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How To: Cut an orange garnish for a cocktail

Learn how the pros cut an orange garnish. Bartender Blake shows a simple way to cut a wedge of orange that fits easily on a martini glass. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to make an orange garnish for a cocktail.

How To: Cut a lemon garnish for a cocktail

This video demonstrates how professional bartenders cut their lemons. Lemons can be cut either as half moons or wedges. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to make a fancy lemon garnish for a cocktail.

How To: Mix a cotton candy martini cocktail

Dan Vincent, a bartender in Laguna Beach, CA shows you how to make specialty martinis for you, your family and friends in this video cocktail-mixing tutorial. Don't wait for the carnival to get a cotton candy treat, just mix up this martini. To make the cotton candy martini, you will need vodka, caramel vodka, simple syrup, and grenadine.

How To: Mix a White Trash drink with Vodka and ginger ale

The next time someone says they'd like to have some white trash at your party, you should feel complimented rather than insulted. That's because "White Trash" is the name of this tangy mixed drink.

How To: Make a Captain Morgan and Malibu Rum Mia Tia Tasty Recipe Cocktail

Here's a great video that will show you how to make one heck of a tasty MIA TIA. We use Captain Morgan, Malibu Rum, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice and Grenadine.

How To: Make Jello shots to liven up your party

Jello shots are the perfect combination of dessert and alcohol. They're super tasty and usually beloved by everyone, but they're especially great teasers for those who are alcohol virgins and prefer to be ushered in to the world of Jack Daniels slowly. That's because Jell-o shots contain minimal alcohol and maximum flavor.

How To: Mix a NyQuil shot

Learn how to mix a NyQuil shot, sure to set you feeling a-ok! Ingredients:

How To: Make moonshine

This step-by-step guide will show you how to make moonshine. To make moonshine you will need the following: A pot with a lid, beer, a big bucket, ice, a jug, and a lot of copper tubing. Put the pot on the stove and fill it with beer. Place the lid on the pot and attach the copper tubing to the lid. The tubing needs to go up about 1 foot and bend at 90 degrees. Bend some of the copper tubing into a spiral. Place it into the bucket with one end coming in, and another going through a hole at the...

How To: Make a Dr. Kevorkian cocktail with vodka and Dr. Pepper

Want to make a Dr. Kevorkian cocktail like a champion bartender? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about a minute's time. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, take a look.

How To: Mix a Skinny Margarita

Love margaritas -- but not the calories? Slim them down without sacrificing taste. Learn how to mix a skinny margarita.

How To: Mix a Prosecco champagne and amaretto cocktail

Not sure what to serve at your next holiday party? Don't settle for just plain old champagne. In this how to video James makes a classic sparkling wine cocktail to accompany a praline chocolate. Watch as he livens up the Prosecco champagne with a hint of amaretto to bring out the flavors of the nutty praline.

How To: Mix an Adios cocktail with vodka, rum, tequila and gin

Want to make an Adios like a champion bartender? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about two minutes' time. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, take a look.

How To: Mix a New Moon cocktail with gin, triple sec, lime juice and tonic water

Want to make a New Moon cocktail like a champion bartender? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about a minute. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, watch this video drink recipe.

How To: How Did He Do That? The Perplexing Rainbow Shots

We've got plenty of bartending tutorials, but I've yet to see one that explains the magic behind this mixology. Speculations below, please. Previously, HowTo: Infuse Your Booze Using Nitrous Oxide.

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: Mix a Hairspray cocktail with gin and Sprite or 7-up

Want to make a Hairspray cocktail like a champion bartender? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about a minute. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, watch this video drink recipe.

How To: Mix a Licor 43 Dreamsicle cocktail

Bartender Chris Bokelberg teaches bartending lessons in Bottoms Up.

How To: Mix a Dewar's and soda scotch and soda cocktail

Dewar's scotch and soda water make up the scotch and soda cocktail. Follow along with bartender John 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 Dewar's scotch and soda cocktail.

How To: Mix a Blue Lagoon cocktail with vodka, blue curaçao, grenadine & lemonade

Want to make a Blue Lagoon like a champion bartender? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about a minute's time. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, take a look.

How To: Mix a gorgeous, sweet and tasty Blue Moon martini cocktail

Not much for liquor? Only drink once in a blue moon? Then the time is here! Sunday, November 21st is an official blue moon, but what does that mean exactly? It means tonight is the third full moon during a season where there is four full moons instead of the usually three.

News: This May Be the Most Meticulous Home-Brewing System Ever Built

You can brew your own beer on the stove, in a keg, or even inside a pumpkin, but those all look boring next to The Wobbly Boot Pico Brewery, the most sophisticated home-brewing system you'll ever see. Built by Ben_B, an engineer at National Instruments, the brewery sits on a steel frame with two incredibly shiny kegs. There's an LCD touch-panel PC, and Ben even made his own app to make it fully automated. The app lets him save recipes and also monitors the temperature of the beer. It keeps tr...

