DIY Fig Bourbon: a simple seasonal infusion perfect for Fall and the holidays …Read More

The taste and smell of cinnamon bring to mind the holidays. This easy-to-make cinnamon syrup will add a little spice to your cocktails, hot or cold.

Cinnamon syrup is a key ingredient to many tiki drinks and a nice addition to whiskey cocktails. Other holiday flavors like cranberry and pumpkin match well with this spice, too.

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
5 cinnamon sticks, broken in half

Directions:

Bring all ingredients to a … Read more

Cocktail onions may seem like an outdated garnish. A lot of bars don’t even bother to stock them. However, when done right, they add a nice savory finish to a good stiff drink.

Of course, you can’t make a Gibson without them.

Check out this tasty and simple recipe.

Make your own “sour mix” … it’s easy and better than the green goo in stores …Read More

Make some syrup … it’s simple …Read More

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, so whip out the Baileys Irish cream … or don’t!

I saw this recipe for homemade Irish cream that sounds like a winner.

As the authors of DIY Cocktails, we’re always on the lookout for ways to add more homemade ingredients to cocktails.

From 52 Kitchen Adventures:

This is a ridiculously easy recipe that makes me question buying Bailey’s ever again. It tastes better, you can make as

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Brandied Apricots, a winter favorite …Read More

DIY better than what you can buy: homemade grenadine …Read More

Pomegranate juice tastes fantastic in cocktails. Looking at a pomegranate, though, you might be left wondering how to actually get juice out of that thing! Sure, it’s easy enough to find a bottle in the store. But it can be expensive. Maybe you hit the fresh-pomegranate jackpot and want to use the bounty. Or maybe like us you always use fresh juice whenever possible.

Here’s what to do to turn that funky fruit into juice. … Read more

Make Honey Bourbon Cocktail Cherries … you’ll be glad you did! …Read More