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Paper Plane cocktail
The 6 Best Equal Parts Cocktails
Rum Runner cocktail with a strawberry garnish
Rum Runner Cocktail
Beet and Aquavit Bloody Mary
Beet and Aquavit Bloody Mary
Bottles and glasses of wine
The 4 Best Ways to Use Leftover Wine (Yes, It’s a Thing)
Tequila sunrise cocktail garnished with a cherry and orange slice
Tequila Sunrise Cocktail
Rusty nail cocktail recipe
Rusty Nail Cocktail
Two glasses of wine clinking next to a box of pizza with several hands coming in to grab slices
Our Editors Confess Their Weird Drunk Snacks
Russian Buckwheat Blini Pancakes/Tester Image
Glamorous Holiday Hosting: The Glam Appetizer
Lambrusco holiday punch in bowl with cups
Holiday Punch
Ranch Water Tequila Topo Chico Cocktail in a highball glass.
Ranch Water Recipe
Homemade Vanilla Liqueur
Vanilla Liqueur Recipe
butternut squash and sage shrub
Butternut Squash and Sage Shrub Recipe
Frose garnished with strawberries
Frosé Recipe
Lavender-Rosemary Infused Vodka in a bottle
30 Homemade Mixers for a DIY Home Bar
Homemade Milk Kefir - Placeholder Image
Milk Kefir Recipe
Homemade Sweet Vermouth - Placeholder Image
Homemade Sweet Vermouth Recipe
bulletproof coffee in glass mugs
Bulletproof Coffee Recipe
A Variety of Mocktails - Nonalcoholic Mixed Drinks
The World of Modern Nonalcoholic Drinks
Crockpot Hot Chocolate, next to a platter with candy
Crockpot Hot Chocolate Recipe
Homemade Creme de Menthe Liqueur
Homemade Crème de Menthe Recipe
A Gin Sour in a glass on a blue surface
15 Best Egg White Cocktails
Pink lemonade in glasses and in a pitcher, garnished with lemons
Pink Lemonade Recipe
Homemade Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
Homemade Raspberry Liqueur Recipe
Pine needle tea
What Is Pine Needle Tea?
Blood Orange Negroni in a glass, garnished with a slice of blood orange
Blood Orange Negroni Recipe
Hemingway Daiquiri
32 Best Citrus Cocktails
Lemon Infused Vodka in martini glasses and in a jar
Lemon Infused Vodka Recipe
Homemade Campari With Negroni
Homemade Campari Recipe
Oaxaca old-fashioned
Oaxaca Old-Fashioned Recipe
Homemade Chocolate Bitters
Chocolate Bitters Recipe
Dark 'n Stormy Mocktail in a glass, garnished with a lime wedge
Dark 'n Stormy Mocktail Recipe
Elderberry wine
What Is Elderberry Wine?
Frozen Mudslide in a glass
Frozen Mudslide
Midori Sour Cocktail
Midori Sour Cocktail
Sweet Pepper Spritzer Mocktails in glasses, garnished with lemon and pepper
Sweet Pepper Spritzer Mocktail
Tequila Kombucha Mule Cocktail
Mango and Ginger Kombucha Mule With Tequila
Candy Cane Punch in glasses
Candy Cane Punch
Blood and Sand Cocktail
The Best Festive Thanksgiving Cocktails
Incredible Hulk Cocktail
Incredible Hulk Drink
Homemade Pumpkin Liqueur
Homemade Pumpkin Liqueur
Simple amaretto sour cocktail with cherries and an orange slice garnishes
Simple Amaretto Sour Cocktail
Fresh Virgin Margarita
Margarita Mocktail
Apple Pie Old Fashioned
Apple Pie Old Fashioned
Vodka mojito
Vodka Mojito Recipe
Coconut Mojitos
Coconut Mojito
Mango Mojito Cocktail
Mango Mojito
Blackberry Mojito in a glass
Blackberry Mojito
Homemade Amaretto Liqueur poured into a glass
25 Best Amaretto Cocktails
Fireball Eggnog cocktail in three glasses garnished with cinnamon
Fireball Eggnog
Mezcal
What Is Mezcal?
Blueberry Mojitos
Blueberry Mojito
Starbucks Copycat Pink Drink
Starbucks Pink Drink Copycat Recipe
A pitcher of Mojito with two glasses of mojito garnished with lime wheels and fresh mint
Mojito Pitcher
Iced Tea Pitcher and Glasses on Tray
How to Make Better Iced Tea
rainbow grilled cheese
22 Rainbow-Colored Foods and Drinks
Cheese tea
What Is Cheese Tea?
Juneteenth: Red Order No. 3 - Hero
A Juneteenth "Cocktale", The Red Order No. 3
Copycat Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso
Copycat Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso
Margarita With Homemade Flavored Margarita Salt
Citrus-Flavored Margarita Salt
Rum Swizzle Cocktail
Rum Swizzle Cocktail