The Beard Behind the Bar

Cocktails

With a cocktail shaker in his hands and his beard behind the bar, master mixologist Jeff Naples is ready to enhance your drinking experience with his simple cocktail tutorials.

Smoking cocktails doesn't just look cool. It adds great flavor!

Smoked Whiskey Cocktails

Live apple-y ever after with these apple-themed drinks.

Apple Cocktails for Autumn

This twist on a Bloody Mary cocktail is full of spice and everything nice.

Green Bloody Mary

Lift your spirits with a drink sure to leave a bite. Jeff's Vampire Kiss is his take on a sour cocktail that's made with a "bloody" simple syrup rim. Lighting it on fire makes it a show-stopper!

Vampire's Kiss

Brighten up your morning with two brunch cocktails—a Michelada and a Miami Breakfast!

Brunch Cocktails

Jeff creates a Black Cat cocktail and a creepy One-Eyed Purple People Eater mixer.

Here's To Halloween

It was only a matter of time before the pumpkin spice craze entered the land of liqueur. Jeff's "P. 52" drink layers Kahlua, Baileys Pumpkin Spice and Fireball Cinnamon Whisky with a swirl of Reese's whipped cream on top.

Pumpkin Spice P.52 Drink

Give tequila a shot with two ways to enjoy the Mexican spirit for Halloween.

Tequila Two Ways

Fully stocked with fresh cranberries, Jeff’s ready to crush it with the Crangria and Cranberry Smash.

Crushin' It With Cranberries

Turn your favorite fall dessert into a decadent craft cocktail.﻿

White Chocolate Pumpkin Martini and Drunken Seeds Recipe

Use wine to make fall-flavored cocktails—Falling Leaves and Fall Forager Sangria—perfect for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving.﻿

Autumn Wine Cocktail Ideas

Cheers to a fresh fall margarita flavor. Jeff's pear margarita cocktail is simple, sweet and spiced just right!

Pear Margarita

Jeff creates two decadent drinks – Fall Fruit Royale and the Toasted Pumpkin – with a cornucopia of fall flavors.

Toast To Thanksgiving

Bring a little flair to your coffee with the cold brewed Irish coffee and classic brewed Mexican coffee.﻿﻿

Coffees Around The World

Take your love of bacon to the next level! Jeff's bacon and bourbon cocktail is savory, salty and just the right amount of sweet.

Bacon and Bourbon

Cocktail buffet, you say? This prosecco party bar with homemade grenadine and chestnut liqueur is perfect for holiday parties.

Holiday Party Prosecco Bar

Stay warm this winter with hot cocktails like a Hot Toddy or a Trim the Tree Hot Cocoa featuring Jeff's hot chocolate recipe. ﻿﻿﻿

Hot Drink Recipes for Winter Nights

Make December very merry with Hy-Vee's Advent Wine Calendar! Plus, get ideas for tasty wine cocktails.﻿

Advent Wine Calendar

Battle the cold with something spicy! Jeff's Cranberry Shrub is a complex craft cocktail with a kick.﻿

Cranberry Shrub

Cheers to a happy, healthy new year with Jeff's Elderberry Martini cocktail!﻿

Elderberry Martini

Add a festive, frothy cocktail to your menu this holiday season. Jeff's Cranberry Gin Fizz is full of seasonal flavors.﻿

Cranberry Gin Fizz

Put a tart twist on a margarita and kick up a mug of hot cocoa for extra holiday spirit.﻿

Holiday Favorites All Grown Up

What better way to warm up on a cold winter day than with some hot cocktails?﻿ ﻿Watch how to make a New Old Fashioned and a Lemon Hot Toddy.

Cold-weather Cocktails

Vodka is one of the most versatile spirits on the market—great for infusing and bringing out citrus flavors.

Next-Level Vodka Cocktails

Keep it simple with a red velvet cupcake martini or mix up a bourbon county coffee.

Bailey's Cocktails

Shake things up with Jeff's French 75 champagne cocktail.

French 75 Champagne Cocktail

It's a DIY type of day with Jeff's easy homemade cinnamon bourbon.

