Your Aperitivo Starter Pack
Everything you need to dive headfirst into the bitter, bubbly golden hour.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Nick Hensley
A Shot and a Dare
The life and times of the Cement Mixer, New Jersey Turnpike and other canonical rite-of-passage dare shots.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Birth of the Bourbon Hype Machine
In the second installment of a three-part series, Aaron Goldfarb examines the early 2000s, when the push toward higher proofs and limited-edition releases built the modern marketplace as we know…
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Raphaelle Macaron
The Magic of Milk-Washed Spirits
The technique boosts texture and froth in any shaken cocktail.
- story: Jack Schramm
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Who Is Bourbon For?
A wave of Black-led groups is challenging the archetypal image of the bourbon enthusiast, and charting a new future for the category along the way.
- story: Yolanda Evans
- illustration: Nick Hensley
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Want to Understand Shochu? It Starts with Kagoshima.
The birthplace of shochu is famed for its ancestral expressions of the spirit—imo and kokuto—made exclusively from sweet potato and brown sugar. Here’s how to use them in cocktails.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
The Coronation of Pappy Van Winkle
In the first installment of a three-part series, Aaron Goldfarb examines the 1990s, when “small batch” became synonymous with prestige and the modern bourbon craze began in earnest.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Raphaelle Macaron
Your Japanese Whisky Starter Pack
To understand the coveted category, start with the essentials.
- story: Punch Staff
- illustration: Nick Hensley
The New Japanese Whisky Rules
Will recent regulations, including a mandate that Japanese whisky must be made entirely in Japan, upend the category?
- story: Jake Emen
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Japanese Shochu Is Coming for Your Cocktail
The versatile spirit is at home in just about any format. Three bartenders share their recipes for a shochu-laced Espresso Martini, a frothy fizz and a tea-topped highball.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
One More Round of “Fuck Trump,” With Feeling
The rage-inspired habanero spirit from Copenhagen’s Empirical distillery has entered its final run.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: PUNCH
Whisky’s Next Frontier Is… France?
With new styles emerging in Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and beyond, Europe has become a hotbed of experimental whisky production. Here are the places and distillers to look for.
- story: Clay Risen
- photo: Lizzie Munro