Some of the best cocktails are made with vermouth - the Manhattan and the Martini to name a couple. Using the Golden Ratio, mixologist Jamie Boudreau proves that using vermouth in your next cocktail creation can be simple and fun!

How to use vermouth in cocktails - the golden ratio

Mixologist Jamie Boudreau introduced us to the virtues of the Golden Ratio - a magic formula for creating new cocktails.  The Golden Ratio is 1.5 oz spirit : .75 oz aperitif : .25 oz liqueur. This combination almost always results in a delicious cocktail. Jamie's latest creation, the Wallingford Cocktail is no exception.

How to make the Wallingford Cocktail

What is the most important ingredient in any cocktail? Hints: it used to be a liquid, it can be made into any shape, and it's very cold! Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us which types of ice to use with different cocktails.

How to use ice in cocktails

Start your day right with the delightfully refreshing Breakfast Collins. Here, mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us how to make this delicious cocktail - with jam!

How to make a Breakfast Collins cocktail

Carbonating and bottling cocktails is a great way to batch drinks for your bar, or for fun at home. Using great ingredients and adding bubbles also makes any cocktail a more refreshing drinking experience! Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows you how.

How to carbonate and bottle cocktails at home

Mint. To muddle or not to muddle? That's the question. Whatever your answer, mixologist Jamie Boudreau teaches us that mint and its herbal brethren should never be abused. Your cocktails, and those who drink them, will benefit from your gentle touch

How to use mint in a cocktail

Vodka cocktails are all about getting creative! Here, mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make this refreshing twist on the Lemondrop Cocktail.

How to make the Lemongrass Drop cocktail

Shrubs, made by combining fruit-based syrup and vinegar, impart sweet fruit flavors and delicious acidity to a cocktail. In this case, mixologist Jamie Boudreau shares his recipe for a rhubarb shrub that combines beautifully with a citrus-forward gin.

How to make the Rhubarb Shrub cocktail

The Old Fashioned cocktail is simple yet multidimensional. Its few ingredients combine to create what some consider the perfect cocktail. But why not try adding multiple spirits and bitters? Mixologist Jamie Boudreau shows us the Cubed Old Fashioned just might take you to the fourth dimension!

How to make a cubed old fashioned cocktail

This versatile drink is perfect hot or cold, served as a punch or individual cocktails! Watch as mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make the delicious Farmer's Daughter cocktail.

How to make the Farmer's Daughter cocktail

This delicious cocktail is like fire and ice in a glass. Chef and mixologist Kathy Casey shares this sweet and spicy recipe that will leave you... smitten!

How to make the Smitten cocktail

The Rye Invention Cocktail is rooted in the classic style of cocktail making. Chef and mixologist Kathy Casey shows us how to make this great showcase of a spicy rye whiskey.

How to make a Rye Invention cocktail

Mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make her modern twist on the classic Treacle cocktail. This dessert in a glass tastes like baked apples - no oven necessary!

How to make a Treacle cocktail

A perfect cosmopolitan is a must at any cocktail party. Mixologist Allen Katz shares his technique for mixing the perfect cosmo.

How to mix a perfect cosmopolitan cocktail

Tiki cocktails conjure up visions of rum, tropical fruits and exotic ingredients. There is no doubt that rum plays a leading role in the tiki cocktails of yesterday and today. That being said, many great tiki cocktails use gin as a base. Mixologist Charlotte Voisey adds her Tiki Time cocktail to that list.

How to make the Tiki Time cocktail

Mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make this perfect summertime twist on the Collins cocktail. Get some fresh strawberries and start muddling!

How to make a Strawberry Collins cocktail

Champagne is lovely, but how about an even more festive champagne cocktail?  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, a devotee of cocktail mixology, demonstrates how to make a champagne cocktail that positively bubbles over with cocktail goodness.

How to make a Champagne cocktail

Cool off with this delightful, gin-based drink! Mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows us how to make a more refreshing, lighter version of the classic Alaska cocktail.

How to make the Alaskan Sour cocktail

With exotic ingredients becoming available almost anywhere these days, getting creative with your own cocktail creations is easy and fun. The Maracuja Mosquito, created by Mixologist Charlotte Voisey, is a great example of how to take a classic cocktail, like the mojito, and add your own twist to make something new.

How to make the Maracuja Mosquito cocktail

A Manhattan is a sophisticated cocktail that isn't for the faint of heart.  Mixologist Allen Katz shows how to mix a classic Manhattan.

How to mix a classic manhattan cocktail

The Grasshopper Cocktail was submitted as an entry to a New York cocktail contest which, some say, was held during the Prohibition era. Cocktail expert Robert Hess shows you how to make this simple drink that is perfect for dessert!

How to make the Grasshopper cocktail

The Caesar Cocktail, invented in Canada, is a Bloody Mary that uses Clamato juice instead of tomato juice. Cocktail expert Robert Hess shows you how to make the cocktail so popular that there was once a movement to make it the Canadian national drink!

How to make the Caesar cocktail

Mixologist Charlotte Voisey shows you how to make her twist on the classic Blood and Sand cocktail. The addition of blood orange liqueur, Lillet Rouge and single malt scotch make this twisted classic a real treat.

How to make the Blood Sanguinello cocktail

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Mixologist Jamie Boudreau brings back the "golden ratio," and discusses proper technique when opening a corked bottle of wine or vermouth. The resulting cocktail, Kentucky Medicine, will surely cure what ails you.

Jun 13, 2014

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