Cinnamon Bourbon

Conquer your cookie craving with Jeff's Oreo cocktail.

Oreo Cocktail

Jeff's DIY Rum-Infused Horchata combines the classic flavors of rum and horchata with a creamy twist.

DIY Horchata

Jeff's Red-Headed Mule mixes your favorite red wine, ginger syrup, lime juice and Coke in a cold copper cup. Enjoy!

Red-Headed Mule

Find out how to customize drink flavors and how to create drinks like Blueberry Vodka Lemonade and Lemon Cake Lemon Drop.


DIY Flavored Vodka

Mix up your normal happy hour go-to with two tried-and-true whiskey drinks. Jeff's classic Boulevardier and leveled-up Georgia Peach recipes are simply refreshing. ﻿

Whiskey Cocktails - Boulevardier and Georgia Peach

Add romance to your Valentine's Day drink menu with a Double-Berry Bellini using raspberry and blackberry puree, prosecco, pink sugar-coated rim, and berry garnish.

Double-Berry Bellini

Keep your cocktails cool with ice that adds flavor and flair to your drink. Try ice cube molds to create various shapes and sizes, or add color by freezing fruits, herbs, and olives!

Cocktail Ice Basics

Jeff's Purple Potato Drink features a cool chemical reaction that makes this cocktail change colors before your eyes.

Purple Potato Drink

Jeff's fun jello shots will take your party prepping game to the next level. Try the Blue Moon look-alike, the zero-waste fruit shots, or the classy cosmo jello shots.

Jello Shots

Sip a spirit that looks as good as it tastes. Jeff adds garnishes of fresh herbs, berries, and edible flowers to his New York Sour and Hendrick's Gin and Tonic.

Garnishes

Cocktails like the Sunrise and Fruity Tooty Milkshake prove breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Jeff uses whipped cream vodka for new takes on a mimosa and cereal and milk.

Boozy Breakfast

Have your cake and drink it too! With a Toasted Caramel Chocolate Martini and a Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Pie, don't wait until dessert to get a sweet treat.

Dessert First Cocktails

Get together for the big game with drinks that pair well with football, friends, and game day foods. Please the crowd with Jeff's spicy Game Day Punch, or kick back for kickoff with a Grapefruit Beer Bellini.

Big Game, Bold Drinks

Jeff is busting out the aromatics! Fresh flowers and herbs like hibiscus, thyme, and rosemary bring out sweet and unexpected flavors without artificial additives in two elegant cocktails.

Aromatic Herbs

Blending the warmth of Irish whiskey with the layered flavors of spicy cinnamon smoke, sweet fig, and woodsy rosemary, Jeff's Up in Smoke drink is perfect for any cozy occasion.

Smoked Whiskey

Our expert mixologist has tips for enjoying ﻿your Bulleit whiskey and bourbon to the fullest. Watch how to make two Bulleit cocktails﻿ — a classic Manhattan and a Bourbon Swizzle.

2 Whiskey Cocktails You Should Master

White wine ranges from sweet to dry. Our bartending expert shows you how to choose and serve the perfect chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Plus, see which wine glass to use for white wine.

White Wine 101

It's your lucky day! Master the perfect Guinness pour with Jeff's two cocktail recipes. A classic Black and Tan or Black Russian cocktail is sure to put you in good spirits.

Guinness Black & Tan and Black Russian

Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but you can keep that feeling going all year long with Jeff's Mint Cookie Cocktail recipe that includes DIY Irish cream.

Mint Cookie Cocktail

As a proud Italian American, Jeff shares his secret family recipe for limoncello. This DIY limoncello is great alone or in Jeff's Italian countryside cocktail.

DIY Limoncello

Rosé all day with Jeff's light and refreshing canned rosé cocktail featuring soda water, lime juice, and strawberries for fizzy sweetness.

Canned Rosé

An ingredient often used in cooking takes center stage in two refreshing cocktails: A Basil Cucumber Gimlet and the Basil Strawberry Cooler.

