cocktails

Welcome to Van Horn, the Biggest Little Town in West Texas

August 22, 2023 | By Nicole Beckley

Six Essential San Antonio Cocktails to Try This Summer

May 6, 2023 | By Cynthia J. Drake

Las Ramblas Cocktail Lounge Brings Nightlife to Historic Downtown Brownsville

November 23, 2022 | By Danielle Lopez

Sip On This: Four Texas-Made Cocktail Recipes to Keep Summer Going

September 20, 2022 | By Gabrielle Pharms

Though one of Texas’ hottest summers is beginning to cool off, that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up refreshing poolside cocktails just yet.

This Gin Is Made With Native Juniper Berries From the Davis Mountains

October 29, 2020 | By Laurel Miller

3 Festive Cocktails to Get You in the Holiday Spirit

December 23, 2019 | By Kimya Kavehkar

Make your Christmas and New Year’s festivities extra merry with seasonal cocktails that will impress guests and get them into the celebrating spirit.

Toast Austin’s Bats with A Special Cocktail

August 13, 2019 | By Melissa Gaskill

Head to the Four Seasons Hotel overlooking Lady Bird Lake or whip up your own “El Murciélago” at home

Holiday-Themed Pop-Up Concept Coming to Texas Bars

November 19, 2018 | By Kimya Kavehkar

While most of us might be too old to sit on Santa’s lap, that doesn’t mean we’ve outgrown holiday merriment. For a warm glow within and without, make plans to stop by Miracle, a pop-up concept coming to five Texas bars this season. Miracle transforms watering holes in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Galveston into full-blown holiday wonderlands with nostalgic, kitschy décor and themed specialty cocktails Nov. 23 through Dec. 29. The concept debuted in New York City in 2014 and now has 80 locations internationally.

Drinking in the Details

February 1, 2014 | By Lori Moffatt

I’m bellied up to the oval mesquite bar at El Monumento restaurant in Georgetown, waiting for my perfect negroni—an astringently bittersweet concoction whose murky history places its first appearance in Italy around 1919—as bartender and resident hooch historian Jeremy Corn conducts an abridged version of his monthly “Mixology 101” class.

Mixing it Up

December 20, 2013 | By Anthony Head

Every July, New Orleans throws an event called Tales of the Cocktail, a five-day celebration of fine drinks and the people who love them.

The October 2023 issue of Texas Highways "Tastes Like Home"

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