To use a Hawthorne strainer, mix your cocktail in the shaker, then remove the shaker's lid and position the strainer over the mouth of the mixing tin, with the coil facing downward. The tabs and coil ...

Use the cocktail strainer to pour the base over the ice in the Collins glass, it should fill the glass about 2/3. Top the cocktail with a small, maybe two-ounce, pour of fizzy mineral water.

Muddling refers to the act of simply crushing fruit, sometimes with herbs and sugar, at the bottom of a glass or pitcher. When muddled, fresh fruit releases some of its flavor and aroma. In this case, ...

If you have a standard Boston cocktail shaker (the kind with two cups nested together, not the kind with a strainer attached) and a hand-held cocktail strainer, you can make whipped cream in moments.