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How To: Make Jello shooters
Jell-O Shots always make for a good time at great party! Here we have a tutorial on how to make Jello shots with Grape Jell-O, which makes for a beautiful presentation if placed on the right decorative platter.
How To: Make a Campari, blood orange & Cava cocktail
Victoria Moore, drink writer for the Guardian in the UK, shows us how to make a Campari, blood orange and Cava cocktail. She explains that Campari has a love-hate relationship with the public - some people adoring it, others being repelled by its taste. However, Campari mixed with blood orange makes for a well-liked fruity drink, not too alcoholic & refreshing- Perfect for a summertime day drink with friends! Make a Campari, blood orange & Cava cocktail.
How To: Make a proper Mojito
Scouring over the Internet for a Mojito recipe for your next get together? Well look no further! Here is a two minute tutorial on how to make a proper Mojito. Ingredients you will need: rum, limes, sugar, crushed ice, soda water or lemonade, and a handful of fresh mint leaves. Be prepared to be pleased!
How To: Make zesty limoncello
Limoncello is one of our favorite drinks. Learn how to make a zesty limoncello with this recipe from Greg Rossi at How2Heroes. This makes a great holiday or hostess gift for friends and family, and you'll know that they will definitely love it. Watch this video to learn how to make limoncello.
How To: Create a beer cellar
Just like wine, some beer gets better with age. Learn how to properly store and age beer for optimal flavor.
News: Jell-O Shots For Chicks
Luxiare is at it again with another clever, beautifully shot How-To. This time Luxiare demonstrates how to make the perfect packed lunch: a bento
How To: Properly stir a cocktail
Impress your friends and become an expert mixologist with drinks that are "stirred, not shaken." You Will Need
How To: Do a shot
Doing a shot is more art than science. Here's one way to hone your barroom style. You Will Need
How To: Order drinks like a bartender
If you get looks of exasperation whenever you stammer out a drink order, take this crash course in bar-speak.
How To: Turn cheap vodka into good stuff
You can make inexpensive vodka taste as smooth as a top-shelf brand with a few easy maneuvers. Instead of splurging on pricey Grey Goose or Ketel One, grab a cheap vodka from the liquor store, a water filter pitcher with a charcoal filtration system (like Brita), and a mesh collander. Now you can mix up a deliciously fancy martini for a fraction of the price. Na zdarovye!
How To: Make Founding Fathers' Plantation Punch for the July 4th Holiday
Celebrate America's birthday the way the Founding Fathers might have, by whipping up a batch of Plantation Punch. Howcast presents this video recipe guide to mixing the alcoholic drink: The Founding Father's Plantation Punch. Perfect for the 4th of July.
How To: Make a Pimm's No. 1 Cup drink
Learn how to make a Pimm's Cup. A summertime favorite of the Brits, this cocktail is made from the gin-based alcohol known as Pimm’s No. 1 Cup.
How To: Make spiked fruit punch
This all-occasion recipe for fruit punch is a real crowd pleaser. Learn how to make alcoholic fruit punch with this recipe video.
How To: Make a caipiroska
Learn how to make a caipiroska. The caipiroska is the Russian cousin of Brazil’s national drink, the caipirinha. In this version, vodka stands in for the traditional cachaca sugarcane liquor.
How To: Make a michelada mixed drink
Learn how to make a michelada mixed drink. The classic michelada is a spicy cocktail that's popular in Mexico and in states near the U.S. border. Add it to your menu to heat things up, Mexican style!
How To: Make a pisco sour mixed drink
Learn how to make a pisco sour mixed drink. It’s time to brush up on your Spanish, because Peru’s delicious national drink commands mucho respect.
How To: Make a buttery nipple mixed drink
Learn how to make a buttery nipple mixed drink. The buttery nipple is a layered shooter that's easy to concoct – it's got just two ingredients!
How To: Make an orgasm mixed drink
Learn how to make an orgasm mixed drink. An orgasm shooter is a layered shot made with coffee, cream and almond liqueurs. It's a rich and creamy drink that's sure to please!
How To: Open a bottle of champagne like a sommelier
Entertaining expert Sebastien Centner demonstrates how to easily and elegantly open a bottle of champagne. This is often called sabering champagne and is the same technique used with bubbly wines like Prosecco.
