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Essential cocktail mixers to keep on hand.

Best Drink Mixers For Your Small Home Bar

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Dried Rose Petal Cocktail Rim Idea for Champagne

Sugared rosemary garnish on a red drink in a glass.

How to Make Sugared Rosemary

Woman holding up a silver cocktail shaker.

How to use a Cocktail Shaker: A Beginner’s Guide

Close up of a cocktail with a cinnamon sugar rim.

Great Cinnamon Sugar Rim Recipe for Christmas Cocktails

Rolling a rim of a cocktail glass in Tajin.

How to Rim a Glass: 3 Ways! {For Cocktails}

Blanco and reposado tequila from Cazadores on a table.

Cazadores Tequila Review: Good Value and Great Taste

Jar of simple syrup on the counter with cocktail ingredients in the background.

Quick and Easy No-Cook Simple Syrup Recipe in a Jar

Close up of a jar holding homemade infused vodka with oranges.

Easy Homemade Orange Infused Vodka Recipe

Close up of a woman's hand with two Zaca chewable tablets in it.

Zaca Supplement Review for Hangover Help

A cocktail next to a bottle of Cheers Restore and a Rescue Patch from The Good Patch.

Best Hangover Supplements to Help You Recover

Square image of a high ball glass topped with the aged and charred cocktail smoker.

Aged and Charred Cocktail Smoker Kit: How to Smoke a Cocktail

Close up of a bottle of tequila.

Best Tequila for Margaritas: My Top 3 Affordable Brands

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The Liquor You Need to Make Tons of Cocktails But Keep Your Bar Small

A square image of different types of cocktail glassware on a black tray on a table.

The Only Cocktail Glassware You Need For Your Home Bar

Mason jar holding simple syrup made in the microwave on a counter next to a glass of ice and a cocktail shaker.

Microwave Simple Syrup Recipe

Sugar cubes on a small white plate along with a cocktail and a bottle of club soda behind it.

Sugar Cube Simple Syrup (for one cocktail!)

Close up of a cocktail with an herb garnish and other garnish ideas around it on a tray.

22 Easy Cocktail Garnish Ideas

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How to Make a Citrus Twist Cocktail Garnish

A cocktail shaker and citrus squeezer on a table next to a bottle of vodka.

Essential Bar Tools for Home Cocktail Mixing

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Best Vodka for Moscow Mules and Cocktails

Close up of a jar holding simple syrup.

Easy Simple Syrup Recipe for Cocktails

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Honey: A Natural Hangover Remedy Idea