We’ve all occasionally felt ill after one drink too many, but for Angie Mendez, just one sip of a particular cocktail proved nearly lethal. She was on her way home from an office party in Oklahoma ...

I've been drinking vodka sodas since I was 21, maybe a year or two earlier. A vodka soda is basically kind of a highball. It could be a whiskey soda, it could be a gin and tonic, it could be a vodka ...

Just like whiskey, rum, and gin, you’ll find a bottle of vodka in just about everyone’s liquor cabinet. It’s a staple spirit that’s incredibly versatile in cocktails, whether you’re simply enjoying it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily writes about what’s in your glass and why it matters. At first glance, gin and vodka seem like siblings—clear, spirited, ...

Diageo, the booze behemoth, is using all the levers to expand its product reach. So far, so good. . . for shareholders, at least. The liquor giant formed by the merger of Grand Metropolitan and ...

The tradition of cooking with spirits goes back centuries. In the Gascony region of France, for example, Armagnac, the distinctive brandy, is used in all sorts of sauces for game. Similarly, chefs in ...