Sipping bubbly is a truly magical experience. Why else would it be the drink of choice for toasts and celebrations? But here’s what we want to know: Who said champagne is only for special occasions?

A few years ago, I was hired to create a cocktail for a Los Angeles hotel’s Valentine’s Day package. It was at a time when shrub cocktails were the “in” thing in LA. So I thought, “Why don’t I make a ...

Both classics trace their lineage to the original 19th-century “cocktail” format.

This simple drink is a classic for a reason. Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. Place sugar cube in the bottom of a ...

The Champagne Cocktail — how could you say no? Champagne is amazing and cocktails are amazing, so together, you might reason, it would be even better. It’s up there with “Tuscan villa” or “bacon ...

It’s the end of the year, which is also the bubbliest time of the year, thanks to the rivers of Champagne and sparkling wine that are being imbibed out and at home. But while I would never turn down a ...

The Old Fashioned and the Champagne Cocktail seem like drinks on opposite ends of the sipping spectrum. The first is boozy, brown, served on the rocks, and is generally considered a stoic drink. In ...