



- Ice from your refrigerator dispenser can cut the quality of a drink by look and taste. Buy a large ice tray and impress friends or family when you plop one of those big guys in a large glass.
- Who doesn’t enjoy a beer from a cold glass? Put your glasses in the refrigerator an hour before serving. The taste will be as smooth as ever.
- When a recipe calls for a cherry, Luxardo are the way to go. The flavor is much less sweet than maraschino and their higher elegance is worth the extra bucks.
- Toothpicks are great for twisting garnishes and then resting on the side of your glass. Sword toothpicks are my favorite but any will do.
- Invest in one good martini shaker. The stories it will tell over time will be worth the investment.