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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aly Walansky is a NY-based journalist who covers cocktails and dining. Lemons feel like they are the perfect accompaniment to ...

Anyone who tells you that vodka doesn’t have any flavor is just wrong. Maybe they just haven’t taken the time to sip it neat and notice the nuanced flavors or perhaps they just have preconceived ...

This recipe is my twist on a classic lemon drop shooter. A fun drink everyone loves to throw back, a lemon shooter can make a ...

History is sometimes a fickle friend. In the context of decades-old cocktails, dusting off an ancient recipe book only scratches the surface of possibility. Sometimes, there's a slight paper trail or ...

I remember being freshly 21 and sidling up to a bar for one of the first times in my life. The options seemed endless—what should I ask for? I knew from a few negative first experiences (via my older ...

Everybody has a favorite cocktail. When it comes to the preferred cocktails of celebrity chefs, Ina Garten loves a classic whiskey sour while Martha Stewart enjoys a lemon drop. Then, there is the ...