Dapple Dandy--Half plum, half apricot, the pluot’s intense sweetness and playful acidity is the perfect center point for this refreshing summer time drink!

Drinking our way around the Bay Area, trying all the drinks mentioned in 'Food & Wine Cocktails 2008'. First stop: Forbidden Island for a Fog Cutter.

Blueberry Smash

Peach Bellini...The perfect addition to Sunday Brunch!

A look at créme de pêche based cocktails.

Fresh Strawberry Infused Vodka

So Chic new special bottles of wine. Fashion in a bottle.

This spicy white wine sangria has a kick but it is still refreshing.

Can't get enough Limoncello? Try this one mixed with Acai Berry juice!

A super sexy, summery drink... Pomegranate Mojitos

Here's a festive Negroni Punch from July 2008's Bon Appetit - "a gin-based aperitif, meets sangria"

The weekend is here. A great video of a lot of beer tricks. Impressive...Coor's Light goes viral with their "Perfect Pour" from their wide mouth cans

Oooh the Noble Pig makes Honeydew Rita's and even has pics of the whole process ~ from melon chunks, honey, and rum ~ to the blender ~ and out

For this week's Happy Hour ~ Eat Make Read makes Saft Sparklers with Pama, spicing up Martha's recipe with a dash of pomegranate liqueur

Tartelette makes some delicious looking Gelee de Mojitos!

Inspired by South African oranges and sugar cane with Hennessy, Cointreau and Harveys Bristol Cream...

After a long, long wait, Angostura Orange Bitters finally shows up in the U.S. Let the cocktail experimentation begin!

The perfect mojito to break the summer heat!

Dark and Stormy is the best thing to come out of Bermuda since dress shorts for men

Effin Vodka Black Cherry Martini poured from a Glacier

Chicha de piña or South American spiced pineapple drink made with pineapple skins, brown cane sugar and spices.

Absinthe chocolates from Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolates

Michelada recipe at CHOW! I had no idea it could have Maggi (that asian flavoring sauce i grew up with as a kid) in it!

Limoncello Summer Cocktail! Perfect for the beach or pool!

Daisy Nectarine

Sunset Margarita

How to choose good CHEAP wines from the big grocery store brands. We look at Cabernet Sauvignon this week, with tips, guidance, and a few bottle recommendations (all under $14).

Tequila cocktail: surprisingly refreshing.

The classic Italian Yacht maker, Riva, is the latest designer collaborating with Veuve Clicquot ~ here's a peek at the new products!

Bourbon & Birch Old Fashioned

Urban Daddy takes us inside the latest Cocktail Bar to hit Brooklyn ~ The Clover Club ~ in this gorgeous slideshow ~ reservations available starting June 25th...

Killer Vodka Rosemary Mojitos! Also, a cool, bite to go with them!

Francis Ford Coppola's Encyclopedia Wines is searching for the best young journalists in the country to travel some of the 71 wine growing countries in the world and report back...

Sweet and fruity, umeshu is the plum liqueur of Japan. From early summer the ume fruit is steeped in STRONG alcohol.

The cooking didn't start on holidays until my sweet pop mixed up a pitcher of his famous bloody marys.

Orange Basil Mojitos... something to do with all of that out-of-control basil growing in your garden!

K Chocolatier's K HIBALLS ~ filled with Blue Label or Ketel One ~ dark chocolate, crispy sugar layer and quite the burst of liquor - A variation of the choc recipe once exclusive to Emperor Franz Josef...

Interesting taster sampler of four ACES and a Joker - Apple cider, Apple-Honey cider made with Sonoma wildflower honey, Pear cider, even Berry Cider!

Cheers, to the perfect Mango Margarita!

Who doesn't love a delicious Appletini? It's a perfect match to Sex and the City!

Celery Gimlet and Touch of Evil cocktails

Cute and Delightful Summer Kyoto Sake Bottle Design with Goldfish

Strawberry Margharita..with an Orange Twist!

White Sangria is a good start to an evening with the gals.

Jones Soda has "Campaign Colas" ~ "where everyone can vote and buy their way to victory". Choose Yes We Can Cola, Ron Paul Revolution, or Pure McCain Cola.

Great campaign for 44 Degrees North Vodka. Love the Pin-Up Snow Bunny feel to it!