Earth day is just around the corner and, like many worldwide events, is best commemorated with a couple of cocktails that remind us what it’s all about. Twenty years ago, Earth Day was mostly celebrated as a way to remind everyone to recycle and plant trees. Nowadays, it’s about even bigger issues such as global warming, energy conservation and sustainable lifestyles.

These two drinks have been borne out of the times, with names and ingredients that truly reflect it.
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Green - it’s the color that reminds us to conserve and protect our precious natural resources. As such, it’s also the most popular color for cocktails especially designed for celebrating Earth day. With the special event commemorating our planet just a few days away, these two green-hued vodka masterpieces should make for a nice drink that serves as an impactful reminder.
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Finished your taxes yet? Whether you’ve filed it already or are still coasting to the deadline, commemorating that dreaded April 15th with a good drink is always in order. What better way to drown out that nagging feeling of handing over your money to “the man,” after all?

These two drinks are both geared towards those who find the IRS a constant presence in their minds during this season. One is a classic and has wiped away more financial worries (for a night) that you can ever imagine. The other is a newer poison concocted in DC’s famous bar, Zola.
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With baseball season starting, bars are taking advantage of the frenzy by rolling out cocktails for their favorite teams. Today, we’ll look at a couple of new cocktails made especially with Red Sox fans in mind.

First up is a controversial cocktail from the bar Bonfire, who rolled out the drink as part of their 2009 Red Sox menu. It received a fair amount of attention (and criticism and laughter) around the web due to its subject matter - steroid-pumping Alex Rodriguez. Dubbed the A-Roid, it’s got all you can ask for in an Alex Rodriguez drink, save for a Madonna reference.
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Some guys like football. Others love baseball. For me, the game I can’t keep my attention away from has always been basketball.

March, of course, is a special time for basketball fans, because it’s when the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championships start. Since I’m the one permanently glued on ESPN and CBS for the games, it’s only natural that I often end up playing host to my friends who want to enjoy the game with some food, drinks and good company.
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