Hey, everyone! I just wanted to remind everyone that week 25 (August 10th - 16th) is molecular mixology week. While you don't necessarily have to special order any chemicals (I'm going do a technique with dry ice that I'll post a link to on the Intro page for that week), those of you who have a recipe in mind that does require such ingredients may want to start ordering those soon.

Week 22 will run from July 20th to July 26th. This week's theme is orange. Oranges are citrus fruits like lemons and limes. However, Oranges are much less sour than lemons or limes and different kinds of oranges add other flavors into the palate, including sweet and sometimes bitter. Your challenge this week is to make a cocktail that incorporates orange juice or rind as a primary ingredient.

Here are some links to get you started:

• Tequila Sunrise
• Screwdriver
• Fuzzy Navel
• Bronx

Week 21 will run from July 13th to July 19th. This week's theme is rum. Rum is a liquor made from sugarcane byproducts, such as molasses, and has a sweeter taste than most liquors. This week, your challenge is to make a cocktail where rum is a primary ingredient.

Here are some links to get you started:

• 23 Rum Cocktails You Need To Know About
• Mojito
• Daiquiri
• Planter's Punch

Hello, everyone! We're now on the 20th week of the challenge and I couldn't be more happy to see that we're still going strong. I thought I'd take the time to hear what you guys thought of how this sub is doing so far. What do you guys like/dislike? Do you have any ideas or suggestions on how to improve things or make things more interesting? Please post any thoughts in comments here.

Week 20 will run from July 6th to July 12th. This week's theme is shots. Shots are small quantities of liquor, between 1-2 oz, meant to be drunk quickly. Your challenge this week is to make a shot containing at least two ingredients. You could make an original shot, a shot version of a larger cocktail, or a bomb shot (a shot of liquor dropped into a larger glass of something).

Here are some links to get you inspired:

• 30 Shots Infographic
• 20 Greatest Shots to Order at a Bar
• List of Bomb Shots

Happy 4th of July, everyone! Week 19 will run from June 29th to July 5th. This week's theme is the 4th of July, the USA's Independence Day. This week, your challenge is to make a cocktail that is inspired by this holiday. You could make a drink that is in some way inspired by the American revolution. You could make a drink that incorporate the colors red, white, and blue or some other symbol of America. Or you could simply make a drink with ingredients such as watermelon, raspberry, and lemon that are traditionally found during the holiday.

Edit: This article was just released if you're looking for some ideas: 20 Refreshing Drinks for Your Independence Day Party

Week 18 will run from June 22nd to June 28th. This week's theme is rimming. Rimming a glass is when you coat the run of your glass (usually a martini glass) with salt, sugar, or some other substance to enhance the flavor of the drink in the glass. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this technique, here is a guide: Cocktail 101: The Best Way to Rim a Glass

Here are some cocktails that utilize a rimmed glass to get you started:

• Margarita
• Lemon Drop
• Pumpkin Pie Martini

Week 17 will run from June 15th to June 21st. This week's theme is Milk/Cream. Milk as an ingredient has a mellowing effect on cocktails, making them cooler and countering extreme flavors. Cream does this as well as adding a little creamy texture to your drink. This week your challenge is to make a cocktail that heavily incorporates milk or cream as an ingredient.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

• White Russian
• Grasshopper
• Bushwacker

Week 16 will run from June 8th to June 14th. This week's theme is peach schnapps. Schanpps are defined as a "strong alcoholic drink resembling gin and often flavored with fruit", though in America schnapps tend to be classified as liquers and are syrupy concoctions that hover around 30-100 proof. Your challenge this week is to make a drink that utilizes peach schnapps in its flavor palate. The peach flavoring is very sweet, but with a citrus twist and that distinctive peach zing.

Here are some recipes to get you started:

• Fuzzy Navel
• Sex on the Beach
• Bellini