Day Drinking at the “Gay Beach of New York”
What does summer drinking look like at Jacob Riis? Six groups of beachgoers offer a glimpse inside their coolers.
- story: Christian Rodriguez
- photos: Christian Rodriguez
The Cocktail Bar Is Queer
Once existing in parallel to popular drinking culture, queer bars are now helping define it.
- story: Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
- photos: Brian Finke
So Everything’s a Spritz Now?
Like the “’Tini” before it, the “spritz” moniker is being co-opted and applied to everything from hard seltzers to Margaritas.
- story: Amanda Arnold
- illustration: Carolyn Figel
This Is a Spritz
Twenty-one true-to-their-name recipes that embrace the effortless structure of the Italian classic.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Tiki, But Make It Easy
Six simple—and simplified—tropical drinks that suggest you do try this at home.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Fruity Margs Forever
The perennial summer staple gets kicked up a notch with pineapple, mango, dragon fruit and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Emily Ferretti
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Upgrade Your Summer Cocktail
Preserve the fresh flavors of the season with four simple techniques.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Shake Your Way to a Better Summer Drink
From a tea- and herb-crowned mule to a juicy take on aperitivo, here are three recipes that capture the bounty of the season.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Master the Island Classics
Five easy-to-make Caribbean cocktails ready to become your summer standbys.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
How the “Dry Daiquiri” Became a London Phenomenon
A bartender favorite of the early aughts, the Campari-spiked cocktail with a "dash of pash" is finding a home on contemporary menus.
- story: Tyler Zielinski
- photo: Nick Warner
Strawberry + Fernet = Yum?
How the unlikely combination of berry sweetness and brooding bitterness is taking over menus.
- story: Kara Newman
- illustration: Betty Turbo
The Stirred Gimlet Is Back
Typically shaken with fresh citrus, the Gimlet is seeing a return to its original stirred format as bartenders embrace their own takes on Rose’s lime juice.
- story: Tyler Zielinski
- photo: Lizzie Munro