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 Ros﻿﻿é

The caramel and vanilla tones of Captain Morgan spiced rum go with just about anything. ﻿Watch how to make two tropical Captain Morgan cocktails: the light, tropical, and sweet Electric Shark, and the bright, smooth Hurricane.

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum Cocktails

Giuliana Rancic joins our expert mixologist, Jeff Naples, behind the bar to create brunch cocktails featuring her Giuliana Prosecco (available at Hy-Vee). Watch how to make an Aperol Betty and a Sgroppino﻿—two classic Italian cocktail recipes!

Brunch Cocktails with Giuliana Prosecco

How can you enjoy your Bulleit whiskey and bourbon to the fullest? Our expert mixologist has a few ideas. Watch how to make two Bulleit cocktails﻿—a classic Manhattan and a Bourbon Swizzle.

2 Whiskey Cocktails You Should Master

Our expert 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. Watch how to make a MTN Dew® Moscow Mule!

MTN Dew® Moscow Mule

Our expert mixologist, Jeff Naples, is whipping up craft tequila cocktails. Jeff will tell you more about Hornitos Tequila varieties and then show you how to make the super easy Ranch Water and a leveled-up Moscow mule, aka La Mula.

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Hornitos Tequila

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

Vodka is one of the most versatile spirits on the market—great for infusing and bringing out citrus flavors. Watch how to make two craft cocktails, a Puffin Collins and a Henley Highball, using New Amsterdam Vodka.

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Next-Level Vodka Cocktails

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

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Whiskey Cocktails - Boulevardier & Georgia Peach

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

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Guinness Black & Tan and Black Russian

Bring on the bubbly! Champagne doesn't have to be saved for only special occasions. Use it to create Jeff's French 75 cocktail – a four-ingredient drink that'll even make drinking in your sweatpants feel fancy.

French 75 Champagne Cocktail

Kick back and watch the game with a green Bloody Mary cocktail. Jeff's recipe preserves the basics while updating the tailgating classic with more green veggies that you can tailor to your tastes.

Green Bloody Mary OLD

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

If you love fair food, Jeff's street corn-tini is the cocktail for you! It's the perfect combination of sweet and heat, all served up in a martini glass. Sip up the tastes of whiskey, sweet corn, chili and lime.

Street Corn-tini

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

Grab your copper cup! Jeff's Kentucky sweet peach tea mule is here to help satisfy your peach cobbler cravings. With flavors inspired by the iconic dessert, this drink uses homemade peach simple syrup, sweet tea vodka, lime and Sprite Ginger to give a favorite summer dessert a refreshing take.

Kentucky Peach Cobbler Mule

Throw your happy hour back to the early 1900's with Jeff's aviation cocktail. With a floral flavor and lovely violet color, this turn-of-the-century cocktail adapts perfectly to modern day. Garnish with bitters and a homemade brandied cherry, and cheers to the past!

Aviation Cocktail

Whether you're nuts about peanut butter cups or just curious about Jeff's newest cocktail creation, leave it to this master mixologist to make a tasty peanut butter bushwacker. This cocktail is served in a chocolate drizzled glass and features dark rum, coffee liqueur, crème de cacao, Irish cream, coconut cream, pineapple juice and peanut butter.

Peanut Butter Bushwacker

You don't have to be at the fair to enjoy a little cotton candy sweetness! Watch Jeff turn cotton candy into a drink with this cotton candy spritz. Combine St. Germain, strawberry preserves and lemon juice and shake. Then, strain, top with prosecco and garnish with cotton candy!

Cotton Candy Spritz

It's peanut butter and jelly time! This classic sandwich gets a cocktail makeover with Jeff's PB&J old fashioned recipe. Simply, muddle some peanuts, add peanut butter whiskey, drop in a tablespoon of your favorite jelly. Then, shake, strain over ice and garnish with a tiny PB&J sandwich for a new take on two classics!

PB&J Old Fashioned

Cheers to learning more about a classic liquor during Jeff's Whiskey 101. Brush up on the basics, as he talks through composition, flavors, aging, mixology and even shopping to help you better understand bourbon and your taste for this spirit.

