PUNCH
MAY 6, 2024
Using homegrown heirloom sugarcane varieties, San Juan Artisan Distillers is part of a small group of producers challenging the imported molasses-based rums that have long dominated the island.
VinePair
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Wine can feel like a universal language. Whether you’re sharing a bottle with friends or walking through the vineyards with a vigneron, or sipping a glass in a country far from home, pleasure is what matters most. And while this is true to some extent, language does play an important role on wine labels across the globe, and it’s easy for important details to get lost in translation.
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The Whiskey Wash
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
There are more whisky festivals than ever these days, so how do you know which ones to attend? The third annual English Whisky Festival is coming to Birmingham’s trendy Digbeth district this November, showcasing the ever-evolving landscape of this category, and allowing whisky fans to sample some of the best whisky that England has to offer. As the founder of the English Whisky Festival and the Exploring English Whisky Club, I believe that there are many good reasons to attend this annual event
Cheers
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart is the owner and president of Koval , an organic distillery in Chicago. Women in Beverage is part of our 2024 Beverage Industry Inclusion supplement. How did you get into the beverage alcohol business? In 2008, my husband and I gave up our careers to follow a set of life goals that became more pressing after we had our first child: We wanted to work together, live in a city we loved, be close to family, and make our own rules (which for me at the time was running a b
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Spiritz
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Most days in a year rise and set just like any other. However, a day like 18th October comes but once a year, and it leaves behind lasting impressions, countless fond memories, and a wealth of knowledge to carry forward. It was a day when the 11th edition of the Spiritz Conclave and Achievers’ Awards 2024 at the Olympus, Le Meridien Gurgaon was one even that blossomed into an unforgettable occasion.
Drinkhacker
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
It’s an unusually chilly and drizzly grey evening in late August in the Big Apple and as we walk along Broadway north of Houston, a golden glow illuminating from a streetfront window inviting us into a wonderland with a geometric display of alchemy. We’ve approached Great Jones Distillery and its three-floor homage to the gilded age in New York City.
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Cocktails with Suderman
MARCH 15, 2024
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! For this year’s Irish whiskey holiday — that’s what it is, right? — we’re going to make one of my favorite Irish whiskey cocktails, the Cooper Union. The Cooper Union was created by one of this newsletter’s heroes, bartender Phil Ward, during the early days of Death & Co. Like most of Ward’s creations, it’s deceptively simple — an easy-to-make mix of high quality Irish whiskey , St.
Cocktail Wonk
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
For a recent project, I analyzed hundreds of tiki recipes. The post The Falernum Files — Will the Real Falernum Please Stand Up? appeared first on Cocktail Wonk.
Just Drinks
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Europe's wine industry is bracing for a nearly 3% decline in production for 2024, according to a report from farming union Copa-Cogeca.
PUNCH
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
“Fruit bat,” “amaroulette,” “dirty dump.” The language developed behind the bar today has come a long way since the age of Jerry Thomas. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to the modern lexicon.
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PUNCH
APRIL 24, 2024
Indian bartenders are reshaping what was once a holdover from British rule into a celebration of homegrown flavors, ingredients and a burgeoning cocktail culture.
PUNCH
APRIL 17, 2024
Just a few years ago, brewers could reliably expect hundreds of enthusiasts to swarm their special releases. Today, beer whales—and their attendant hype—are few and far between.
PUNCH
APRIL 16, 2024
The science-minded bartender found bubbly, crystalline perfection via force carbonation, distillation, clarification and more. (Don’t worry, he has an easy recipe, too.
PUNCH
APRIL 29, 2024
A growing chorus of talented winemakers say that the economics of making wine in the state have turned the promise of the “New California” into a cautionary tale.
PUNCH
JANUARY 9, 2024
When a brewhouse from California’s legendary Russian River Brewing Co. went up for sale, London-based brewer Pete Brown knew he must have it. There were only a few continents and oceans in the way.
PUNCH
MAY 17, 2024
As the bistro staple rises in popularity (and price), many sommeliers find themselves at a crossroads: Serve the beloved wine with a thorny reputation, or find alternatives to satisfy its fans.
PUNCH
AUGUST 6, 2024
Five years ago, the street food–inspired drink didn’t even exist. Now, riffs on the template are making their way around the globe, from CDMX to London and beyond.
PUNCH
MAY 3, 2024
The new Netflix series captures the uncertain power dynamic and unusual level of intimacy between bartender and patron—real, illusory, performative, sometimes all three.
PUNCH
MARCH 29, 2024
We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipes for the Old-Fashioned—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
PUNCH
JULY 16, 2024
A class action lawsuit centers on the alleged dangers of kava and kratom, two ingredients used in a drink purported to boost “vitality,” “chill vibes” and “relaxation.
PUNCH
JULY 12, 2024
With Evil Malört, one bartender is making the polarizing, Chicago-born liqueur worse with ingredients like cuttlefish ink and peppers.
PUNCH
APRIL 4, 2024
The best craft beer breweries in 2024, from a minimalist operation serving lagers to the brewers making IPAs that spotlight regional flavors.
PUNCH
MARCH 5, 2024
Detroit, Michigan’s early morning bars, like Abick’s Bar and Eastpointe Pub, which serve factory workers and first responders, are in decline.
PUNCH
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Just because they’re classic doesn’t mean they’re good. Here are five drinks not worth the hype, and the recipes to try instead, according to bartenders.
PUNCH
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The blue Negroni, a version of the aperitivo drink that's changed color, is trending at cocktail bars across the country. Here's why.
PUNCH
JULY 30, 2024
The 24 best Daiquiri cocktail recipes, including the classic and the Hemingway Daiquiri, plus frozen, clarified and Campari-spiked riffs.
PUNCH
MARCH 19, 2024
For brewer DeWayne Schaaf, a strain of wild yeast became the only living connection to his late father—then it was lost to history. Or so he thought.
PUNCH
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A luxury Martini now costs more than $40 at top cocktail bars. Are bars cashing in on our love for the drink, or is there more to the trend?
PUNCH
JANUARY 25, 2024
Craft beer was built on the open sharing of ideas among brewers. Nonalcoholic craft beer is taking the opposite tack—to the detriment of innovation.
PUNCH
JUNE 4, 2024
The 25 best cocktail recipes to make this summer, from the ultimate frozen Margarita to a Piña Colada made with amaro and other easy drinks.
PUNCH
JUNE 17, 2024
Punch's Best New Bartenders of 2024 will be announced in August. Here are the finalists, a group driving cocktail culture forward.
PUNCH
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Political Pattie’s, described as a sports bar for politics, became Washington, D.C.’s most hated bar in under a week. Here's how.
PUNCH
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Here are the 5 best new cocktail bars in America in 2024, including Bar Contra in New York City, Stoa in San Francisco and ViceVersa in Miami.
PUNCH
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Did the taste of Malört, the bitter liqueur from Chicago and notorious dare shot, change and get less “gross”? Some fans and bartenders think so.
PUNCH
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
At Comstock Saloon in San Francisco, Jonny Raglin's cherry-laced bourbon sour, inspired by the 17th-century liqueur, has been a hit for more than a decade.
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