The Story Behind The Elijah Craig Branch Water Elijah Craig is releasing a collection of recipes entitled Clean Cocktails catering to consumers searching for better-for-you options. The bourbon-based concoctions target modern-day drinkers with refreshing flavor profiles crafted from no-frills, high-quality ingredients. “Clean Cocktails [focuses] on quality ingredients and light, fresh flavors – no heavy syrups…
Do you want to make the best chocolate syrup? Good, I have a simple, all-natural, one-ingredient trick that will improve the flavour and mixability of the syrup, and it was invented by the makers of Bosco Milk Amplifier back in 1928. The method is still used today by many chocolate syrup manufacturers. And if you…
June 03 2026 People tend to remember strange things about parties. And it’s not necessarily the expensive things. Sometimes it is a drink they had never tried before. Sometimes it is the flowers on the table. Sometimes it is simply that the whole evening felt different from the usual get-together. That is one reason floral…
HQ for the Houston Gooners, an official supporters group for Arsenal in England’s Premier League, the Velvet Oak Tavern will have soccer fever long after the World Cup is done. With World Cup fever in full swing, Houstonians are itching for a watch party. Tickets for each Houston match have been hard to get (and…
The Strawberry Old Fashioned is a fun spring take on a classic that I usually think of as more of a fall drink. This drink keeps the bold bourbon character of a traditional Old Fashioned and then softens it with the bright, fruity notes of fresh strawberries. And if you’ve got some strawberries you need…
June is Women’s Golf Month—a time to celebrate the growing number of women and girls teeing it up and advocate for accessible pathways to golf. And the numbers show there is real progress to celebrate in 2026: 8M+ women and girls played green-grass golf in 2025 16M+ tried some form of golf in 2025 Women…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Andrea McHugh Andrea McHugh is a New England-based food, wine and spirits, and travel writer. Her byline can be found in US News, Insider, Parade Magazine, the Boston Globe, Yankee Magazine, Classic Boat, Travel Awaits, TripSavvy, the Hartford Courant and numerous national and international publications. She’s traveled to destinations far and wide,…
