Prairie Rose is Food & Wine's senior drinks editor. A trained sommelier, cocktail book author, and wine and spirits educator, in addition to Food & Wine she is also the senior editor of Liquor.com.

Named for the French term meaning "Old Square," a reference to New Orleans' French Quarter, the Vieux Carré dates back to the ...

The ingredients: Rye, Brandy, Benedictine, Peychaud’s, and Angostura bitters, stirred and served in a cocktail glass. The buzz: Pronounced Voo-ca-ray in these here United States, the Vieux Carré is ...

People often ask bartenders what their favorite cocktail is, but a good bartender draw out patrons to find out what they like. Still, if there was ever a time for one cocktail to be noted above others ...