How To: Mix a Skinny Bitch

Drinks can be fattening, unless you stick with this skinny bitch. Watch this video to learn how to mix a Skinny Bitch. You will need:

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: Mix a Cheese Cake shot cocktail

What better way to learn how to mix a drink than from a hot girl! This bartending how-to video teaches a cocktail recipe for a Cheese Cake shoot. You will need Bailey's Irish cream, pineapple juice, and grenadine. Follow along with this video mixology lesson and find out how to make a Cheese Cake cocktail shooter. Get your (alcoholic) drink on.

How To: Mix a piña colada with coconut rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice

If you have coconut rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice, it's easy to make a great piña colada. This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about a minute's time. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, take a look.

How To: Mix a gin green tea cocktail

This is a very simple but very delicious and refreshing long drink. You don't need to worry too much about the measurements, just fill a tall glass with ice and add one part gin, one part green tea, and one part ginger ale. Watch this video mixology tutorial and learn how to mix a gin green tea cocktail.

How To: Make whiskey in your own bathroom

Ever try to make down home whiskey from scratch? This three part tutorial takes you through the steps needed to make whiskey in your own bathroom! Follow these steps and shock your guests when they ask you what brand of whiskey you're serving!

How To: Make a Flaming Blue Lamborghini fire cocktail

This video will teach you how to make a cocktail called a Flaming Blue Lamborghini. The alcohols are: Barcardi 151, Kahlua, Galiano and Blue Curacao. He uses a martini glass and pours in half an ounce of Bacardi and lights it. The glass is rotated while he adds Kahlua, Galiano and Blue Curacao. All the while, the drink is still flaming. While he continues to rotate the glass, he pours milk into it and the flame turns red and rises while a woman sips the drink with a straw. If you really want ...

How To: Make creamy vodka pudding shots

Going to a party tomorrow? Why not try making some delicious pudding shots. Its a great alternative to jello shots.

How To: Make a Red Devil cocktail

American Bartenders School shows you to make the Red Devil cocktail drink recipe. You'll need vodka, triple sec, Amaretto, Southern Comfort, sloe gin and orange juice.

How To: Mix a Crazy Mary Scotch whisky Bloody Mary cocktail

Maybe Mary queen of Scots was crazy enough to merit being the namesake of the Crazy Mary cocktail, a Scotch whisky take on the Bloody Mary. You will need Scotch whisky, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, ground peppercorn, Tabasco sauce, salt, mixed vegetable and tomato juice. Learn how to mix a Crazy Mary cocktail by watching this video specialty drink-making tutorial.

How To: Pour a perfect Irish Guinness & top it with a shamrock

Guinness is a fantastic beer straight out of Ireland and not one that is to be enjoyed quickly. You are meant to slowly pour and slowly savor this tasty stout. In this tutorial, learn how to pour a perfect Guinness from the tap and top it with a shamrock - just like in Ireland! Any Guinness fan knows, that pint is worth the wait, so give it a try!

HowTo: Behead a Champagne Bottle With a Saber (AKA Gnarly Sword)

There's a couple things you can do to prepare for New Year's Eve this year: stock up on your cocktail recipes, make black-eyed peas (AKA Hoppin' John), or find some fireworks to enjoy. Now add one more tradition to the list: sabrage. The practice dates all the way back to the days of Napoleon, when the cavalry would saber bottles of champagne with their bayonets on the battlefield after a victory. Below, three instructional videos on beheading your bottle.

How To: Mix a guava-tini guava martini cocktail

This is a very delicious, refreshing cocktail. Watch this video mixology tutorial and learn how to mix up this bartending recipe. To make the guava-tini guava martini, you will need mint, lime juice, vodka, guava nectar, and grapefruit juice.

How To: Make a Hot Toddy

Take the chill out of a cold day with a hot toddy. Learn how to make one with this bartending video. To make the hot toddy, you will need:

How To: Mix a Black Dahlia with Jagermeister, vodka, and a can of Red Bull

Want to mix a Black Dahlia like a champion bartender? This clip will show you how it's done. With the proper technique, mixing the perfect drink can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video bartenders' guide can present an overview of the process in about a minute's time. For more information, including a full list of ingredients and complete instructions on how to mix this drink yourself, take a look.

How To: Mix a raspberry lemon drop martini cocktail

Dan Vincent, a bartender from Laguna Beach, CA shows you how to make "specialty martinis" for you, your family and friends in this video cocktail-mixing tutorial. Give that basic lemon drop a summery berry twist! To make a raspberry lemon drop you will need vodka, simple syrup, Chambord raspberry liqueur, sweet and sour mix, and some blackberries for garnish.