Dress Up Your Amaro
A complex cocktail unto itself, amaro needs little doctoring. Here are five three-ingredient cocktails that prove the point.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Ed Anderson
Last Call: Stumbling Toward Faulkner’s Grave
A group of Oxford, Mississippi, bartenders showcase what their city looks like after closing time.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photos: Ed Anderson
Cranberry Beret
Cranberries, oranges, and apples are at the heart of this winterized long drink.
Daily News: Palm Wine in Namibia, Amari with Brad Thomas Parsons
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Despite being outlawed, the practice of harvesting palm wine persists among Namibia's indigenous population. - NPR's Ari Shapiro explores the…
The Bitter Swagger
A "total cocktail nerd drink" that see pisco, egg white and amaro shaken together, from Memphis bartender Nick Talarico.
Daily News: Debunking IPA Myths, Baijiu Heads West
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Joshua Bernstein, author of The Complete IPA, debunks several prevailing myths about the IPA style. - Many brewers are choosing not…
Cocktails & Dreams
Though critically panned, Tom Cruise's '80s love letter to flair bartending, Cocktail, undoubtedly launched countless careers in the drinks world. Well, at least one. Brad Thomas Parsons on how Cocktails…
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- illustration: Natalie K Nelson
BTP’s Five Essential Seattle Bars
I called Seattle home for over a decade and whenever I return it's hard not to think about moving back. With steady access to some of the best bars and…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Are Distillery Cats the Next Cats of Instagram?
Several months ago, our very own Brad Thomas Parsons wrote a semi-definitive guide to distillery cats—those felines that keep watch over the affairs of great spirits. Ari Shapiro, NPR's London correspondent,…
