Susan L. Schwartz, Author At A Lush Life Manual

This is what happens when a classic gets a small but meaningful upgrade. The Americano

January 1 is a strange drinking day. You still want a drink, just not necessarily

New Year’s Eve drinks need to do one thing well: feel like a celebration without

This is the drink people expect on New Year’s Eve, and that’s fine. You pour

If you already like a Manhattan, this version won’t ask you to relearn anything. It’s

Some cocktails are about impact. Others are about balance. The Reverse Manhattan belongs firmly in

By Christmas Eve, everyone is done. Done shopping, done cooking, done pretending this is all

The Perfect Manhattan is all about balance. By splitting the vermouth evenly between sweet and

The Black Manhattan takes the familiar structure of the classic Manhattan and quietly shifts it

The Old Fashioned isn’t seasonal because it tries to be—it’s seasonal because it adapts. In