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Amy Traynor

Amy Traynor is a cocktail blogger and photographer. Since 2018, she's shared classic, modern, and her own cocktail recipes to her audience on Instagram (179k followers) and Moodymixologist.com. She's the author of The Essential Bar Book for Home Mixologists and Essential 3-Ingredient Cocktails. Amy lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two daughters.

The holiday season is the best time to enjoy a dessert cocktail, and this festive Christmas cookie martini is the perfect mix of sweet, creamy, and boozy. This recipe uses four ingredients to recreate the flavor of freshly baked vanilla sugar cookies, but with a more adult flavor profile than similar recipes. Don't forget the …

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If you want a fun Halloween cocktail that's as cute and creepy as it is delicious, try my Spooky Spider Web Margarita! This is a simple three ingredient cocktail that's dressed up for spooky season with a sticky spider web garnish. Read on to learn how to make marshmallow spider webs for all your Halloween …

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Fall is here and if you end up with a surplus of apples like me, I have some great recipes for you! This easy-to-make apple vanilla syrup is a great way to use up those extra apples or to get the most out of bruised or wrinkly ones that might otherwise get tossed. Apple syrup …

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