When you think about making holiday cocktails the usual suspects (whiskey, gin, vodka) come to mind but this year, why not spice things up with a brandy cocktail? Rita Hansen, master distiller and ...

The Jack Rose is one of those amazingly popular cocktails that… just sort of got lost over time. Before we get into the history of it, know this: The Jack Rose is a Hawaiian Punch for grown-ups. It’s ...

The problem with winter is that you can be done with it long before it’s done with you. For me, it always hits around mid-February: That feeling when you wake up and with heavy lids look outside to ...

Have you heard of it before? Seen someone order it? Had a bartender regale you with its history? If not, allow me. The Applejack Rabbit dates back to the dark days of Prohibition and highlights apple ...

Guitar, bass, drums. The standard rock trio. The reason it works (keeps working again and again) is that each instrument occupies a distinct part of the sonic spectrum: The guitar is high, bass is low ...

And why not? Christmas is around the corner, people are bracing up for the end of 2024 on a high note, and winter holidays are about to begin. It is the season of love, laughter, feasts, and spending ...

We haven’t spent a lot of time in Wisconsin, but it seems like there are a handful of sure signs that you’re in the Badger State. You know, signs like the prevalence of cheese curds, overhearing a ...

In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers want to make it somewhat official. A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the ...