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WCNC - Spooky Sips Made Simple, Oct. 2025
The Food Section - Come for the booze, stay for the boos, Oct. 2025
The Journal - Spooky Vibes, Oct. 2025
Late Checkout - We’re Just Here for the Boos, Oct. 2025
Access Carolina - Mixologist shares spooky cocktails for the Halloween season, Oct. 2025
Positively Charlotte - Killer Cocktails for Halloween, Oct. 2025
Halloween Living - Spooky Cocktails: A Seasonal Spell that brings monsters to the bar, Oct. 2025
All Hallows Geek - New Recipe Book ‘Spooky Cocktails’ Arrives Just In Time for Halloween, Aug. 2025
Liquor.com – Every Cocktail Book you Need to Know: Spring 2019, March 2019
Playboy – Proof That Love and Mixology Makes for a Perfect Match, Feb. 2019
Women’s World – Say cheers!, Feb. 2019
The Daily Mail – Make Mine A Flirtini, Feb. 2019
The Bourbon Review – The Most Romantic Whiskey Cocktail to Make on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 2019
Forbes – Cocktail Lovers Will Swoon Over New Book, Feb. 2019
Tailgater Magazine – Liquid Romance, Jan./Feb. 2019
Cosmopolitan – 28 of the Sexiest Cocktails to Sip On, Jan. 2019
The Humble Garnish – Book Review: Romantic Cocktails by Clair McLafferty, Jan. 2019
Mel Magazine – These are the Only Acceptable Drinking Games, According to Bartenders, Oct. 2018
NerdWallet – Bartenders spill secrets for keeping your tab in check, July 2018
AL.com – Clair McLafferty on the cocktail revolution and the future for Birmingham’s bartenders, July 2018
Homewood Living – Clair McLafferty: Cocktail Maven, June 2018
What's Cookin' Today Show – National Martini Day, June 2018
AJC – The best cocktail books of 2017, Dec. 2017
WBHM – Writer Clair McLafferty on Cocktails and the Art of Bartending, May 2017
Word of Mouth, New Hampshire Public Radio – Half Wild, High Tech Whiskey Aging, & The Great British Baking Show, Aug. 2016
On Second Thought, Georgia Public Broadcasting – A Toast To Crafting Southern Cocktails, May 2016