Disco drinks remind us that colour has always been part of cocktail language. Long before Instagram, bartenders were manipulating hue to signal sweetness, seduction, and spectacle under the mirrorball.

For our ‘One Bottle Three Ways’ series, we’re changing things up in this edition. Instead of building multiple drinks around a single bottle, we explored the full Nikka Coffey range, asking pro-bartender Kim Xie from Calgary, Alberta, to create a cocktail inspired by the colour of each label.

A refreshing highball is proof that less really can taste like more.

Beverage rituals are usually encountered at one of two moments: when a drink is assembled, or when it is consumed. But no matter when or where the ritual takes place, doing or saying something special before you drink is an act of intentional threshold crossing and fellowship — it signals that the experience is about to begin and that everyone involved is partaking in good faith.

Beverage rituals are usually encountered at one of two moments: when a drink is assembled, or when it is consumed. But no matter when or where the ritual takes place, doing or saying something special before you drink is an act of intentional threshold crossing and fellowship — it signals that the experience is about to begin and that everyone involved is partaking in good faith.

The buzz around sustainable cocktails has died down in recent years, but does that mean it’s 86’d or has conscientious cocktails become the norm?

The Margarita is, without question, one of life’s most perfect cocktails. If it wouldn’t take much to convince you that there is a taco for every season, then surely, there’s a Margarita for every occasion.

With three easy builds, Jessica Colacci shows us just how many personalities one bottle can have and why Montenegro deserves a permanent place in your rotation.