Newer generations of sippers seek a bit more flare and flavor even if they agree with 1960s James Bond’s shaken-not-stirred proviso.

Once a strict formula, the classic cocktail has become a blueprint as bartenders and drinkers embrace new ingredients, techniques and preferences while still holding onto its essential structure. The ...

A martini is a martini, and a martini is more than a martini. No cocktail commands greater cultural status. Blinking on neon signs outside corner bars and perching in the hands of a century’s worth of ...

Espresso martini fans will have plenty of reasons to spend a Saturday in Northern Liberties next month. The neighborhood’s ...

Ordering a dirty martini these days doesn’t guarantee gin, vermouth or even an olive — but you might get squid ink or a mozzarella ball. At cocktail bars across the country, menus brim with strange ...

There's no cocktail more distinctly American than the martini. It's strong, sophisticated and sexy. It's everything we hope to project while ordering one. Baltimore-born satirist H.L. Mencken is said ...

The espresso martini is a trendy cocktail, but there are plenty of other coffee-based cocktails to try out. Here are several of the best coffee-based cocktails that are not an espresso martini.