There's something about bourbon that just screams "party." Whether in an Old Fashioned or rolled into some bourbon balls, the dark, sweet spirit brings cheer to every party and dinner it attends. Your holiday season should contain many bourbon cocktails, yes, but don't overlook the culinary applications of the brown booze.

Happy weekend, my friends, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Today we're making an herbaceous yet balanced beverage I found in the iconic Playboy's Host & Bar Book.

Vanilla is a ubiquitous ingredient found in almost every recipe for every baked good ever created but, unless you're making a vanilla-focused treat with a large amount of the extract, you can sub in a little bourbon or dark rum.

Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This week was kind of hectic for various reasons, so I feel the need for something insanely streamlined, even by our standards. I want to pour, stir and sip, and maple syrup is going to help me get there.

Hot buttered rum is so good in theory, but in practice, it always disappoints. Slurping a film of butter off your top lip is a bit much, even for those of us who would eat a stick of butter like a banana were society ready to accept us.

Happy (well deserved) weekend, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This week we're focusing on a bourbon-based twist on my beloved Bee's Knees: The Gold Rush.

Happy weekend, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This week we're stirring up a stiff one in preparation for the season premiere of a very stressful program: Game of Thrones.

'Tis the season for colds and coughs, but it's also the season of hot toddies, and the latter has been known to help ease the pain of the former.