American Drink is a year old today!

First, thanks to all you likers, rebloggers, linkers, subscribers and just plain ol’ readers. It’s our hope that we helped you become better drinkers vs. better-than-you drinkers.

For those of you who are new to newish to AD, here are a few posts to help get you started:

• OMG YUM WTF IS IN THIS - Three basic ingredients and how to apply them by JT Dobbs.

• Rules for my unborn son - Tips for drinking like an adult by James Thornburg

• Horseradish infused vodka - Or, “How to make vodka interesting” by John Moltz

• Mixers, Boobs and You - Enough with the fake shit and how to go natural by Albert McMurry

• Shelf life - Why you actually don’t hate vermouth by Kim Lisagor

Second, thanks to the contributors. How awesome are they? Very. Check it:

• Awesome photography by Katie Spence

• A cocktail noob experience by Sarah Robinson

• Discovering, experimenting and creating something new by Doreen Marchionni

• Tributes to classic cocktails by Buzz Anderson and Jim Ray

• A bizarre, old Newfoundlander tradition by Mary Beth Hefferton

• How about a javascript that converts tumblr names to real ones for those of you that run group tumblrs? Rod Knowlton totally did that for us.

It’s been a fun year. We’re still figuring things out and we’re learning a ton. There are changes in the works to make navigating, searching and reading the site a much better experience.

Thanks again, everybody.

Be responsible. Drink for fun.

Posted at 2:14pm.