No More Acting Sophisticated, and Other Drinking Resolutions
A handful of our expert drinkers look back at 2022 to determine what they absolutely won't (and will) do again.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Rymie
Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive at Keens
At the iconic steakhouse, Manolo has been serving Martinis and mutton chops to holiday shoppers and regulars alike for over a decade.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Eric Medsker
Re: The Holiday PAR-TAY You’ve All Been Waiting For
Looming recession be damned, it’s gonna be a night to remember. It’s also required. (Bring your own Solo cup.)
- story: Nick Caruso
- illustration: Carolyn Figel
New York Has Always Been a Stinger Town
The minty post-dinner drink is a vestige of the city's cocktail history. Could today's nostalgia for old New York give the Stinger new life?
- story: Al Culliton
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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
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
It’s a Mixed Bag of Nuts at Monty’s Log Cabin
Monty McKissock presides over the 86-year-old California dive where all are welcome—even its ghosts.
- story: Laurel Miller
- photo: Clara Mokri
The Vineyard Falcon Does Not Suffer Fools
Master falconer Alina Blankenship and her mélange of raptors have become the protectors of some of Oregon's top vineyards.
- story: Rebecca Grant
- photos: Easton Richmond
Is the Future of Sake a Centuries-Old Style?
As sake consumption declines in Japan, doburoku—an unfiltered, unpasteurized and once-illegal style of the wine—is providing a glimmer of hope for the next generation of brewers.
- story: Kenji Hall
- photo: Marie Takahashi
Nightlife’s Answer to “Dinner and a Show”
Alongside the nostalgic return of disco and 'tinis, "dinner theater" is roaring back to life with good drinks at its core.
- story: Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
A Night at the Door With Three Denver Bouncers
The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal—and not-so-normal—nights on the job.
- story: Nickolaus Hines
- photo: Shawn Campbell
A One-Man Army in the Battle for Sotol
Sandro Canovas is waging war against the Texas distillers claiming the right to make sotol outside of its ancestral home.
- story: Rob D'Amico
- photo: Jessica Lutz