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How To: Home brew dark lager

In this video series, our expert Mark Emily will show you how to brew your own black lager, he will tell you about hops and malts, yeast, and Irish moss. Mr. Emily will also teach you about brewing equipment, different styles of beers, recipes, and ingredients, and equipment cleaners.

How To: Make an Espresso Martini

This episode of Art of the Drink is a double whammy, starting with how to make a shot of espresso, courtesy of Bean Traders, followed by how to make an espresso martini. Besides the espresso, you'll need vanilla vodka.

How To: Make a classic New Orleans Sazerac

The Sazerac is a regional drink you may not have heard if you haven't been to New Orleans or Mardi Gras, and the key to this one is how it's made. Technique is everything. You'll need a rocks glass, ice, simple syrup, rye whiskey, bitters, pernod, and a lemon twist.

How To: Make a hot buttered cider

This is a bourbon drink, a cranapple cider drink, that will help you feel less full after your Thanksgiving meal.

How To: Make bourbon and branch

Bourbon is America's contribution to the whiskey family, and this isn't so much a drink as it is a tradition. Take bourbon, and ideally, dilute it with water from whatever branch of the local tributary was used to make the bourbon. If you don't have access to that, then use whatever filtered water you can get from the store, and be sure to use it for the ice cubes too.

How To: Make a Flaming Zombie

The perfect drink for a Halloween party. A zombie is made with light rum, dark rum apricot brandy, and tropical fruit juices. To make it flaming, top with over proof rum and fire it up. Be sure to blow out the flame before drinking.

How To: Make a Godfather martini

The godfather is a bourbon based martini, with amaretto. Shake with ice to aerate the drink, and of course to chill it.

How To: Make a Sunset Pousse Cafe

Anthony Caporale presents this concoction in honor of the Summer Solstice, along with instruction in the bartending technique of layering. He does 5 layers, and to top it all off, sets the drink on fire.

How To: Make Lynchburg lemonade

This is called Lynchburg lemonade because you must use Jack Daniels whiskey from Lynchburg, TN. Pay close attention, because there is no lemonade in this drink.

How To: Appreciate bourbon

Anthony Caporale takes his Art of the Drink show on the road to the Maker's Mark distillery, where Dave Pickerell presents a master's class in bourbon tasting. The emphasis isn't on what you taste, but where you taste.

How To: Make Irish coffee

Anthony Caporale gets help from the staff of Bean Traders coffee shop in Durham,NC in making this classic. This video starts off with David Chapman, the owner of Bean Traders, giving a quick Coffee 101 for the uninitiated, followed by Madonna the manager showing how to make coffee with the press pot. Anthony then adds Irish whiskey and whipped cream to the fresh pressed coffee in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

How To: Make a Ginger Green Tea Toddy

Anthoney Caporale's variation on the classic holiday drink with tea. He uses green tea, and fresh ginger.

How To: Make an Applejack Rabbit

Anthony Caporale shows how to make this one, which can also be made with apple brandy if you don't have applejack. You'll need a fresh lemon and orange, and the secret ingredient, real maple syrup.

How To: Make flaming shots

Bartenderweekly.com presents a tribute to fire and alcohol! Learn how to mix flaming shots - a Flaming Jesus and a Flaming Dr. Pepper.

How To: Make three kinds of jello shots

Jello shots can be a cheap way to have a great party. Learn how to mix three kinds of jello shots using vokda, tequilla, and rum.

How To: Make a Shot Train

Learn to make a Shot Train - a series of six shots of descending proof. Are you up for the challenge?

How To: Home brew moonshine

This is a short documentary on brewing moonshine at home.

How To: Make a Rick Flair

This whiskey drink video shows the right amount of ounces of Southern Comfort, melon liqueur, & pineapple juice to pour for this shot. Watch the bartender mix and shoot the Rick Flair shot.

How To: Mix a cactus martini tequila cocktail

Tequila, Cointreau, and lime make up the Cactus martini cocktail. Follow along with bartender Lisa as she gives step by step directions for how to mix up this drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the cactus martini cocktail.

How To: Mix a sapphire ultimate dirty martini

Gin, vermouth, and olive juice make up the sapphire ultimate dirty martini cocktail. Follow along with bartender Joe as he gives step by step directions for how to mix up this classic drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the sapphire ultimate dirty martini cocktail.

