Megan Krigbaum

Contributing Editor

Megan Krigbaum is a Brooklyn-based wine and drinks writer and contributor to numerous publications. She's a contributing editor for PUNCH and was the editor of The Essential Cocktail Book. Before going freelance, she was a wine editor at Food & Wine magazine for a decade.

Cocktails

How the Hummer Became Michigan’s State Drink

The Hummer—a mix of white rum, Kahlua and ice cream—was invented at a Detroit yacht club fifty years ago. It’s now a statewide phenomenon.

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Lizzie Munro

Places

Why the Horseshoe Bar Has Stood the Test of Time

The horseshoe bar, with its distinct wrap-around shape, has been a mainstay around the world for more than a century. Megan Krigbaum on the origins of the design, and how…

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Luke Beard

Wine

A Wine With the Rhythm of Beaujolais and the Soul of Burgundy

What if Beaujolais and red Burgundy had a love child? Meet Passetoutgrain.

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Lizzie Munro

Wine

How Do Restaurants Price Old Wines?

Why are older wines priced the way they are? Megan Krigbaum talks to sommeliers helming the nation's top vintage lists and discovers that the process is far more complicated than…

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Jessica Grenier

Wine

Meet the Who’s Who of Wine Cool

Among America’s most progressive wine lists, which producers act as universal touchstones? Megan Krigbaum surveys dozens to come up with a shortlist of the who’s who of wine cool.

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Lizzie Munro

Cocktails

About Those Tom and Jerry Bowls

Though the Tom and Jerry's popularity has waned, its namesake bowl and cups have given birth to an avid collector's market. Megan Krigbaum on the cult of Tom and Jerry…

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Daniel Krieger

Beer

How the Leave-a-Drink Tradition Came to Be

The leave-a-drink tradition is spreading to bars across the country. Here, Megan Krigbaum tracks the evolution of the practice, from scrawled notes to bar blackboards to a host of new…

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Soggy Dollar Bar

Wine

Meet This Austrian Winery’s “Family of Wines”

One small producer in Austria is building a family tree out of its wines, assigning each a name, a portrait and a lineage—and striving to change how we think about…

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Lizzie Munro

Beer

A Guide to the World’s Funkiest Ciders

Funky, tannic and acidic, traditional Spanish cider has seen a slow but notable evolution at home and here in the U.S., where a growing crop of American producers are making…

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Lizzie Munro

Beer

Where Did the Tiny Beer Come From?

Known as the "pony," the seven-ounce bottle usually filled with commercial-grade beer has been appearing lately at bars both high and low. Megan Krigbaum on the origins—and wide-reaching, enduring appeal—of…

story: Megan Krigbaum
photo: Lizzie Munro