Rimming a glass

Here’s a tip that will make you look and feel like a professional bartender while adding that extra burst of flavor to your drink.

To sugar a cocktail glass
  1. Pour some sugar into a small plate or saucer.
  2. Carefully rub the outside rim of a chilled cocktail glass with lemon.
  3. Holding the glass sideways, dab the glass in the sugar while slowly turning it. Continue until the entire rim has been sugared.
  4. Gently tap off excess sugar into the sink.
To salt a cocktail glass:
  1. Pour some kosher salt into a small plate or saucer.
  2. Carefully rub the outside rim of a chilled cocktail glass with lime.
  3. Holding the glass sideways, dab the glass in the salt while slowly turning it. Continue until the entire rim has been salted.
  4. Gently tap off excess salt into the sink.

Finally add your drink and serve.

Popular Recipes

Check our most popular recipes of this week

Checkerboard cookies on a plate with baking tools in the background.

Go-Board Cookies

40 min • Moderate • 24 to 30 servings

Chilled martini with a cucumber slice garnish on a granite kitchen counter, alongside a cocktail shaker and cutting board.

Sake Vodka Martini

5 min • Easy • 1 serving

Vegetarian dish with sautéed spinach, tofu cubes, and tomatoes served in a bowl on a wooden countertop with fresh ingredients nearby.

Sweet Potato Leaves with Thai Green Curry Paste

35 min • Moderate • 2 to 4 servings

Golden-brown cheese puffs on a plate in a cozy kitchen setting with a cheese grater and a block of cheese in the background.

Italian Cheese Puffs

55 min • Moderate • 36 servings

Golden brown potato croquettes on a white plate, with garlic and potatoes in the background on a kitchen countertop.

Perkedel Kentang (Potato Perkedel)

35 min • Easy to Moderate • 2 to 4 servings

Every Meal Has a Story

Get Inspired by our Memories

Discover Stories