While the Old-Fashioned experienced a dark age during the 1990s, London managed to uphold its unique—and slightly mysterious—preparation of the drink. Robert Simonson on Britain's odd interpretation of the American…
A simple sour at heart, the Margarita is one of the most riffable cocktails in the classic canon. Here are four versions that mix in everything from carrot juice to…
From Sonic to Chipotle to Starbucks, fast food restaurants are more frequently adding alcoholic beverages to their menus. Will it catch on? Sarah Baird examines the new fast booze landscape.
Over time, the Piña Colada has fallen into the same disrepair as many tropical-at-heart cocktails, but it needn't be so. Derek Brown visits Puerto Rico to search for an authentic…
Drink Tank is a week-in-the-life peek at creative drinkers across Instagram. Each week PUNCH follows a photographer, writer, winemaker or bartender from bar to bar to bar.
While American speakeasies are often born of nostalgia, Hong Kong's underground bar scene has become a way to escape high rents and the city's grandiose nightlife scene. From a bar…
There are few ways to mess up the classic Collins formula, and so many possibilities to improve upon it. With dozens of variations—from the addition of grapefruit and raspberries to…
Rising to kitschy prominence in the 1950s and '60s, the plastic swizzle stick quickly became the most ubiquitous piece of American bar memorabilia. By the '90s it was mostly forgotten.…
Welcome to Drink Tank, a week-in-the-life peek of creative drinkers across Instagram. Each week PUNCH follows a photographer, writer, winemaker or bartender from bar to bar to bar.
Just as they cook with seasonal, local ingredients, designers and drink book authors Eric Prum and Josh Williams also build entire cocktails around fruits and vegetables from the farmer's market.…
Not that long ago, the Negroni was considered a second-tier drink. But now that even small-town bars have mastered Martinis and Manhattans, lesser-known classics are making their way into the…
Heading into the final round of World Cup matches, heavy drinking is sure to ensue—whether in celebration or consolation. Illustrator John Perry Yates imagines the final face-offs through cocktails (plus…