How to make a Smoked Prickly Pear Sour with vodka, mezcal, prickly pear syrup, and lime, finished with a smoked salt rim.

How to make a Mint & Pine Snowfall Spritz with homemade mint and pine needle simple syrups, gin, and sparkling wine. Mocktail ...

How to Make Fall Simple Syrups for cocktail recipes, including apple, pumpkin, fig, cinnamon, nut, spices and tea flavors, ...

Most people reach for vodka soda when they want something light and neutral. But swap the vodka for a good blanco tequila, and you get all of that plus flavor thanks to that grassy, mineral, slightly ...

Cherry blossom season lasts about two weeks. If you want to make something with real sakura, not cherry brandy or maraschino or red food dye, you need to plan ahead. This cherry blossom simple syrup ...

Cinnamon simple syrup was the first flavored syrup I ever made. I’d been making regular simple syrup and honey simple syrup for whiskey sours, but new cinnamon would just elevate everything, having ...

Looking back at our 34-day journey through Europe with two little kids, I’m honestly still amazed we pulled it off. What started as a simple plan for me and my oldest to cruise through Switzerland and ...

Roasted plum simple syrup is rich, jammy, and slightly caramelized, with way more depth than a basic fruit syrup. Roasting the plums first brings out their natural sweetness and adds a subtle toasty ...

Star anise simple syrup is one of those quiet workhorse syrups that instantly makes cocktails taste more polished. It has a warm, licorice-like flavor with gentle spice that feels cozy but not ...

I’ve been playing with candied pears and all things pear cocktails and mocktails lately, and the spiced pear cooler is just what I needed after testing out so many recipes. Pear juice brings a soft, ...

Nothing says summer quite like a ripe, juicy peach. Turning that flavor into a syrup is one of my favorite ways to enjoy peach season a little longer. Peach simple syrup is sweet, fruity, and ...

I’ve always loved the cozy, floral warmth of cardamom paired with the gentle sweetness of pears. There’s something so naturally elegant about that combination — soft, fragrant, and just a little ...