Basil Bar Drinks

Let your taste buds do the talking! Jeff's take on a Sour Patch Kids daiquiri is downright delicious! If your sweet tooth needs something sweet then sour, this is the drink for you. Plus, it's made with a nice, tart cherry flavor.

Sour Patch Kid Daiquiri

Celebrate your birthday – or any day – with this drink that doubles as dessert! Made with birthday cake vodka, almond liqueur, almond milk, brown sugar and vanilla, Jeff's birthday cake-tail tastes and looks just like you expect. Prefer chocolate cake? No problem, Jeff's got a few swaps to make sure you celebrate with your favorite flavor.

Birthday Cake-tail

Gl﻿ühwein, or mulled wine, is a perfect holiday cocktail. It’s easy to make in batches for large groups, and it makes your house smell delicious as it cooks on the stove. Watch how to make this traditional holiday drink.

Holiday Mulled Wine

The new year brings a fresh start! Our master mixologist shows you how to make a New Year’s Eve cocktail featuring figs and Prosecco—perfect for midnight celebrations!

Brown Sugar Fig Bubbly

Our master mixologist combined three of his favorite things into one epic craft cocktail. With a cold brew base, salted caramel drizzle and a whipped cream topping, cocktails don’t get more decadent than this.﻿﻿

Salted Caramel Cold Brew White Russian

Turn your favorite Thanksgiving dessert into a delicious dessert cocktail! Our master mixologist shows you how to make this bourbon cocktail featuring sherry and maple pecan liqueur.﻿﻿

Pecan Pie Bourbon Cocktail

Spook up your Halloween party punch with a creepy-delicious twist on fall sangria.﻿ Our master mixologist’s Blood Red Halloween Sangria features Freakshow Cabernet Sauvignon.﻿﻿

Blood Red Sangria

No drink goes better with fall than apple cider. Our master mixologist has an easy way to turn an apple cider cocktail into punch fit for a crowd.

Apple Cider Punch

Give your classic mojito a fruity twist with Busch Light’s limited-release beer, Busch Light Apple. Our master mixologist will show you how to make this craft cocktail at home.



Busch Light Apple Mojito

Limited-edition MTN DEW Flamin’ Hot is the perfect citrus twist on a spicy margarita. Watch how our master mixologist kicks the classic margarita up a notch.﻿



MTN DEW Flamin' Hot Margarita

Jeff's Kentucky sweet peach tea mule is here to help satisfy your peach cobbler cravings with flavors inspired by the summer dessert filling an iconic copper mug.

Kentucky Peach Cobbler Mule

Our expert mixologist is using ﻿Cupcake Ros﻿﻿é wine to whip up a ﻿frosé cocktail (frozen ros﻿﻿é) that's perfect for summer sunshine and me time.


Cupcake Rose (Frose)

Captain Morgan spiced rum's caramel and vanilla tones go with just about anything. ﻿Watch how to make two tropical Captain Morgan cocktails: the Electric Shark and the Hurricane.

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum Cocktails

Our master mixologist is shaking up two hard seltzer cocktails with Bud Light Seltzer: Fennel & Seltzer and Seltzer Sangria!

Light & Breezy Cocktails Featuring Bud Light Seltzer

Refresh a classic cocktail recipe with a new soda twist! MTN Dew® Zero adds zippy fizz and flavor to a Moscow mule that's perfect for race day.

MTN Dew® Moscow Mule

Our expert mixologist is whipping up craft tequila cocktails with Hornitos Tequila. Learn how to make the super easy Ranch Water and a leveled-up Moscow mule, aka La Mula.

Hornitos Tequila

Owen's Craft Mixers are made with all-natural ingredients low in sugar. Learn to make two healthier cocktails: A Dark & Stormy (with Goslings Rum) and a Summer Spritz (with Beefeater Gin).

Owen's Craft Mixers Cocktails

Jeff's going tropical with a sweet Watermelon Punch that will put you in a vacation state of mind without ever leaving home. With a mini melon as the main ingredient and drink holder, it's the perfect size to share.

Watermelon Punch

Snow cones and Cracker Jack are even sweeter as cocktails. You'll love these baseball-inspired mixes with a few surprises right off the bat.

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