Derek Brown has one of those dream jobs that your high school counselor never tells you about. He drinks for a living. He's a cocktail and spirits writer, spirits judge and owner of acclaimed bars Mockingbird Hill, Eat the Rich, Southern Efficiency, The Passenger and Columbia Room in Washington D.C. He travels around the world learning and teaching about how drinking is an integral part of our culture and values.

Will the Real Piña Colada Please Stand Up?
Over time, the Piña Colada has fallen into the same disrepair as many tropical-at-heart cocktails, but it needn't be so. Derek Brown visits Puerto Rico to search for an authentic…
- story: Derek Brown
- photo: Lizzie Munro