“Whispering” Under the Influence
We took a tour of the dumping ground that is Whisper—an anonymous social media app—to bring you a peephole into the weirdest (most intoxicated) recesses of human emotion.
- story: Echo Thomas
- photos: Anonymous
The Buena Vista Café: America’s Irish Coffee Mecca
At San Francisco's historic Buena Vista Café, the Irish Coffee has become its own American ritual.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Eric Wolfinger
The Art of Drinking Alone
For most, the thought of drinking alone at bars is fraught with anxiety. But for Brad Thomas Parsons, it's become a routine that has not only taught him the virtue…
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Daniel Krieger
CA Bartenders React to the New Glove Requirement Law
Across California, bartenders are grappling with a new law requiring them to wear gloves behind the bar. Citing environmental issues and safety concerns, five bartenders and owners share their thoughts.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Diary of a 24-Hour Dive Bar
What does a 24-hour bar look like at 7 a.m.? Sarah Baird pulls up a round-the-clock barstool at NOLA's Brothers III to experience the full lifecycle of nightlife's greatest cultural…
- story: Sarah Baird
- photo: Sarah Baird
Finding Truth in the Fictional TV Bar
From I Love Lucy to Cheers to It's Always Sunny, Jennifer Cacicio pieces together 75 years of small-screen drinking to find out what the bar on television says about America's…
- story: Jennifer Cacicio
- illustration: James Carpenter
London’s Most Radical New Cocktail Bar
Part of a growing crop of high-concept bars, London's White Lyan aims to bring complex cocktails to a wider audience by swearing off everything from ice to garnishes. Alice Lascelles…
- story: Alice Lascelles
- photo: White Lyan
Rap, Immortality & the Frozen Daiquiri
From bounce to voodoo, Southern Louisiana is home to a myriad of oddball devotions. Lora Smith explores the commemorative rituals behind the region's obsession with the frozen daiquiri.
- story: Lora Smith
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Meet R(h)um’s One Percent
From the dank jungle of Martinique to the cool cellars of Cognac, a new wave of high-quality r(h)um is establishing both the depth of the category and its connection to…
- story: Wyatt Peabody
- photo: Peden + Munk
The Rise of American Absinthe
The U.S. has become an unlikely homebase for absinthe's new avant-garde. Mixing a distinct sense of American innovation with tradition, the country's distillers are shaping the modern identity of this…
- story: Roger Kamholz
- photo: Laurie Dailey
Drinking During New York City’s Disco Days
The '70s revival is in full swing, but what was the Me Decade really like? Regan Hofmann pieces together the recollections of one prolific drinker to imagine the New York…
- story: Regan Hofmann
- photo: Daniel Krieger
The Bourbon Trail, Beyond Kentucky
On his 24-city book tour, chef Ed Lee vowed to drink bourbon with a different chef, bartender or random stranger in each place to find out how his home spirit…
- story: Edward Lee
- photo: Grant Cornett