This Lavender Lemon Drop Mocktail is bright, nicely floral, and easy to make at home. Fresh tart lemon juice and lavender simple syrup create a balanced drink that works so well as a non-alcoholic ...

Use freshly foraged violets gathered on a Northern Michigan spring hike to brighten up your next tea, lemonade or cocktail with this violet simple syrup recipe. One of my favorite parts of hiking ...

Once summer hits, many of us start to daydream about drinking al fresco — on patios, in parks, at the beach, or from a rooftop. Perhaps you fantasize about leaving work early to find refuge at happy ...

1 teaspoon super-fine sugar, OR 2 tablespoons simple syrup 4 dashes Angostura Bitters or Fee Brothers' Old-Fashioned Bitters 1/6 medium orange, a nice thick wedge 2 to 3 ounces Bourbon or rye whiskey ...

Making simple syrup is ridiculously easy - boil sugar and water - but most cocktail formulas call for only a spoonful. Do I really want to wash a pot just to have a splash of plain liquified sugar? I ...