During a jaunt through Paris’ fanciest hotel bars, Julia Langbein discovers that the French have surprising respect for drinks 'sans alcool'.

Kaiser Penguin shares the secret of vanilla beans cheap enough to use as a cocktail garnish, as he does for the rummy, fruity Zadaran Storm.

The folks at Imbibe are intrigued by the recent release of Cointreau Noir, a blend of Cognac and orange liqueur that’s designed more for sipping than mixing.

The developer of the iBeer app announced he is suing Molson Coors for creating a nearly identical iPhone promotion for Carling.

Drinkhacker says Oval Vodka – in a unique, oval-ish pyramid bottle designed by LUCY.D – offers a strong almond nuttiness to the flavor and the nose.

Camper English boards a chartered bus for an 11-hour tropical-bar tour as part of Tiki Crawl 8.

Disguise your bar with these downloadable ‘poisonous potables’ labels from Martha Stewart. Bonus tip: Tonic water glows under black light.

Tiare from A Mountain of Crushed Ice shares her favorite cocktails from the Mixoloseum’s Thursday Drink Night garnish chat.

Bee Cool ~ a Liqurious Original by Anita ~ because we really are silly enough to take on a dare to invent a drink inspired by yogurt flavors.

Gourmet's Julia Langbein says: "The hottest thing to hit alcoholic drinks is ice — steeped with a shot of herbs, spices, or fruit flavor."

Wild Drink heads to Harry's Bar in Venice. Despite charging "mind-boggling amounts for drinks," the famous watering hole comes through with the best Bellini Tristan's ever had.

The Daily Green rounds up gifts for the eco-enthusiast, including gorgeous glasses made out of recycled wine and beer bottles.

Is Willamette Valley's Thomas one of the best Pinot Noirs in America? Absolutely!

Making Šljivovica, a fiery plum eau de vie from Serbia. No saint's feast, wedding or funeral is ever without this traditional homemade brew.

Great wine deserves a costume, too. Here are a few of my picks for Halloween

USA Today spots the trend of naming beers after religious icons, with mentions of Lost Abbey, He'Brew, and St. Arnold Brewing Co.

Take a shot at fun this Halloween with the "Pick Your Poison" drinking game. Press the spider to start the lights flashing. When the lights stop, one glass will remain lit.

After spending the day snapping up bargains, David Lebovitz takes Romain to NYC's Joe The Art of Coffee. The coffee-starved Parisian experiences "Le meilleur café de ma vie".

Imbibe Unfiltered asked readers to vote for their favorite Martin Miller's Gin cocktail, and received nearly 500 responses. Most entrants chose the French 75, followed closely by the Aviation.

Reserve Brands Group is looking for the Best Bartender in the World. Judges include celebrity chef Marco Pierre White and cocktail expert Dale DeGroff. Grand prize: A book deal.

Kick off the weekend with a Moscow Mule.

Esquire proposes a list of 20 perfect gifts for the mixologically obsessed, including Karlsson's Gold Vodka.

The Kitchn goes in search of cider-based drinks and finds the Northern Spy and the Stone Fence.

Is it bad that it's 10am, and I'm looking at Jager-ators? The tap machines are only about 300$!

Sonja talked her way into private weekly bartending lessons with Eben Freeman. On the first Tuesday, she learns the secret of an ergonomic jiggering method.

Almost indescribably fantastic, this mad little video for Elemental's "Cup of Brown Joy" -- praising the excesses of tea -- is sure to make oolong-sippers squeal with delight.

Seamus from Bunnyhugs travels to Haiti, where he samples Rhum Barbancourt in a picture-perfect setting.

Want to drink like the good people at Mad Men's Sterling Cooper? Then check out Esquire's Handbook for Hosts, circa 1949.

This Blackberry Martini starts with a homemade fruit syrup; the leftovers are equally delicious in smoothies.

W Hotels sponsors a "Declare Yourself" cocktail hour that includes the voter's choice of either an “Obama Pama” or a“10 Cane McCain”. You can even register to vote with the concierge.

The Apple Harvest Collins from Suba, one of five fall cocktails features in the NY Daily News.

Take a coffin break and try a set of spooktacular Halloween cocktails from New Jersey Online, including the Dra-kahlua and the Cryptini.

If you like pumpkin pie as much as Mark Sexauer does, you'll Flip for his newest cocktail creation.

The Smart Set reports on judging bottled water from exotic locales at the Berkeley Springs (WV) international water tasting competition.

The Ladies of LUPEC propose six recipes to open your palate to the complex and rewarding world of Fernet Branca, an Italian digestive liqueur.

Great Match Wine and Tapas Tastings are held annually across the United States. Learn more about Spanish wine styles, regions, and bargains.

Take Wine Spectator scores and notes wherever you go with a subscription to the newly released Wine Spectator Mobile edition.

Lyke to Drink features Fuller's Brewer’s Reserve, a 7.7% ABV beer that spent more than 500 days in barrels that previous had been used to age an undisclosed 30-year-old Scotch.

Drinkhacker tips us to "a new kid on the block from the good whiskey folks at Buffalo Trace: Charter (aka Old Charter) Bourbon"

Trader Tiki files another report from Tiki Crawl 2008. This stop: The Conga Lounge, "a real urban paradise".

The Dabbled blog collects links to a bunch of Halloween-themed cocktails and ways to make your cocktail parties worthy of the holiday.

The Playboy Wine Collection, a series of high-end, limited-edition wines, each adorned with a different vintage Playboy cover.

Enter a world of fascinating aromas with Le Nez de Courvoisier, a sensory-perception kit designed to demystify the complex world of Cognac.

JAQK Cellars features playful bottle imagery on their collection of eight California varietal wines.

A sneak-peek at London's legendary Savoy hotel restoration, and its new Art Deco-inspired Beaufort Bar. [Click "Our Future" to enter the slideshow.]

Tipsy Texan wins the Flor de Caña rum cocktail contest with the Matagalpa Cocktail, a crowd-pleasing twist on the Margarita.