So you’re planning the perfect party for your friends. The snacks and cocktails are exciting and creative, but what about the designated driver and those who just don’t drink? Miss Cocktail suggests we take a page from the housewives of the 1960s with refreshments from Better Homes and Gardens. This collection of punches drops the alcohol but maintains the spirit of fun every party deserves.

Raspberry-Mint Punch

Trader’s Punch

Hawaiian Lemonade

Superbowl XLIV is almost here, so if you plan to chow down on some spicy hot wings or a plate of nachos, we have a few game-time beverage alternatives. While beer may be the American football fan’s traditional drink of choice, this is a great opportunity to show off your mixing skills and surprise all your friends with a cocktail crafted by NYC’s premiere mixologists.

Sapphire Red Zone Collins
Lucid Fumble Roosky
Wildcat Punch

Cocktail.com may have started out in 1995 with a handful of recipes from our favorite ski slopes, but we’ve come a long way. The site is quickly growing, thanks to our readers and the community of mixology that continues to create new and exciting beverages.

If you want to be a part of our push to 20,000 drinks submit your favorite recipe, or even your own creation. And if you have suggestions just email Miss Cocktail.

Cheers!

Japanese Cocktails is a new book from spirits expert Yuri Kato, and you’ll probably find the answer in it. Perhaps they say Echo Julep, a tasty recipe that combines Hibiki 12 Year Old, a new blended Japanese Whisky from Suntory, with exotic juices and fresh ingredients like, yuzu juice, fresh mint and gum syrup? Or maybe it begins with Japanese ingredients like Shichimi Togarashi Spice, Umeboshi, Yuzu fruit and Kabosu juice?

Either way, Japan has a rich history in spirits and for centuries the country’s expert mixologists have shown the world a deft hand at preparing delicious drinks, writes Kato, who also edits the site Cocktailtimes. Today, this tradition is experiencing a renaissance in the form of classic cocktails that have become popular around the globe.

Kato explores Japan’s cocktail heritage, collecting more than 60 recipes from classics to signature creations with a modern twist. It showcases the sophistication, adventure and cosmopolitan sparkle of the nation’s varied drinks.

What’s your favorite Japanese cocktail? Please send it to me and I’ll add it to our vast recipe collection.

Japanese Cocktails will be available for $14.95 on Amazon.com beginning February 17th and in stores in late March.

Last November the House of Angostura plant that makes its namesake bitters experienced a slowdown in production. The result is a potential shortage of the ingredient much to the chagrin of Manhattan cocktail fans throughout, well, Manhattan among other places.

Many have suggested using alternate brands but there really isn’t an equal to Angostura.

So Miss Cocktail suggests you ask if they are using Angostura bitters when you order your Old Fashion or Manhattan cocktail, otherwise have water.

Cheers!

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OK, we admit Cocktail.com has not been itself lately. We’ve been serving recipes since 1995, but in the last year or so, we’ve been trying a few new things — redesigning, overhauling, changing — and well, we haven’t exactly looked our best.

That changes now.

This morning, we posted 700 new drink recipes. There’s more to come. Much, much more.

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