The Best Rye Whiskey Under $50
America's oldest spirit has seen a boom in the last decade, giving rise to a variety of styles. Here are the five bottles that topped our recent blind tasting.
- story: Clay Risen
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Netflix’s Drink Masters Delves Into the Murky Realms of Mixology
The first competition show of its kind offers a glimpse of modern bartending, and the pitfalls of translating it into a made-for-TV spectacle.
- story: Danny Chau
- photo: Don Caminos
Who Are the “Wine Jockeys” Pouring Pét-Nat for the Club Kids?
Go inside the nightclubs and pop-up parties swapping vodka-sodas for Vouvray.
- story: Arielle Gordon
- photo: Brian Finke
The Best Nonalcoholic Spirits for Mixing, According to Bartenders
We asked top bartenders to reveal their go-to nonalcoholic spirits for use in cocktails. Here’s what they had to say.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Punch
The New Vocabulary of Beer
“Crispy boi,” “mlíko pour,” “gusher.” The rapid evolution of craft beer over the past two decades has necessitated an entirely new language to describe it. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to…
- story: Courtney Iseman
- illustration: Jarett Sitter
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The Wine Flaw of Our Times
Variably described as tasting like "corn nuts," "puppy's breath" and "vomit," mouse has become a fixture of natural wine culture as pervasive as it is misunderstood.
- story: John McCarroll
- illustration: Mallory Heyer
The Salt Rim Has Gone Off the Rails
Once confined to the lip of a glass, the cocktail rim has grown to commandeer the entire thing.
- story: Jaya Saxena
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Everyone Loves to Hate the IPA
How did a style that was once the face of craft beer become so... cringe?
- story: Courtney Iseman
- illustration: Andy Bourne
The Best Bourbon Under $50
Amid the boom of high-end bourbon, there are still plenty of affordable options worth seeking out. Here are the five bottles that topped our recent blind tasting.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Rescuing the Purple Jesus
How New York's Holywater transformed the hard-hitting party drink into their best-selling cocktail.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Our Favorite Bottles to Gift (and Receive)
A dozen bartenders, writers and spirits experts pick the one bottle for $75 or under they’ll be gifting this year.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Punch
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Meet the Bonded Boulevardier
The classic cocktail gets a makeover with a bonded, 100-proof whiskey.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Robert Bredvad
The 5 Most Popular Cocktails of November
Here are the five drinks that you couldn't get enough of this month.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Mastering the Creole Cocktail
Ben Hatch makes the case for the inclusion of the New York-born Manhattan variation in the New Orleans cocktail canon.
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Emily Ferretti
The Essential Guide to Coffee Liqueur
Five bartender-approved bottles for your next round of Espresso Martinis.
- story: Tyler Zielinski
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Inside the Fanatical, International, Extremely Online World of Monster Energy Trading
Energy drink enthusiasts like Belgium’s David Verlé buy, sell and trade releases with the same fervor and dedication as bourbon collectors.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Mariana Ocejo