Two at the Most blends Pineau des Charentes with gin, adds and olive, and becomes obsessed with the Charente Cocktail.

Two at the Most celebrates the arrivial of 2009 with the Étourneau, a mix of gin, yellow chartreuse, calvados, and of course topped with sparkling wine!

Two at the Most warms up after a cold horseback ride with a mug of Hot Buttered Swedish Punsch.

Two at the Most makes a juniper berry syrup for Mixology Monday Spice, and finds it delightful in a whiskey sour.

Cocktail Virgin joins Mixology Monday with Mexican Hot Chocolate, using Taza Mexican chocolate and Partida blanco tequila.

Two at the Most enjoys the vanilla and butterscotch flavors of Tuaca and presents the Livorno cocktail.

Two at the Most comes to terms with the plethora of flavors in Fernet Branca and discovers it goes great with Moxie Original Elixir

Two at the Most samples Zen Green Tea Liqueur and tries a hand at an original Murray Stenson creation, dubbing it the Matcha Cocktail.

Two at the Most acquires a bottle of Westvleteren 12 Yellow Cap and shares the tasting experience.

Two at the Most reviews Sobieski Vodka and prepares the Mazowse Mule, a variation on the classic Moscow Mule.

Eric Felten writes in the Wall Street Journal about celebrating Repeal Day, dubbing it Cinco de Drinko.

At Morsels & Musings, Anna makes Karkanji, a hibiscus and ginger drink from Chad.

Byrneunit takes a stroll down the aisles of a liquor store and discovers Sniper Vodka in a rifle shaped bottle, complete with leather strap.

Do you know your bartender's genealogy? St. John Frizell traces the training of PDT's Jim Meehan to Pegu's Audrey Saunders back to Dale DeGroff.

Culinate offers advice from Portland wine merchant Bruce Bauer on selecting bottles for the holidays.

The Stranger visits the Washington State Bartenders Guild inaugural party and reports that Seattle's bartenders are as beautiful and smart as their drinks.

Shecky's interviews cocktail historian David Wondrich about his first cocktail memory, favorite NYC bars, and more.

The Kiwi in the Eggholder doesn't want to let a bottle of Lucid absinthe gather dust, and so tries out the Attention cocktail.

At a Mountain of Crushed Ice, Tiare reviews Tequila XP Reposado and comes up with three new drinks: the Mexican Sun, El Oasis, and the Jalisco Sunset.

Eye of the Goof recollects meeting Rasta Jim while he enjoys a Jim's Special, a modern classic from the Tiki-Ti in Los Angeles.

Wayne Curtis discusses Fernet Branca in The Atlantic.

Two at the Most reviews Leblon Cachaca and makes a traditional Brazilian Caipirinha in preparation for Thursday Drink Night at the Mixoloseum.

At the Art of Drink, Darcy O'Neil answers the Ominivore's 100 with the Imbiber's 100. How many have you tried?

Two at the Most experiments with Bellringer Gin for TDN and comes up with the Bitter Apricot cocktail.

Two at the Most experiments with Genevieve genever-style gin and creates the Barleyflower Cocktail.

Two at the Most experiments with two genever cocktails - the Amsterdam and the Rembrandt.

Kaiser Penguin shows how the best drinks are sometimes the simplest with TDN winner the Black River Sidecar, complete with fancy garnish!

Two at the Most reviews Bluecoat American Dry Gin and makes a Corpse Reviver No. 2a.

Two at the Most celebrates Mixology Monday with cocktails using Anchor Distilling's Genevieve Gin.

Two at the Most celebrates National Rum Day with a variation on the El Presidente cocktail.

Two at the Most experiments with Magellan Gin and finds it makes an excellent Aviation cocktail.

Over at Two of the Most, learn about the Knickerbocker Cocktail and the perils of measuring citrus.