How To: Create a wine cellar in your home
Like your significant other, fine wine deserves to be pampered. Unlike your significant other, it prefers a dark, moist, cool place. Here's how to create the perfect environment for your little pointy-headed loved ones.
How To: Prepare absinthe
Check out Esquire Magazine's feature "Ask a Beautiful Woman" to learn how to prepare exotic concoction absinthe. Famed absinthe sippers include Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. Get in on the magic of the green fairy.
How To: Mix a Surfer on Acid cocktail
Jagermeister, malibu coconut rum and pineapple juice will flash you back to the tropics. If you've not been, we urge you to go. But first, try a Surfer on Acid.
How To: Mix a Green Devil cocktail
Some gin, some creme de Menthe, Club Soda and some Lime Juice and you're on your way to the Green Devil.
How To: Mix a Pain Killer cocktail
This recipe has Malibu coconut rum, dark rum, orange juice and pineapple juice with a wedge of pineapple to garnish. Yellow and seductive.
How To: Mix a Melon Ball shooter
This little ball of melon is full of flavors that tickle the sweet buds. Midori to flavor, pineapple juice to sweeten and provide structure with a little vodka to kick it into high gear.
How To: Mix a Blue Train cocktail
A bit of G'vine gin mixed with fresh lemon juice and Blue Curacao and you've got a Blue Train Cocktail.
How To: Mix a Tom Collins
The classic Tom Collins drink, we're using G'Vine gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and a bit of club soda. We'll garnish it with a cherry and orange and really dress the drink.
How To: Mix a Tootsie Roll shooter
Take orange juice, vodka and chocolate liqueur and you've got yourself a tootsie roll. Sure, it's not a candy but it's liquid perfection just the same.
How To: Mix a Woo Woo cocktail
The woo woo, a simple yet delightful little recipe of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice. Yum!
How To: Mix a Mongolian Mother F'er cocktail
This cocktail contains more liquor than you'd expect for its tropical flavors. All flavors work together to bring one solidified taste which will not let you down.
How To: Mix an X-Rated On The Beach cocktail
Utilizing X-Rated Fusion, this drink brings many flavors to the table, most through the alcohol itself. With a bit of Peach Schnapps and pineapple juice, the only thing to make this drink complete is a bit of 7UP to lighten the mood.
How To: Mix a champagne cocktail
The Champagne Cocktail is a classic little recipe. Valentine's Day is on the way, perhaps this is something you can serve your loved on this February?
How To: Mix a sloe gin fizz
This drink, may first have been introduced in the mid-1900's is a timeless classic. Sloe gin, club soda, simple syrup, some lemon and you'll end up with a berry fruit well balanced cocktail.
How To: Mix a Grass Skirt cocktail
A gin based recipe with a bit of cointreau, pineapple juice and some grenadine. This drink is a bombardment of flavors all exploding in your mouth at the same time.
How To: Mix an Electric Lemonade cocktail
Although not made of electricity, the electric lemonade brings a lot of cool colors, carbonation and alcohol to the table. A bit o' rum, some blue curacao and a little sweet sour and you're rocking.
How To: Mix a Captain Hook cocktail
The Captain Hook is our first experiment with Redbull in a cocktail. A little Malibu Rum, a bit of goldschlager fill with Redbull.
How To: Mix a caramel candy apple martini
There are very few people that would hesitate to try a cocktail that tails like a Caramel Candy Apple, right? This martini is no different, some Sour Apple Pucker, Butterscotch Schnapps and a little Triple Sec and you've got a recipe.
How To: Mix a B-52
A Pousse-cafe style drink, almost always layered with alcohols, the B-52 consists of Kahlua, Bailey's Irish Cream and Grand Marnier. Great after-coffee drink.
How To: Mix a Bahama Mama
A tropical drink with complex flavors, hints of coffee with a coconut center. Add a little 151 rum and you've got a dangerous little tasty drink.
How To: Mix a Flirtini cocktail
A bit of pomegranate vodka, a little champagne and you've got a great method to ring in the New Year or polish off leftover bubbly.