Innovative Vermouth Company Co-Founded by E.C. Native Makes Waves

recognized nationwide for its quality and innovation, Lasdon Vermouth is a game-changer

There are craft liquors galore across the nation, and quite the roundup of Wisco-made spirits too, but Lasdon Vermouth has created a product that tackles an otherwise difficult issue for vermouth drinkers to overcome ...

New Twists on an Old Fashioned Debate

cocktail bars returning to pre-Prohibition-style recipes for beloved Wisconsin drink

For decades, if you sidled up to the bar at any Wisconsin establishment – whether a corner tavern or a northwoods supper club – and ordered an Old Fashioned, you were almost guaranteed to get a very specific drink. It was served on ice in an Old Fashioned glass ...

Sip on the Valley’s Favorite Cocktails

here are our readers’ picks for the best craft cocktails in the region

According to voters in our most recent Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll, these craft cocktail conquerors make happy hour a whole lot happier ...

Speak Easy, Menomonie

The Gin Mill offers tasty cocktails and everyman brews

There’s a new speakeasy in Menomonie. But it’s OK – you don’t have to keep it a secret. The Gin Mill, (228 Main St.), a new bar with a hidden ...

The Valley's Favorite Cocktails

Volume One readers' picks for the best craft cocktails in the region

According to voters in the 2019 Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll, these craft cocktail conquerors make happy hour a whole lot happier ...

Celebrate the New '20s With a Spin on Some 1920s Cocktails

The Chippewa Valley is getting ready to toast in 2020; it’s time to prepare for the occasion by practicing a modern spin on some classic cocktails. You might have seen Zac Zubal pouring beers at the Thirsty Badger or ...

The Eau Claire Old Fashioned

New York Times cocktail writer mixes brandy-laden tribute to city

A new book by New York Times cocktail writer (and Wisconsin native) Robert Simonson memorializes Eau Claire is a way that local imbibers will appreciate: through the name of a cocktail ...

3 Christmastime Cocktails and How to Make Them

share a cup of holiday cheer with these Wisconsin winter favorites

The holidays are a great time of year to try out a new drink (or two!) while celebrating with family and friends. We asked our own family and friends about their favorite Christmastime cocktails ...

More Than Just a Drink

Menomonie bar manager knows cocktails are about experience

'Oh, that looks so good!” 10-year-old Ivy Meier thought when she saw a Grasshopper – after all, the cocktail’s main ingredient was ice cream. She was at a supper club with her mother, sister, and grandmother ...

Inside a Professional's Liquor Cabinet

in his own home, bartender favors high-quality, simple ingredients to mix classic drinks

Cody Maciosek, who has been bartending at The Lakely in Eau  Claire for a little over a year, has five years of cocktail mixing under his belt and a dedication to quality of ingredients. Maciosek takes inspiration for his drinks ...