How To: Mix a Certeza tequila margarita cocktail

Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, orange juice, and sweet and sour mix make up the margarita cocktail. Follow along with bartender John as he gives step by step directions for how to mix up this sweet and sour specialty drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the Certeza margarita cocktail.

How To: Mix a battery acid shot

This video beverage making tutorial shows the right amount of ounces of Don Eduardo Tequila and Jack Daniel's whiskey to use to make a Battery Acid. Watch the bartender mix all the Battery Acid shot ingredients and knock it back.

How To: Mix an amnesia cocktail

This is a Rum drink recipe video. It shows the right amount of ounces of Stoli Razz vodka, Puckers sour apple liqueur, Midori (melon liqueur), Razzamatazz raspberry liqueur, & Puckers watermelon liqueur to pour to make a perfect Amnesia drink. Follow along with Socrates the bartender as he shows how to mix up an amnesia cocktail, that unlike him, won't give you herpes. The video beverage making tutorial also shows you exactly what glass should be used to serve it.

How To: Make a Margarita and explore tequila types

Make a classic Margarita with Trago top shelf tequila! Explore the silver, reposado and the anejo varieties of tequila. This margarita is shaken, not stirred or frozen.

How To: Make a Ginger Sour

Sam from Pete's Candy Store shows us how to mix a Ginger Sour.

How To: Make Jello shots

Deceptively tasty, jello and alcohol makes for a potent combo. Spice up your next party by serving chilled Jello shots. These flavorful treats are sweet and easy to make. But watch out! They are sweet and potent, so it can be easy to go overboard and not realize quite how much alcohol you have consumed.

How To: Make a By The Pool cocktail

This video demonstrates how to make a pool side cocktail. So pull up your pool chair make a drink and relax. Make a By The Pool cocktail.

How To: Make a Surfer on Acid cocktail

If you have ever wondered how to make a Surfer on Acid, then this video is for you. All that you need is some Jagermeister, some Malibu coconut rum, and pineapple juice. Mix with ice and serve.

How To: Make a Lychee Martini

The Lychee Martini is a surprisingly full bodied drink with a vodka and fruit flavor blend. Learn to make a Lychee martini with a lychee garnish. So to make a Lychee martini you'll need equal parts of 2 ounces of vodka of your choice, and lychee juice which is essentially pureed lychees. These have been canned and pitted, very easy to use, puree that up. And at the very end were going to add a little bit of cassis for garnish.

How To: Get a Jello shot inside a banana

Make a vodka Jello shot inside a sealed banana! We will show you how to use osmotic pressure to gel the inside of a banana. This also works as a great magic trick for your next party. Get a Jello shot inside a banana.

How To: Make an Amaretto Apple Pie cocktail

Skip dessert and order this cocktail instead! Learn how to make an Amaretto Apple Pie cocktail. Make an Amaretto Apple Pie cocktail.

How To: Make a Singapore Sling

The Singapore Sling is a smooth, slow, sweet cocktail. Serve it at your next party or enjoy it as a nightcap. You will need gin, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, powdered sugar, club soda, cherry brandy and a lemon wedge and cherry to garnish.

How To: Make a Martinez cocktail

The Martinez is the one of the predecessors to the martini. The sweet citrus and gin-vermouth combination with small amounts of triple sec and orange bitters results in a smooth and uplifting drink. Ingredients are gin, dry vermouth, triple sec, bitters, and a lemon twist. Serve in a chilled martini glass.

How To: Make a Flaming B-52

Learn how to make this awesome drink by watching Christophe Rougny. There are two crucial things that go into making a B-52: an upside down spoon and a straw. Enjoy.

How To: Make a chocolate martini

If you love chocolate, then this is the cocktail for you. Learn to make a simple Chocolate Martini with an added chocolate garnish. You will need vodka, chocolate martini mix, coffee liqueur and chocolate garnish.

How To: Make a Ward Eight cocktail

Ward Eight is a classic bourbon sour with a hint of grenadine. Garnish with an orange and cherry flag by skewering both fruits on a cocktail pick. You will need bourbon, grenadine, sour mix, orange slice, and a maraschino cherry for decoration.

How To: Make a Purple Rain Martini

A specialty among select Miami bars, Purple Rain is a sweet martini with a layering technique that gives the drink its signature purple glow. You will need vodka, wild berry martini mix, cherry juice, a shaker filled with ice, a spoon for layering effect and a purple orchid to garnish.