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whiskey sour history and recipes
Cocktails

How Well Do You Actually Know the Whiskey Sour?

With just three ingredients, the Whiskey Sour has enjoyed more than a century of unparalleled popularity.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Best Margarita Cocktail Recipes
Cocktails

How Well Do You Actually Know the Margarita?

Here, get to know Mexico's tequila daisy in three classic recipes and their modern interpretations.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Bishop Cocktail
Cocktails

How Well Do You Actually Know the Bishop?

Here, get to know the family of ecclesiastic cocktails—among them, the Bishop, the Pope and the Cardinal—in six historic and modern drink recipes.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Hot Toddy Cocktail Recipe
Cocktails

How Well Do You Actually Know the Toddy?

A quintessential winter warmer, the toddy's simple formula has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Here, get to know the toddy in classic recipes and their modern interpretations.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Large Format Cocktail Punch Recipe
Cocktails

How Well Do You Know the Flowing Bowl?

Born in the 17th century and updated ad nauseam since, punch has grown far beyond its original four- or five-ingredient formula to become one of the most robust mixed-drink categories.…

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Royale Champagne Cocktail Recipe
Cocktails

What Exactly Is a Royale?

Historically a Champagne-topped twist on a pre-existing recipe, the royale cocktail dates back several centuries. Here, get to know the Kir and Punch Royales alongside their modern interpretations.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Shandy Radler Beer Cocktail Recipe
Beer

How Well Do You Actually Know the Shandy?

Among the simplest formulas in the catalogue of beer cocktails, the two-ingredient shandy has persisted as a effortless favorite for centuries. Here, get to know the shandy in three classic…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Whiskey Smash Cocktail Recipe
Cocktails

How Well Do You Actually Know the Smash?

Also known as the layman's julep, the smash is among the oldest categories of drink—and its still evolving. Here, get to know the smash in two classic recipes and their…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Dark n Stormy Buck Cocktail
Cocktails

How Well Do You Actually Know the Buck?

A versatile blend of spirit, ginger beer and citrus, the buck is among the simplest and most famous of drink categories. Here, get to know the buck in three classic…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
gin fizz
Cocktails

How Well Do You Actually Know the Fizz?

One of the original hangover cures, the fizz has gone through countless iterations since its first recorded mention in the 1860s. Here, get to know the fizz in five classic…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch

Long considered an afterthought among serious drinkers, the blended Scotch category is slowly becoming a hotbed for innovation.

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