The development of “De la Tierre” Canadian Maple Tequila didn’t happen overnight, but was an instant success. My good friend Wayne Rezunyk...

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd and to honor what it stands for I am offering up truly "green", farm-fresh, organic ingredients and...

Michael has been working in the bar and restaurant industry since 2000 as a head mixologist, liquid bar...

  Raise Your Spirits is embarking on it's busy season so what better time to share with you the importance of hiring a...

(The cover photo courtesy of AJ Rathburn) The Fizz family of drinks emerged in popularity in the 1910’s, 20’s, and 30’s, when citrus...

#NationalAbsintheDay falls every year on March 5th. The term “absinthe” comes from “Artemisia absinthium”, the scientific name for its key ingredient, wormwood....

In lieu of #NationalKahluaDay on Feb 27th, let's get to know a little more about that classification of alcohol known as #liqueurs...

n celebrating #NationalMargaritaDay on February 22nd, I give you a fully loaded post filled with history, factoids, info, and recipes. The Margarita doesn’t begin showing up on bar counters until much later in cocktail history - well into the 1930s and '40s. The actual origin of the margarita has been obscured (too many margaritas, perhaps?), but it is not surprising it began showing up when it did. Thanks to the budding smuggling trade from Mexico into America during Prohibition and the scarcity of European brandies and spirits during World War II, tequila was becoming more common in bars across the country.

Raise Your Spirits is almost set to reveal their new spring/summer cocktail menu to the public. When you book with RYS, you...

I meant to put this post together later in the week, but due to coordinating and doing three events this week, this...

Mardi Gras, like Christmas, is a whole season - not just one day.  That being said, Fat Tuesday is the biggest day of celebration,...

Michael has been working in the bar and restaurant industry since 2000 as a head mixologist, liquid bar...

This post is dedicated to my dear friend and apprentice, Sam, who has impressingly become, in a very short time, a masterful...

For this post, you will find various offerings of the classic Sidecar for the "Cocktail of the Month" Program (COM). Choose from...

What an awesome voice! youtube.com / Via reddit.com According to Cody Littlewood, who posted the video to YouTube: We were at a piano bar as it...

This homemade pomegranate ginger ale has a distinct advantage over many of the store-bought varieties—it tastes like real ginger. And here, the addition of...

by Polly Math "Take the hair, it's well written, Of the dog by which you're bitten; Work off one wine by his brother, And one labour with another...

Champagne is something you should consider sipping all year-round. But it’s especially appropriate this time of year, as everyone jolts from holiday...

With all the makings of a boozy breakfast treat, Athens, Georgia, brewery Terrapin again rolls out their Wake-n-bake series coffee oatmeal stout, this time...

Business casual is something that I still don’t fully understand. Yeah, I know, it’s a rather strange sentiment as someone who’s made a living...