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,…
January 16 2026 Creating new beverages is a great joy for many mixologists and bartenders. Any professionals looking to take their careers to the next level can develop their own drinks with help from the best beverage formulation companies. Comparing their key features will ensure that any beverage professional makes the best partnership for their…
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,…
December 08 2025 If you’re a cocktail enthusiast or a professional bartender, there’s a decent chance you clicked on the title of this blog post because you’re outraged at the suggestion. “Doesn’t batching cheapen the drink… and the very art of making cocktails?” you might ask. We understand the mindset, especially among pros who care…
For the modern enthusiast, mixology has always been about more than just the liquid in the glass; it is about the environment in which that drink is enjoyed. We’ve seen the rise of the speakeasy, the laboratory-style molecular bar, and the high-concept garden-to-glass movement. However, the most compelling new frontier for craft cocktails isn’t found…
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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,…
The KGB cocktail is not named for the former Russian intelligence agency, and does not contain vodka. I just wanted to clear that up right off the bat, because that was my initial assumption the first time I heard about it. It gets its name from the fact that it’s made of Kahlua, Galliano and…
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,…
The Azteca drink recipe is one of those very rich, very delicious Kahlua cocktails. But instead of Kahlua’s usual partner in crime – Baileys – this drink adds something special: a dash of orange curacao. Along with that you get some creme de cacao, so the overall flavor is mocha with a hint of orange….
