The Making of Mission Chinese’s Interactive Cocktail Shrines

Inspired by the sidewalk art found in New York’s Chinatown, Mission Chinese beverage director Sam Anderson turns cocktails into elaborate installations. Lizzie Munro follows Anderson as he builds his latest “cocktail shrine.”

Pour Some Pamplemousse On It

Every bartender has at least one ingredient in their arsenal that can improve just about any cocktail. In this round of “Makes Everything Better,” Shae Minnillo of Maison Premiere offers tips on using his secret weapon, Giffard’s Crème de Pamplemousse Rose.

Flipping the Script on “House Wine”

Long associated with anonymous, notoriously cheap pours, the term “house wine” has a history of bad connotations. But that’s changing. Carson Demmond on the collaborations that have led to a new wave of house wines.

Five Fall-Ready Bitter Sours

Fall calls for bitter, and at its most drinkable: shaken into a sour. Here, five shaken drinks driven by bitter liqueurs, from a Pisco Sour with an amaro base to another that mixes tequila and Contratto.

An Intro to Craft Beer’s Most Wine-Like Brews

Welcome to “I’d Tap That,” in which Aaron Goldfarb and a panel of tasters pit “whales” against “shelf turds” in an effort to understand everything from Imperial IPA to Saison. This round: wine barrel-aged beers.

Meet This Austrian Winery's “Family of Wines"

One small producer in Austria is building a family tree out of its wines, assigning each a name, a portrait and a lineage—and striving to change how we think about a wine's identity in the process. Megan Krigbaum on the Gut Oggau family of wines.
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Alsace’s Tangled Path to the Avant-Garde

In Alsace, winemaking culture has historically veered towards the routine, but that’s beginning to change. Jon Bonné on the producers chasing the avant-garde in this famed French region, and the wines that may come to define its future.

Alsace Winemakers to Know

Six Rising Star Winemakers of Alsace

Alsace isn’t exactly known for being a haven for the avant-garde. But despite the region’s Byzantine appellation system and cultural friction, a small group of pioneering winemakers offers a glimpse of a more radical future.

What the Hell Is a Crusta?

Meet the Crusta, a fussy mid-19th-century drink that few people have heard of, let alone drunk—and one that is seeing something of a revival today. Lizzie Munro explains the obscure sugar-encrusted cocktail.

How Well Do You Actually Know the Shandy?

Among the simplest formulas in the catalogue of beer cocktails, the two-ingredient shandy has persisted as a effortless favorite for centuries. Here, get to know the shandy in three classic recipes—and their modern interpretations.
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The Australian Pub Has No Equal

With its broad utility as both riotous watering hole and community meeting place, the Australian pub has had a unique effect on the country’s drinking culture. Besha Rodell on how it became the living room that welcomes all Aussies home.

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A Crib Sheet to Loire Valley Cabernet Franc

Welcome to “Crib Sheet,” your monthly shortcut to what’s hot in wine right now, in four bottles, courtesy of Jon Bonné. This month: the spectrum of deliciousness that is Loire Valley cabernet franc.

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Cachaça

(n.) Invented in the 16th century soon after Portuguese colonialists introduced sugarcane to Brazil, cachaça is a spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juice. Few regulations about the production exist. The cane juice may be distilled in pot stills or column stills, and is generally sold un-aged. Brazil has fought to keep the product from being […]

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