Fall in Love With Green Chile Vodka
Swap it in for your next Bloody Mary, try it with a tall pour of soda and a squeeze of lime—or in one of these three cocktails.
Even Wellness Expert Candice Kumai Can't Resist a Good Flavored Vodka—Here's Why
The health guru chef-writer dishes on her favorite cocktail upgrade for entertaining friends and family this summer.
11 Essential Vodkas Everyone Should Have in the Liquor Cabinet
For mixing into dirty martinis, splashing with soda, or spiking up any drink you can think of, vodka is a necessary bottle. And it’s key for entertaining; while some drinkers aren’t partial to gin, say, or tequila, virtually no one has a vodka aversion. But which should you get? Here are eleven bottles to know and try.
Boozy Watermelon Slushy
After last summer’s frosé frenzy,
we’re all craving the next big
chill. At Treasury
in San Francisco, there’s always something icy churning at the bar. “Slushies signal
a good time,” says beverage director Carlos Yturria, the brains behind this watermelon-based party starter,
spiked with sherry and Aperol.
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Barbecue Bloody Mary
Chris Lilly has been at the helm of Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama, for some time now, constantly perfecting and producing quintessential barbecue goodness. I had the chance to try Chris’s barbecue at the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party in 2011, and I can honestly say it has forever changed me. I compare all barbecue I have eaten since against his majestic mountaintop of flavor. Hope you feel the same about his Bloody, featuring beef jus (save the drippings from your next barbecue, or use unsalted beef broth), smoked celery salt, and lotsa smiles and high fives. —Brian Bartels
Reprinted with permission from The Bloody Mary, copyright 2017 by Brian Bartels. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Photographs copyright 2017 by Eric Medsker
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