In Defense of the Long Island Iced Tea 12×75 Opinion · Last Call Somewhere along the way, ordering one became a confession. That reputation is mostly deserved and completely beside the point. Written by Vim, Editor of 12×75.... Categories Cocktail
The Liquor Store of 2030 Won’t Be a Store at All 12×75 Futures Uber just switched off a billion-dollar booze app. The lesson is not that buying a drink will never change. It is that it already has, and the next... Categories Bourbon/Champagne/Cocktail/Gin/Non-Alcoholic Drinks/Tequila/Wine Blog
The Hotel Minibar Wrote Its Own Obituary It was past eleven by the time I finally got to the room. The flight had been delayed, then delayed again, and for the last four hours the only thing... Categories Bourbon/Cocktail/Gin/Non-Alcoholic Drinks/Tequila/Wine Blog/Wine Coolers
We Spent 20 Years Making Cocktails More Serious. Can They Be Fun Again? There is a particular silence that falls over a certain kind of cocktail bar. The bartender holds your $19 drink up to the light, adjusts a single dehydrated flower with... Categories Cocktail
Who Inspired the Espresso Martini? It Wasn’t Kate Moss Case Open 12×75 Investigates Who Inspired the Espresso Martini? It Wasn’t Kate Moss A model asked a Soho bartender for a drink to wake her up and wreck her. Forty... Categories Cocktail
Moscow Mule Recipe | How To Make One, Taught By A Russian 12×75 Recipes How To Make A Moscow Mule, Taught To Me By A Russian Three ingredients, one copper mug, and a surprising number of ways to get it wrong. A... Categories Cocktail
Why Does Everyone on Below Deck Drink Espresso Martinis? 12×75 on the Culture Why Does Everyone on Below Deck Drink Espresso Martinis? Different boat, different captain, different Mediterranean island, same triangular glass of alcoholic coffee. The espresso martini might... Categories Cocktail
Green Tea Shot Recipe | No Tea, Just Jameson 🍸 12×75 Recipes Green Tea Shot Recipe: No Tea, Just Jameson There is no tea in a green tea shot. There never was. It is a peachy, sweet-and-sour Irish whiskey... Categories Cocktail
What Is Vermouth? It’s Wine, and Yours Is Probably Dead 🍸 12×75 Explains What Is Vermouth? It’s Wine, and Yours Is Probably Dead Not a spirit. Not immortal. Not just a splash for Martinis. A proper guide to what vermouth... Categories Cocktail
Smoked Old Fashioned | Why Every Bar Sets Yours on Fire 🔥 12×75 on the Trend Why Is Every Bar Setting Its Old Fashioned on Fire? Torches, smoke guns, glass cloches full of applewood haze. The most famous whiskey cocktail in... Categories Cocktail
Practical Magic Made Midnight Margaritas Famous. Now the Sequel Is Selling You One ✦ ✦ ✦ 12×75 on the Culture Practical Magic Made Midnight Margaritas Famous. Now the Sequel Is Selling You One A scene about four women, a blender and some real... Categories Cocktail
The Original Espresso Martini Recipe from 1983 The 12×75 Definitive Recipe The Espresso Martini: The Definitive Recipe Cold, black, bittersweet and strong, with a dense tan foam. Here is how to make it properly, and why most... Categories Cocktail
