In which the game is changed, and a new era of enlightenment ensues

If you want to make cocktails at home, here is the single most important piece of advice no amount of lifestyle doomscrolling or armchair mixologizing will give you: acquire a box of those Repour wine saver bottle stopper thingies—they really work! Or, like, an entire vermouth and Amaro fridge plus a dangerous new level of alcohol consumption.