challenge and quickly came up with this dastardly contest. The game is called, what else, Trick or Treat, except instead of collecting loads of candy around the neighborhood, this one … Read more

  • The Perfect Halloween Supper

    From Make Projects, the perfect and ghastly Halloween dinner! It may look gross but it all edible and, from what they say, tasty!

    The featured drink is an Alien Autopsy Shooter, a layered combination of equal parts Irish Creme Liqueur, Mountain Dew and Grenadine. If the lighting is right, they may even glow a bit.

    For a one-of-a-kind Halloween party, try making this supper for a group of friends. guaranteed to be a scary good … Read more

  • Shot in the Dark Glasses

      Perfect for Halloween, the bases of these 2 oz shot glasses are wrapped in glow-in-the-dark rubber. Made by über cool design shop SUCK UK, the rubber base is made of a glow in the dark material that glows green when the lights go out. Not only do they make finding your shot a snap, but it looks ultra spooky too.

    SUCK UK – Shot in the Dark Glasses… Read more

  • Two-Minute Beverage Chill

    This is a handy tip for any aspiring bartender. Submerging the target beverage in a salted bath of cool water will hasten the cooling process and your drinking pleasure. Sprint (a site sponsor) has put together a fun site, waitless.org full of videos to help you save time.

    To chill a soft drink, wine or spirit fill a large bowl with ice and cold water. Add 1–2 cups of ice and target beverage stir for … Read more

  • Fall Cocktails

    It’s the first day of autumn, so we thought we we would share a few Fall Cocktail recipes the folks over at Pernod-Ricard sent us. They did great job of making innovative cocktails that capture the season.

    Enjoy!

      Beefeater Thanksgiving Toast Elit Rosemary Martini Pumpkin Pie
    … Read more

  • This Week’s Drink – Red Death

    Fall is here and Halloween is just a few short weeks away. So for the next five weeks we will be featuring Halloween Themed Cocktails. This week’s drink is called “Red Death” a combination of an Alabama Slammer and a Kamikaze. 

    Ingredients

    1 oz vodka
    ½ oz Southern Comfort
    ½ oz sloe gin
    ¼ oz triple sec
    ½ oz orange juice
    ¼ oz lime juice

    Instructions

    Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with a cup … Read more

  • DIY Halloween Contest

    Sure, it still may be September, but Halloween is a mere six weeks away and we can’t wait. Halloween is 2nd to only New Years Eve as the biggest holiday for letting loose. It is number 1 in imagination. To celebrate, Make & Craft Magazines released a special Halloween issue and are holding their 2nd Annual DIY Halloween Contest.

    There are 5 contest categories in which to compete:

    – Hack O’Lantern
    – Costume
    – Decorations, … Read more