Hi, Friends of Cocktails! How do you make a cocktail… when you don’t know what the key ingredient will be? Picture this: You get one ingredient, randomly assigned, and you have to make it work - this is what the Cointreau Margarita Challenge is all about in 2026. Now, I’m not competing, but I’ll go through the exact same process with you. From how to apply, to letting you know what my secret ingredient is, the 6th edition of the Margarita Challenge is here and we’d love to see you join by...

Hi, Friends of Cocktails! I have awesome news: Physics has been hacked. Mixing water and oil is now possible, and they stay combined without the need for emulsifiers or additives. So of course I took a step further, and used alcohol, and different fats. This is a brand new technique from Iain McPherson he calls Densing, and it might completely change how we build flavor into cocktails. And the wild part is that you only need one countertop tool to make it happen. So today we're breaking down...

Today we're turning cloudy juice completely clear… all thanks to freezing. No milk, no enzymes, no gelatin, just your freezer, and time