Does Anyone Really Know What Tiki Is?
What began as Don the Beachcomber’s fantasy has evolved into a fully fledged cocktail genre, and yet no one has ever quite managed to define it.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Mastering the Mint Julep With Chris McMillian
In "Masters of X," we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Chris McMillian tackles the iconic Mint Julep.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photos: Randy P. Schmidt
Bar Review: A New Kind of Japanese-Style Bar
At Katana Kitten, Masa Urushido has done away with the quiet formality of the Japanese-style cocktail bar.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Ti’ Punch
We asked 11 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Ti' Punch—and then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Daniel Krieger
The Most Notable New Bars in America, Spring/Summer 2019
From historic revamps to hidden bars-within-bars, this season brings a crop of new openings across the country. Here, our picks for the most notable new bars of spring and summer.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: The Hoxton, Chicago
Hack Your Drink: The Magic of “Citrus Stock”
Spent citrus and other fruits can be blended and cooked into “stocks” that provide another layer of flavor in drinks.
- story: Dan Q. Dao
- photo: Alexa Bendek
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Is Anything New Anymore?
Five of the industry’s most innovative women on what it means to be “original.”
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Tequila Sunrise 2.0 Has Arrived
The disco-era ombre cocktail is back, in many guises.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Dear Cocktail Menu, Never Change
Does a drinks list need to flip four times a year—or even at all?
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Jäger, Beyond the Shot
Five grown-up drinks built on the unofficial bro-shot, from a Jäger-spiked Old-Fashioned to a frozen Jägerita.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Bring Back the Douglas Fairbanks
Bartender Brian Kane reimagines the Prohibition-era cocktail as a modern “Daiquiri on steroids.”
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
There’s No Bar Like Becketts Kopf
How two amateur bartenders built one of the world’s most revered, offbeat cocktail bars.
- story: Ben Crair
- photos: Robert Rieger