Shake all ingredients on crushed ice, or, if you don’t have that, then the smallest ice you can muster. Shake good and hard ...

With only 3 ingredients, a Rob Roy is an elegantly musky and smoky drink, balanced by sweet vermouth and bright spicy bitters ...

A Godfather cocktail’s sweet and spicy flavor profile tends to lend itself best to desserts that would match the almond-y ...

If your goal is to make a cocktail with scotch, you should not order expensive, high-end whisky. An expert explains why that is and what you should do instead.

Invented by legendary bartender Phil Ward, this unlikely cocktail combines smoky scotch, apple syrup, and a rare strong beer.

SPIRITS15_06.jpg For the Cocktail column, Donata- 2 oz Scotch 3/4 oz Gilliano 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 1 lemon twist Event on 8/31/06 in San Francisco. Peter DaSilva / The Chronicle MANDATORY ...

With farmers market martinis, infused spirits, the cocktails at these French Quarter restaurants are drawn increasingly from the kitchen.