Bring Home the Best of PUNCH
Boost your drink IQ with The Mini Bar, The Essential Bar Book, Winter Drinks and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: PUNCH
The Best (And Worst) Store-Bought Eggnogs
The three pre-made eggnogs that topped our recent blind tasting—plus, which ones to avoid.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate French 75
We asked 13 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the French 75—and then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Daniel Krieger
The Top 15 Beers of 2018
Aaron Goldfarb picks the most memorable beers he tasted this year.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Nick Hensley Wagner
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For Claire Sprouse, Bar Sustainability Goes Beyond Straws
How the New York-based bartender and consultant is helping bars around the world reimagine their closed-loop cocktail programs.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: The Shake Shack of Christmas Bars
With 95 locations worldwide, the Christmas-themed craft cocktail pop-ups, Miracle on 9th Street and Sippin’ Santa, have become holiday juggernauts. But are they all created equal?
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Five Scotch Cocktails for the Modern Drinker
Today’s Scotch cocktails go way beyond the Rob Roy. Here, five New York bartenders share their recipes for thoroughly modern drinks that showcase the spirit’s range.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
The Story of New Orleans’ Most Incendiary Drink
Café Brûlot, an after-dinner drink made according to lavish tradition, is honored at the city’s old-guard restaurants.
- story: Sarah Baird
- photos: Randy P. Schmidt
Do We Really Need Peated Vodka?
Once synonymous with Islay Scotch, peat is making its way into gin, rum, American whiskey and more.
- story: Dan Q. Dao
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Drink Like It’s Summer All Year Long
Mojitos, Daiquiris and Palomas can all be pan-seasonal staples, with a few tweaks.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A Night at the Door With Three Boston Bouncers
The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal—and not-so-normal—nights on the job.
- story: Haley Hamilton
- photos: Simon Simard
The Old Brooklyn Still Drinks at Bamonte’s
The bar within this 118-year-old mecca of Italian-American cuisine is one of Brooklyn’s best-kept secrets.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Michelle Hiemerman