Yolanda Evans

Yolanda Evans is a cocktail and travel writer. Her work has appeared in Zora, Travel + Leisure, Wine Enthusiast, Lonely Planet, Thrillist and The Cocktail Lovers. She travels the world to drink and seek out obscure booze knowledge. It’s a hard life but someone's gotta do it.

Obsession

A Paloma Kicked Up With the Sweet Heat of Gochujang

I rarely order the tequila classic, but I make an exception for this savory, smoky take from Berlin’s Mr. Susan.

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photo: Jule Frommelt

High Concept

The Making of Velvet’s “Spruce Tip”

The Berlin bar, whose menu changes weekly based on foraged ingredients, breaks down the creative process behind their latest cocktail.

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photos: Sarah Swantje Fischer

Cocktails

Ramos Like It’s 1889

Bartender Humberto Marques has been on a 10-year mission to recreate the Cole shaker, a 19th-century machine used to make frothy fizzes and flips.

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photo: Nick Hensley

Spirits

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.

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illustration: Nick Hensley

Spirits

The Crown Royal Bag Is Its Own Brand

For many, the bag's significance within Black culture has made it more meaningful than the liquid inside.

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illustration: Raphaelle Macaron

Postcards

Postcard From Transylvania, Or, How I’d Rather Be Drinking in Bundoran

Stranded in Romania, Yolanda Evans finds herself wishing she were in the Irish surf town of summers past.

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photo: Yolanda Evans