In a city that is changing rapidly, a vibrant karaoke scene—both glitzy and gritty, complete with Ed Hardy ensembles, scrunchie-wearing divas and Bud tallboys—is helping keep Nashville's music culture alive.
In an effort to recreate the time-honored ritual of smoking and drinking, Stephanie Teslar, of Phoenix's Blue Hound, has begun ingeniously smoking cocktail glasses with tobacco.
Jungle juice has many names, but only one common language: extreme intoxication. Kenzi Wilbur digs into the crooked oral tradition that has led America's firewater from the jungles of the…
As the lime shortage continues, bars are learning to cope with the reality of an expensive necessity. From cutting them out all together to using alternative acids, six spirits experts…
In an effort to find the intuitive connection between music and wine, winemaker Franz Weninger assembled an orchestra of instruments fashioned from wine tools. What he ended up with is…
Decades of etiquette and marketing about spirits, cocktails and bartending have established stereotypes about how women like to and should drink. Shanna Farrell explores the history of women behind—and in…
Americas sommeliers have access to some of the best wines in the world. But what are they drinking off duty? Welcome to "That Wine Lyfe," the drink diary of America's…
Amidst hot dogs, race cars and cans of Coors Banquet, Steven Grubbs questions his ideas about the word "authenticity" as it applies to drink, experience and the merit of both.
Author, illustrator and misfit, Ludwig Bemelmans is rarely discussed in the context of his namesake bar at The Carlyle Hotel. Regan Hofmann profiles the enigmatic icon who seemed to embody…
In an age when beverage programs have become an increasingly important part of a restaurant's identity, they remain curiously absent from restaurant reviews. Jordan Mackay gets to the heart of…
Spice Whisperer Lior Lev Sercarz answers your deepest, darkest booze queries, including how to use a "sh*tload" of bay leaves in cocktails and what pepper pairs best with a Negroni.
Introducing "About a Bar," a new column that explores America's newest and most notable bars and cocktail programs. First up: New York City's Nitecap.