ABSOLUT VANCOUVER, latest limited edition

My poison; sake. Straight or mixed. Intrigued? www.SakeSocial.com

Eristoff Shiny Moon cocktail, apple, jasmine and vodka.

Vacu Vin Glass Markers - Party People!!! These are adorable mini silicon suction cup creatures to mark glasses during your next party! Even cuter in person than i imagined!

Burroughs Punch from Beefeater 24 Gin

A review of Ron Diplomatico Blanco leads to the Lilly Blossom cocktail, with white rum, lillet, mint, lime, and honey syrup.

The name might be a turnoff, but the artwork on Mother's Milk Shiraz stands out in a sea of bland wine labels.

Monsoon East's Nightshade, a beautiful drink with parfait amour and basil seeds dancing in the fizz. Beautiful drink!

CocktailVirgin delves into the world of ice geeking and discusses ways to crush, chip, and shape ice through Lewis bags, ice tappers, and the like. Lovers of juleps and tiki drinks, take note!

Absolut Icebar Stockholm ~ First look at the latest design - "Factory" - officially opening today! (They change the design and menu twice a year) ~ even peeks from behind the bar!

Make the best of a sickly situation with a Hot Toddy. Soothe sore throats, relax achy muscles and warm the soul!

A Mountain of Crushed Ice shares a Tiki Pumpkin Punch for Halloween,.

Absolut's 30th Anniversary of the Art Collection celebration took place in an ominous mysterious black box that popped up next to the Lydmar Hotel ~ the lighting was stunning! Also see it being taken apart...

Grodan restaurant in Sweden has this little red frog on everything... from menus to napkins... to the bottom of their glasses! Really fun idea for a simple way to subtly brand your drinking experience easily...

Held Vodka born 1931 in Berlin. Nice illustrations of Siegfried and the lindworm.

For MxMo Vermouth, Liquidity Preference mixes up a Rye Boulevardier with rye, Campari, and Carpano Antica.

Ludovic Lorillard win the Joseph Cartron Challenge with "Vendanges 2009" cocktail

Do you know your CDP from your CDR, and when to drink which? Be illuminated by The Trad's latest Friday Belt, an essential weekly read.

Just in time for Halloween, the Blood Thinner cocktail, made with Crystal Head Vodka!

SLOSHED! has one last Halloween tipple for your partying pleasure: the Satan's Whiskers Cocktail.

Yuzu Cocktail - fresh Japanese Yuzu lemons make a superb cocktail !

SLOSHED! prepares a festive Halloween Blood Orange Margarita for Saturday night.

RumDood rolls out the 1934 Zombie Punch just in time for Halloween

Underhill Lounge uses a shiny new WMF shaker to mix a fierce Rattlesnake Cocktail.

SpiritMeAway checks out the relaunch of Compass Box's Spice Tree & Orangerie

Max Warner's recipe for the October Cocktail with Scotch & pear

Vineyard by Swedish Pack & Rack is as beautiful and balanced as functional, available in five different types of woods. You can show as much as six different wines on one rack. The rack itself is a yard (hence the name).

Irresistible, the new limited edition by Grand Marnier

Use one simple trick to make clear ice in your freezer.

SLOSHED! prepares a deliciously boozy Halloween treat: Pumpkin Cider.

Whiskey on ice, anyone? Two cases of whiskey left behind by Sir Ernest Shackleton about 100 years ago were found in Antarctica...still intact!

Neccessity may be the mother of invention, but blind panic is probably its father.

Rum & vermouth mix to create the Palmetto Cocktail, in two different variations.

This month's MxMo is the perfect excuse for that rarest of creatures: a vermouth based cocktail.

Greedy trip in Paris with Marker's Mark : chocolate made by Jean-Charles Rochoux, Mint Julep shaked by Giles Guyomarch at Lutetia and soufflé with Gérard Idoux.

Why are cognac cellars full of spiders? They're not just decoration for Halloween...

Take a visual visit to a barrel cooperage in France.

This months Mxmo: Vermouth. Here it is paired with mezcal.

Mango Key Lime Margaritas. A tropical retreat for a cold day.

Simple, refreshing Moscow Mule

Bloody Apple Cranberry Cocktails for Halloween with an alcohol free version for younger goblins and ghouls.

SLOSHED! presents the Alamagoozlum, a strange and special cocktail for Halloween (or anytime).

The Kraken Rum ~ you've seen the packaging and website ~ but close up details on the bottle are a must! How can you NOT drink from a bottle that says "As seen through the eyes of imagination"

The Green Light - a bright and smooth gin cocktail made with Bombay Sapphire, Cointreau and fresh lime juice.

To drink when the day is through .... Bailie Nicol Jarvie is a blended (60% malt) whiskey sold by Glenmorangie -in Scotland only though chaps.

Like many Italian aperitifs, the origins of Chinotto are unclear. This unusual beverage takes its name from the Myrtle-leaved Orange, 'Chinotto' in Italian, the same fruit which lends its distinctive flavor to Campari.