Whiskey 101

Sip on sweet cinnamon heat with Jeff's unique DIY cinnamon bourbon. Steeping bourbon, red hot candies, dried red peppers and cinnamon sticks for a great kick, it's delicious to sip by itself or added to a coffee and doughnuts cocktail.

Cinnamon Bourbon

Conquer your cookie craving with Jeff's Oreo cocktail. With just five ingredients, it's easy to whip up! Simply pour coffee liqueur, chocolate vodka and heavy cream into a martini glass rimmed with Oreo cream and chopped wafers. Top with whipped cream and an Oreo and enjoy!

Oreo Cocktail

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. Mix up your own Irish cream and shake with crème de cacao, crème de menthe and heavy cream for a festive, green cocktail.

Mint Cookie Cocktail

Jeff adds romance to the drink menu this Valentine's Day with a pretty double-berry Bellini. Using raspberry and blackberry puree, prosecco, a pink sugar-coated rim and berry garnish, this drink will say "I love you!" in a berry beautiful way.

Double-Berry Bellini

As a proud Italian American, Jeff shares his secret family recipe for limoncello. While this recipe starts with him, it does not lack in quality and simplicity. Made from vodka, lemons, water and sugar, this DIY limoncello is great alone or added to Jeff's Italian countryside cocktail.

DIY Limoncello

Have some fun with your rum! Jeff's DIY Rum-Infused Horchata combines the classic flavors of rum and horchata with a creamy twist. Simply blend together heavy cream, simple syrup, spices, vanilla and rum. Enjoy on the rocks or warm up by adding to a cup of hot cocoa.

DIY Rum-Infused Horchata

Count down to New Year's Eve with Jeff's cotton candy rosé cosmopolitan. More surprising than champagne for celebrations, this cosmo is bursting with flavor and color. Follow Jeff's steps for mixing a standard cosmo base, but adding a fun twist by topping it with rosé and garnishing with cotton candy.

Cotton Candy Rose Cosmopolitan

Keep your cocktails cool with Jeff's tips for using ice to add flavor and flair to your drink. Try different ice cube molds to create various shapes and sizes or add a pop of color by freezing fruits, herbs and olives!

Cocktail Ice Basics

Jeff's gingerbread rum tiki cocktail makes for a happy holiday or happy any day. Plus, this signature flavor is easy to achieve with Captain Morgan gingerbread spiced rum, coconut cream, fruit juices, molasses syrup and nutmeg!

Gingerbread Rum Tiki Cocktail

Get ready to get behind the bar this holiday season with Jeff's bar basics. Start with good garnishes, mixers and spirits and finish with an assortment of wine and beer. You'll have everything you need for classic cocktails at your fingertips.

Bar Basics

There are all kinds of ways to adapt the basic Moscow Mule recipe. 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

Rosé all day with Jeff's light and refreshing canned rosé cocktail. Shake up canned rosé, Pisco, fresh lemon and lime juice, simple syrup and strawberries and pour into a glass. Then, top it off with soda water and more strawberries for a little extra fizzy sweetness.

Canned Rosé

The cool chemical reaction that Jeff's Purple Potato drink relies on is sure to wow whoever you make it for. Mix together a purple potato purée, then shake it up with Pisco, lime juice and cilantro. Then simply add in pineapple juice to turn the drink from pink to purple.

Purple Potato Drink

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 fall occasion.

Smoked Whiskey

Make a trendy and delicious drink for your next tailgate with Jeff's White Claw fruit cocktail punch. Mix a variety pack of White Claw hard seltzer with fruit cocktail, serve over ice, top with diet soda and enjoy!

White Claw Fruit Cocktail Punch

Take a shot at creating one of Jeff's fun jello shots that will take your party prepping game to the next level. Try the Blue Moon look-alike, the zero-waste fruit shots, or step it up a notch with the classy cosmo jello shots.

Jello Shots

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

Watermelon Punch

In the mood for a classic cocktail? Keep it simple with a red velvet cupcake martini or mix up a bourbon county coffee. Either way, Jeff's smooth Baileys cocktails are begging to be sipped.

