Cocktail Blog Posts and Articles

Seven Mai Tai variations I've actually made and filmed: a mezcal Tia Mia, a cachaça Rio Mai Tai, the Bitter Mai Tai, a Hibiscus Mai Tai, a Pineapple Mai Tai, a rye whiskey riff, and a THC one with no alcohol, plus how the 1944 original became the Hawaiian one. Read More...

Eight Negroni variations I have actually made and filmed: Sbagliato, Old Pal, a Purple Negroni, a Bitter Bianco spritz, a Cereal Negroni, a Coffee Negroni, a THC Sbagliato, and one with no alcohol at all. Read More...

Squid ink, blood bags and an edible clown face. Eight Halloween cocktails that still taste like something. Read More...

Willie's Remedy runs $89.99 a bottle. These are the THC drinks I've tested that cost less per milligram, with the math laid out. Read More...

Search how to make a drink black and the answer is always activated charcoal. Here is why that is a bad idea, and the six methods that work better. Read More...

Five tested Willie's Remedy drink recipes, from a bottle-built ranch water to a Ramos-style fizz, plus a cheat sheet for improvising your own. Read More...

I've tasted and mixed every THC drink on this list. The best overall, the best for real cocktails, the best soda, and the ones worth skipping. Read More...

Every Chinola cocktail on the site in one place: the Dominican Daisy margarita, a gin tiki classic, a cachaca daiquiri, and more. Read More...

A federal ban on hemp-derived THC drinks takes effect November 12, unless the Senate's delay to December 11 clears the House. What the law says, what disappears from shelves, and what to do before the deadline. Read More...

The best cocktail smoker kits for smoked old fashioneds at home, tested on camera. Torch-top kits, smoke guns, and the wood chips that actually matter. Read More...

THC drinks span a much wider dose range than most people expect. Here's what 2mg, 5mg, 10mg, and beyond actually feel like, and how to pick your starting point. Read More...

THC drinks skip the classic hangover, but "no hangover" isn't the same as "no next morning." Here's what to actually expect, dose by dose. Read More...

Alcohol is a better party guest; THC drinks are a better houseguest. A practical comparison of the buzz, the doses, and the mornings, from a year of mixing both. Read More...

The short answer: THC gets you buzzed. CBD doesn't. Both come from the same plant family, both show up on drink labels, and mixing up which one you're buying is the fastest way to have either a much bigger night than planned or a much more boring one. Read More...

Is Willie's Remedy actually legal? Yes, for now. Here's how the hemp loophole works, and what the December 2026 federal THC drink ban changes. Read More...

Crescent 9 THC Seltzer is a hemp-derived THC beverage: alcohol-free, low-calorie, and made with real fruit juices and purees instead of the syrupy mix you'd expect from a seltzer. Read More...

How I went from debugging code to demoing booze—and didn’t totally suck at it, and even picked up some sales tips along the way Read More...

Margaritas are probably the first tequila cocktail that pops into your mind. Today I’m going to explore using tequila in espresso martinis. Read More...

We recently had the chance to get a preview of the Spring 2024 cocktail menu at the Old Forge Distillery in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Read More...

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