No. 10: November/December 2007

FEATURES

Holiday Cheers

Cozy up to these eight festive cocktails.

Gifts Worth Drinking To
50 delicious ideas for the imbibers on your list.

In the Land of the Sazerac

The history of New Orleans comes in a glass.

RECIPE: Lu's Brandied Cherries

Symphonic Brew

Like winemakers, mad-scientist craft brewers blend batches in search of the perfect beer.

Heat Wave READ »
Backyard coffee roasters take their morning cup into their own hands.

Sherry on Top READ »
Spain’s other fortified wine isn’t just for baking  fruitcake anymore.

DEPARTMENTS

Uncorked Drink news you can use.

Dr. Cocktail Rediscovering vintage drinks with Ted Haigh.

Distilled Your questions, expert answers. Ask your own question to our drink experts here.

Taste-Test Seven stellar stouts tasted side by side.

Gear Travel mugs to start your morning off right.

Elements Wine makes a splash behind the bar.

Characters Branson B's new champagne puts some hip-hop in your pop. READ »

Real Deal Holiday entertaining that won’t break the bank.

Style Stain cups get better with time.

Mix It Up How to make perfect pear garnishes.

Scene Scout Where to go now, from Tria in Philadelphia to Spruce in San Francisco.

Cravings A decadent twist on fondue.

Quench An unlikely ingredient makes a 17th-century treasure worth the hunt.

RECIPES

Cocktails Magoo's Amaro Cora Old Fashioned, Violet Fizz, Cameron's Kick, Sommelier's Sidecar, Shirazerac, Blackberry & Cabernet Caipirinha, Winter Rose Punch, Volcano House Buttered Rum, Lu's Christmas Cocktail, Belle de Jour, Spiced Orange, Jefferson's Crimson, Rye Witch, Persimmon Margarita, French 75, Comfortably Old Fashioned, Brandy Milk Punch, Bamboo, Tuxedo, La Perla, Champagne Pear

Food Chocolate-Framboise Fondue

How-to Pear Garnishes