Baileys Cocktails

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

Tap into your crafty side with Jeff's DIY Vodka. Find out how to customize drink flavors and how to create drinks like Blueberry Vodka Lemonade and Lemon Cake Lemon Drop.

DIY Flavored Vodka

Add some spice to your Cinco de Mayo celebration with a Pineapple Habanero Margarita and Cerveza Cocktail. Watch as Jeff whips up flavorful foam to top off these drinks.

Cinco de Mayo Drinks

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and Jeff's inspiration for his Fruity Tooty Milkshake and The Sunrise cocktails. Watch as Jeff breaks out the whipped cream vodka for new takes on a mimosa and cereal and milk.

Boozy Breakfast

Snow cones and Cracker Jack are even sweeter when they're cocktails. You'll love these baseball-inspired mixes right off the bat. Get ready for a few surprises like a Cracker Jack garnish and a hidden prize.

Baseball Drinks

This new Coke flavor is the perfect inspiration for Jeff's drinks. Old meets new in his version of the Spanish Libre and the Coke Sidecar has been upgraded to the next level.

Orange Vanilla Coke Cocktails

An ingredient often used in cooking takes its place center stage in these refreshing cocktails. Jeff's Basil Cucumber Gimlet brings out a refreshing flavor and the Basil Strawberry Cooler is something you don't want to miss.

Basil Bar Drinks

Jeff proves that you can have your cake and drink it too. With a Toasted Caramel Chocolate Martini and a Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Pie, you don't need to wait until dessert to get a sweet treat.

Dessert First Cocktails

Prepare to get together for the big game with drinks that pair great 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 helps you do right by your resolutions with two low-calorie cocktails - Eat Your Beets & Cucumber Chill. Sip on the healthy side with drinks using detox fruits and vegetables and spa-inspired ingredients.

Resolution-Friendly Cocktails

With Jeff's Champagne Cocktail and Left Bank Martini, you'll ring in the new year with style. To make your new year's eve toast extra fancy, he mixes it up with fresh ingredients, elegant accents and a blend of spirits that'll please every party guest.

New Year's Eve Spirits

Jeff lets us in on the sweet secret for his famous Burgundy Apple Cider and Cider Swirled Caramel Sundae. Take a peek as he creates tasty winter cocktails with apple pie goodness.

Apple Cider Signatures

Jeff busts out the aromatics with fresh herbs to make a mai tai and his own creation, the Anna. Ingredients like hibiscus, thyme and rosemary bring out sweet and unexpected flavors in these elegant cocktails without using artificial additives.

Aromatic Herbs

Enjoy the fruity side of fall with cocktails made from fresh blackberries. In this episode, Jeff uses their warm, rich flavor to make an elegant Amelia cocktail and a delicious Blackberry Smash.

Big & Bold Blackberries

With a fresh lineup of hearty ingredients, this episode makes bartending at a tailgate into a team activity. Jeff reveals his game day recipes for a DIY Bloody Mary and Beer-A-Rita that you can easily transport to any tailgate party.

Time To Tailgate

It’s apple pickin’ season, but Jeff makes it apple sippin’ season. In this episode, he shakes it up with three of his favorite apple-based cocktails for Autumn – Apple Smash, Apple Sangria and Apple Sage Bee’s Knees.

Apples For Autumn

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

Cranberry Shrub

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

Advent Wine Calendar

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

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

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

Crushin It With Cranberries

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

Coffees Around the World

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

Tequila Two Ways

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

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

Smoked Whiskey Cocktails

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

Brunch Cocktails

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

Green Bloody Mary

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

Apple Cocktails for Autumn

This "bloody" sour Halloween cocktail can be made with a variety of spirits.

How to Make a Vampire's Kiss

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

Here's to Halloween

Jeff's Pumpkin Spice P. 52 drink layers Kahlua, Baileys Pumpkin Spice, and Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, topped with Reese's whipped cream.

Pumpkin Spice P.52 Drink

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