Sweet Vermouth
Sweet vermouth is a drink steeped in tradition. Does it matter which one you buy…
Published: July 2019
Sparkling Water
Our tasters wanted prominent bubbles and a clean, crisp flavor. Which products f…
Published: June 2019
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Tonic Water
Fancy tonic waters abound. Do you need one to make a good gin and tonic?
Published: May 2019
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Mexican Lagers
We sampled the four best-selling imported Mexican lagers plain and cooked in dru…
Published: January 2015
Orange Juice
Is the sunny image of our favorite breakfast juice actually just pulp fiction?
Published: March 2014
Supermarket Medium-Roast Coffee
Decades after they convinced Americans to drink ultradark French and Italian roa…
Published: March 2013
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Tomato Juice
We wanted to find a a product that we work well cooked in recipes, that we could…
Published: November 2010
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Instant Espresso Powder
Is the right espresso powder the secret to intense chocolate flavor in brownies …
Published: March 2010
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Premium Teas
Supermarket teas have improved in quality; does it still make sense to buy premi…
Published: July 2007
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Supermarket Black Tea
Which black tea you should buy depends on how you take it—plain or with milk and…
Published: April 2016
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Orange Liqueurs
For cooking, do you need to spend big bucks for the prestige brands, or will som…
Published: September 2006
Supermarket Green Tea
The Japanese and Chinese have sipped green tea for more than a millennium. Sudd…
Published: August 2011
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Hot Cocoa Mix
The best cocoa mixes feature a double dose of chocolate.
Published: February 2009
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Irish Beer
We tasted seven beers which claim an Irish pedigree to determine if Guinness, th…
Published: April 2005
Hard Apple Cider
We tasted four nationally available hard ciders both plain and cooked in recipes…
Published: October 2014
Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate
We’d long written off frozen concentrated orange juice as a relic from the 1950s…
Published: April 2013
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Grapefruit Juice
Grapefruit juice runs the gamut in terms of tartness and sweetness. We put five …
Published: August 2014
Sherry
In the test kitchen, we use sherry in a variety of recipes. Does it matter what …
Published: October 2012
Decaffeinated Coffees
Has grocery store decaf coffee improved as much as the high-octane stuff in rece…
Published: December 2009
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Iced Tea
Do specialty packages blended specifically for iced tea really make a better pit…
Published: September 2009
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Bottled Iced Teas with Lemon
We were looking for iced teas that actually tasted like tea. Could any deliver?
Published: August 2009
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Bottled Water
Are we out of our minds to pay over 35 cents per glass for bottled water?
Published: August 2007
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