City guide
The Best Signature Cocktails in Austin (and Where to Find Them)
Austin breaks the cocktail rules. From the McConaughey Margarita to the Batini, here are the city's signature drinks, where they come from, and how to make them at home.
The Revelry blog
Cocktail history, city drinking guides and everything else related to having some revelry.
City guide
Savannah's Best Cocktails and Cocktail Bars
From Chatham Artillery Punch to a Dark and Stormy at the Pirates' House, here are the cocktails born and bred in the Hostess City, and where to drink them.
Cocktail history
The History of Absinthe
From French medicine to the Green Fairy of Paris bars, banned and reborn: the wild history of absinthe, plus a Green Fairy cocktail recipe.
Cocktail history
The History of Chatham Artillery Punch
Savannah’s notorious punch has floored presidents, journalists and admirals, and may even have saved the city from Sherman. Here’s its story and recipe.
Cocktail history
The History of the Daiquiri
From Cuban iron mines and Hemingway’s barstool to New Orleans drive-thrus, the story of the Daiquiri and how to make a classic Daiquiri #1.
Cocktail history
The History of the Gin Fizz
Hangover cure, drinking-contest fuel and New Orleans legend: the story of the Gin Fizz, Henry Ramos’ famous shake, and how to make a Ramos Gin Fizz.
Cocktail history
The History of the Manhattan Cocktail
Gentlemen’s clubs, a Gilded Age party and a doctor-turned-mixologist: the legend of how the Manhattan was born in 1870s New York, plus a recipe.
Cocktail history
The History of the Mint Julep
Whiskey taxes, forgotten Black bartenders, Teddy Roosevelt and the Kentucky Derby: the long, contentious story of the Mint Julep, plus a classic recipe.
Cocktail history
The History of the Pimm’s Cup
Born in a London oyster house, served at Wimbledon and adopted by New Orleans’ Napoleon House: the story of the Pimm’s Cup and how to make a pitcher.
Cocktail history
The History of the Sazerac
From a French cognac family to Antoine Peychaud’s Royal Street apothecary, the Sazerac’s story is America’s story. Learn its history and how to make one.
Cocktail history
The History of the Sidecar Cocktail
Paris, London or New Orleans? Four competing origin stories for the Sidecar, the debate over its proportions, its Brandy Crusta roots and a classic recipe.
Cocktail history
The Story of the French 75
Named for a French field gun and born amid WWI and Prohibition, the French 75 has a hazy, hard-hitting history. Here’s how gin and Champagne went to war.
Cocktail history
The Story of the Hanky Panky
Ada “Coley” Coleman ruled the Savoy’s American Bar for decades and created the Hanky Panky. Meet the legendary bartender and learn to make her drink.
Cocktail history
The Story of the Margarita
Daisies, Texas socialites, Rita Hayworth and a 7-Eleven Slurpee machine: the murky origins of the Margarita, a tequila primer and a classic recipe.
