Smoked Cocktails Are Cool Again?
The smoked cocktails of the mid-aughts were flashy and bold. The new generation looks—and tastes—entirely different.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A Night at the Door With Three Baltimore Bouncers
The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal—and not-so-normal—nights on the job.
- story: Nathaniel Adams
- photos: J.M. Giordano
In Search of the Ultimate Sidecar
We asked 10 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Sidecar—and then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Happiest Bar on Earth?
Disneyland's private cocktail bar, Club 33, has a 20-year wait list and costs $25,000 to join, plus $10,000 in yearly dues. Is it worth it?
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Rymie
The Rebranding of American Brandy
With whiskey in their sights, a clutch of upstart makers is reimagining what the old-fashioned grape spirit could—and should—be.
- story: Clay Risen
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Mimi Casteel Is Betting the Farm
How one farmer, biologist and winemaker is trying to change an entire industry’s mind about the way it grows wine.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Easton Richmond
The Alamagoozlum Conspiracy
Charles H-Baker’s five-spirit, egg white cocktail—a supposed favorite of J.P. Morgan’s—seems too ludicrous to have existed. Maybe it didn’t.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Evil Twin Wants to Be Your Neighbor
With its first brick-and-mortar, the boundary-pushing brewery is turning its attention to beers for “normal people.”
- story: Justin Kennedy
- photo: Caroline Lethbridge
The Berlin Distillery That Decoded Chartreuse
In the late 1800s the Prussian Spirits Manufactory created—and replicated—over 8,000 recipes. More than a century later, it’s become a key player in the country’s craft spirits boom.
- story: Ben Crair
- photos: Jenny Peñas
Consider the Appletini
Decades after its heyday, bartenders are rethinking the ’tini template—apple, lychee, coconut and all.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Devin Kennedy on the Modern Cognac Cocktail
The Rémy Martin Equal Parts competition winner on updating the Metropole cocktail, the best meal he ever had, his weirdest drink request and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Gabi Porter
You Will Instagram This: Bar Basso’s Gallon-Sized Negroni
No one can resist the allure of Milan’s absurdist aperitivo.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Instagram
Vango Is the New Ango
A single ingredient can take Angostura from bold to bolder.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
The Secret Lives of Tiki Fanatics
A California couple amassed a collection of 10,000 tiki mugs—but they’re not alone in their pursuit.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photos: Marcus Meisler
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Meet the Most Imaginative Bartender National Finalists
The 12 bartenders from the U.S. and Canada advancing to the MIB national finals.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lindsey Grace Whiddon
Bring Back the Queen’s Road
Lynnette Marrero updates Don the Beachcomber’s under-sung, orange and ginger Daiquiri.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro