Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Like all infused spirits, gin is something you ...

When Kurt Cyr first purchased an old Indio Elks Lodge with three other Palm Springs makers, he discovered juniper berries growing across the 10-acre Mountain Center land. Then 2015, he had just taught ...

Szechuan peppercorns are the secret to this bold and spicy G&T. The Wild Gin & Tonic is a spicy riff on a Gin & Tonic cocktail that combines gin infused with toasted Szechuan peppercorns with yuzu ...

When I told people I was doing a story on San Diego’s alcohol industry, almost everyone asked what angle I would take on our vibrant craft beer community. “I’m actually writing about our local ...

Why is it we have seen countless vodka infusions, from lychee to green tea, and rarely any other spirit used as the base? Of course, vodka still remains America’s favorite spirit, odorless, colorless, ...

Making homemade spirits sounds like an impossible task, given the equipment and jumps through regulatory hoops needed to produce a mere ounce of the stuff. And yes, DIYing your way to a fine rye ...