Man Cave Happy Hour

Send us a textEver wondered which cocktails you should actually master for your home bar? When the Man Cave Happy Hour crew discovered a list of "13 Essential Cocktails Everyone Should Know How to Make," they couldn't resist putting these classics to the test.Armed with bottles of Sazerac rye, absinthe, Campari, and a lemon that received perhaps too much attention, Jamie, August, Matt and guests Barry and Mike work their way through iconic drinks like the Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Martini and Negroni. What unfolds is equal parts mixology lesson and riotous debate about everything from the wasteful practice of "rinsing" glasses with expensive liquors to the divisive nature of olives in martinis.The crew uncovers fascinating cocktail history along the way, like how the Old Fashioned got its name from frustrated drinkers simply wanting "a good, old-fashioned cocktail" amid increasingly complicated concoctions—a sentiment that resonates in today's era of elaborate mixology. A