33 Booze Life Hacks Every Drinker Needs to Know

Elevate your bartender, mixologist and sommelier skills to the next level with these 33 booze hacks:

• Capsaicin, the chemical that makes peppers hot, is not water-soluble but is alcohol-soluble. Take a swig of vodka to stop the heat.
• Make cheap wine taste expensive by “aerating” it in a blender for 30 seconds.
• Use tube socks to keep your bottles from breaking when traveling with booze.
• Create your own vanilla extract by slicing vanilla beans lengthwise and storing them in a cheap bottle of vodka for a month.
• Don't water down your white wine with ice; use frozen grapes instead.

• Wrap warm beer in a wet towel and put it in the freezer for a quicker chill.
• Forgot the corkscrew? Make one with a metal clothes hanger.
• Pour cheap vodka through a Brita filter to purify it.
• Remove red wine stains from fabric by spraying it vodka.
• Dry wine glasses with a coffee filter to reduce water stains and streaks.
• Pour vodka on poison ivy rash to reduce the itchiness.
• Use a Solo cup to measure your alcohol.
• Add Skittles to your vodka to create fun flavors.
• Add a drop of olive oil to your beer to reduce the foam.

• Brew your own hard apple cider with apple cider and bread yeast.
• Chill your beer in 15 minutes by adding water, salt and ice to a bucket.
• Drink a glass of warm water for each drink you consume to slow intoxication and reduce the chance of hangover.
• Add some shine to your hair by washing it with beer.
• Pour beer on rusty nuts and bolts helps loosen them up.
• When adding ingredients to cocktails, always start with the cheapest first.
• Make your own simple syrup with lime juice and brown sugar.
• Get rid of dandruff by washing your hair with rosemary and vodka.
• Fertilize your plants with old, flat beer.

• Deodorize your cutting board by rubbing it with whiskey.
• Feeling sick? Mix rum or whiskey with honey and lemon to fight cold symptoms.
• Make your own grenadine with pomegranate juice and sugar.
• Forgot the cocktail shaker? Use a mason jar or a water bottle shake it up.
• Use extra chopsticks to stir your cocktails.
• Use a rolling pin as a muddler. Also, crush your ice with a rolling pin and a ziplock bag.
• Take your cocktails to the next level by adding edible flowers to your ice.
• Use tonic water for ice to keep your cocktails tasty.
• Nobody likes cloudy ice. Boil water for clear ice cubes.
• Rub fresh herbs on the rim of your glass to add extra flavors.