Drinks Highlights

How to make Mint Julep. Visit www.summerkitchen.tv to experience a new video cookbook with delicious summertime recipes, perfect for your picnic basket or backyard BBQ table.

Mmmm Fresh fruit milkshakes! So easy, so pleasing – think fresh ingredients – think fresh fruit! Visit HolidayKitchen.TV for more video recipes and to order the DVD

Mixologist Stephen Phillips demonstrates how to make a Tom Collins.

Learnhow to choose Champagne and what you need to look for on a champagne bottle.

If you need cocktail ideas for holiday parties, birthday parties, or other fun gatherings, here’s a delicious drink that is good for large groups: sparkling rosé punch! Besides a sparkling wine, you’ll need St. Germain elderflower liqueur, club soda, lemon juice, sugar, and egg whites. Watch our video to see how to make a punch that is a total crowd-pleaser. Plus, find out the secret ingredient YumSugar likes to add as a garnish to this party drink recipe. Hint: it’s "berry" yummy!

If you're intimidated by wine labels, do not fret. We traveled to Freemark Abbey Winery Napa Valley, CA to solve the mystery behind the bottle. From "Single Varietal" 2 AVA & vintage, we got the scoop on how 2 read the labels & learn about the wine inside.

How to make the true classic martini.

Learn how to make a Caipirinha. Made with the national spirit of Brazil, cachaça, this is a delicious and refreshingly simple cocktail.

Mixologist Pablo Moix mixes a TY KU Sake Smash, the perfect drink for summer. Kirk Spahn, co-founder of TY KU Wine and Spirits, gives us the tips, tricks and techniques to make a simple mojito under 100 calories.

The basic margarita gets a little ooh-la-la with a splash of French flavor.

The Rob Roy gets it's name from an opera by the same name which opened in New York in 1894. In those days it was common to bring about new cocktails and name them after popular shows. For the Rob Roy, they simply took an existing popular cocktail, the Manhattan, and substituted the rye for scotch. Most likely, it would have been made with Dewar's blended scotch, which had just recently begun being imported into the states.

Fruity martini served over taste-tingling peach sorbet.

There's no better way to warm up to a new season than with the pumpkin spice latte, a comforting coffee drink that heralds the spices and ingredients of Fall. You'd be surprised to find out just how simple the hot beverage is to prepare at home.

Nothing reminds you of Spain like sangria, and this easy version is divine!