Brewing beer and making wine at home are popular (and fairly simple) hobbies. But making your own spirits at home is much more difficult, not to mention a federal offense if you don't have a distiller ...

Coffee liqueur is a bar staple that's common in many drinks, like the re-popularized espresso martini. But for cocktails that require extensive specialty liqueurs, it isn't always affordable to buy ...

‘Tis the season for a little festive fun! While many of our celebrations this year will be smaller in size, that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy a warm cup of cocoa by the fire…with a little ...

When many people think of alchemy, images of ancient monks attempting to manifest gold from base metals are conjured up. But it also has a second, less supernatural past — the creation of healing ...

This year, a homemade holiday gift might be even more welcome than usual, and you may have a bit more time to make it a reality. Look no further. We’ve got a special boozy drink you can make yourself, ...

We’re in that in-between season where locally grown produce is scant at farmers markets but memory of past seasons’ bounty holds the promise of crisp vegetables and juicy fruit. Already, tables are ...

Every spring morning I walk into my backyard, take a deep inhale, and wish I could bottle that smell. This year, I did it. The artichokes put an herby bitterness into the air, the verbena adds citrus, ...

Ute Londrigan grew up in Germany, helping her grandmother Maria Clancet make homemade fruit liqueurs. When she and her family moved to Westchester, NY, she started making them for family and friends. ...