Author Archives: Susan L. Schwartz

4-Ingredient Pumpkin Pie Margarita That’s Better Than a Pumpkin Spice Latte

Take everything we love about pumpkin pie, shake it up with Código 1530 Rosa tequila,

6-Ingredient Aperol Cocktail That’s Better Than an Aperol Spritz

The East 8 Hold-Up is a bright, tropical London modern classic that shakes vodka, Aperol,

The Old Fashioned Gets a Baked Apple Upgrade

The Baked Apple Old Fashioned is a seasonal variation that builds on one of the

How to Make the Kentucky Colonel

If the Old Fashioned is bourbon’s most famous showcase, the Kentucky Colonel is its quietest

How to Make the Seelbach Cocktail: Louisville’s Best-Told Lie

Some cocktail origin stories are almost too good to be true. The Seelbach’s actually is

How to Make the Twelve Mile Limit

Prohibition drinkers didn’t wait around for the law to catch up. The Twelve Mile Limit

How to Make the Monkey Gland

Named after one of the strangest medical fads of the 1920s, the Monkey Gland pairs

How to Make the Chrysanthemum

Not every classic cocktail needs a full pour of spirit to earn its place in

How to Make the Widow’s Kiss

The Widow’s Kiss first appeared in print in 1895, in George J. Kappeler’s Modern American

The Bars That Have Outlived Empires

Some bars have been around for so long that the world outside their doors has