If you’ve been around for any length of time, you know we would never miss the chance to make pretty websites cookies or cocktails. Ever. If you’re a true OG, you may even remember Jeff & Darren’s annual (and famous) Cookies & Cocktails party — famous in the greater Pacific Northwest region. While it didn’t happen […]

Welcome to Summer, friends! Sadly, we can’t offer you a lawn chair or clink celebratory cheers over a summer cocktail in person.  But we *can* give you our secrets to level-up your cookout… Read on for three of our all-time favorite recipes for your Summer festivities: the perfect crowd-pleaser hot dog bar, a batch cocktail that’s […]

Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, a summery, delicious taco bar — and the #tonicapproved drinks to accompany it, of course —with the secret components we use to take ours over the top every time. There are very few dishes that satisfy our love of family-style, design-your-own entertaining like tacos. Guests are free to […]

Let’s be honest: when it comes to Thanksgiving prep, hosting, and beyond, you’re probably either a Monica or a Rachel. (Because before the Enneagram, there was “Which Friends character Are You?”) Monica — Your copy of Bon Appetit’s Thanksgiving issue is sitting dogeared + wine-stained on the counter, and hors d’oeuvre planning has kept you up […]

Fall is officially here, and while the cooler temperatures haven’t quite made it to either coast quite yet (Jeff’s eagerly anticipating the return of his all-flannel wardrobe), we have a few favorites to help ring Autumn in true TONIC-style. Drink: The Lion’s Tail The perfect “transitional” cocktail to take you from the light and fresh […]

Our new site and blog are live, AND it’s Friday. If ever there was a time for a great cocktail, it’s now. It’s basically been the summer of Aperol here at TONIC HQ, but when you take it out of a spritz (or our favorite, grapefruit soda and tequila) and pair it with bourbon, you’ve […]