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Cocktail Blogs

A directory to the best blogs online that are all about cocktails, spirits and mixology. Learn what is happening in the cocktail world, what's hot, what's not and what all the buzz is about.

Share Your Cocktail and Bartending Blogs

There are a growing number of cocktail, bartending, and mixology blogs online, too many for one person to keep track of. Authors of blogs related to the industry are welcome to submit their links and information and readers can use this page to find new blogs to keep up on. See submissions

The Spirit World

Spirits, cocktails, wine and beer, it's all on The Spirit World. An interesting blog that is a collaborative effort of many adult beverage experts around the world.

Imbibe Unfiltered

The blog home of Imbibe magazine, the only magazine dedicated solely to adult beverages. Subjects include spirits, beer, wine, tea and coffee.

Charming Cocktails

The one and only Miss Charming delights the world with her cocktail culture musings. Beyond her blog, you'll find a wealth of invaluable information for professional and enthusiast bartenders at her website or in her numerous books.

Alcademics

The Alcademics blog is written by one of my favorite cocktail journalists, Camper English. On his blog you will find a plethora of in-depth cocktail stories and fun accounts of his adventures in the spirited world we live in.

Dowd On Drinks

William Dowd is an esteemed writer on the drink industry and a trusted colleague for many of us. His years of experience are something to relish. From Dowd On Drinks you can find his spirited writings in their many venues.

The Liquid Muse

Natalie Bovis-Nelsen has fascinating insights on the world of mixology. She is a renowned author, blogger, columnist and mixologist with a lot of intelligent things to say about all spirited things.

The Cocktail Chronicles

If information is what you're looking for, Cocktail Chronicles has it. One of the best features is Mixology Monday: a network of cocktail bloggers come together at least once a month to discuss a specific topic related to cocktails. It's a wonderful way to view a variety of takes on the same subject.

Liquor Snob

"News and tips about all things alcoholic." Liquor Snob posts regularly with great recipes and fantastic, honest reviews of a variety of distilled spirits.

The Intoxicologist Is In

Insightful and original, the Intoxicologist delivers a wealth of spirited information, news and cocktails daily. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay in the know of the world of libations.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler

An intelligent and enlightening blog by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, a bartender currently working in Eugene, Oregon. The topic of conversation is everything bartending and mixology with an informed twist.

The Santa Fe Barman

Chris Milligan is a bartender with many years experience behind the bar. His talent and experience is imparted in his regular blogs and a fantastic read every time.

DR Mixologist

Darryl "DR Mixologist" Robinson is an experienced mixologist whose blog and website is filled with his original creations and mixing insights.

The Cocktail Circuit

It's all about cocktails on The Cocktail Circuit. Here you'll find informative posts about anything and everything spirited. Also, the site has the archive of all of the spirits-related content once published on the now extinct Martini Republic.

Dr. Bamboo

Dr. Bamboo is filled with expert and creative cocktail posts along with great original illustrations.

Talk Drinks

Two professional mixologists, Jacques from San Francisco and Junior in New York, talk about cocktails, mixology, hot spots around the world and everything else in the cocktail world.

Intoxicated Zodiac

Joining the worlds of the zodiac and the bar scene, Intoxicated Zodiac is an enlightening blog with many signature cocktails and entertaining insights into the bar scene. Don't forget to read you Baroscope.

Cocktailians

Always fun and interesting, the Cocktailians blog is filled with cocktails, drink news and interesting tidbits about the drinking world.

DNM- Drinks Never Made

A fantastic, in-depth blog by Humberto Marques, Mixologist at Oloroso in Edinburgh, Scotland. Marques delves into a variety of distilled spirits and drinks and has put together one of the most extensive surveys I've seen on Herbs and Spices in Cocktail Mixologie.

The Art of Drink

Darcy enlightens us on her thoughts of the day on all adult beverages. Beer, wine, spirits, coffee and more can all be found on this great blog.

Kaiser Penguin

"...cocktails for the erudite mixologist." Just so you don't have to go to Webster's, erudite means learned. That is a fitting description of the penguin's writing. Fine cocktails, spirits and the most extensive live reports from the Tales of the Cocktail can be found at Kaiser Penguin.

The Pour - Dining & Wine - New York Times Blog

The blog of Eric Asimov, chief wine critic for The New York Times that concentrates on adult beverages, although most of the posts concern wine. Occasionally Asimov dives into cocktails and distilled spirits and when he does it is worth a read.

Jimmy's Cocktail Hour

Intelligent, professional bartending blog worth checking out regularly.

Republic of Rum

Wayne Curtis, author of "And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails," continues his discourse on all things rum.

Whisky Grotto

The "Man in the Grotto" is a great whisky blog, filled with everything his passion for whisky brings to mind.

KegWorks Blog

KegWorks has a fun blog filled with tidbits of home bartending. Topics include cocktail recipes, bar embellishments, beer reviews and tips along with novelty drinking gear.

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