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Drink Your Words

The “Nightcap” Is Not an End, It’s a Beginning

In its centuries-old history, the term has come to mean more than just the last drink before bed.

  • story: Danny Chau
  • photo: Mallory Heyer
Baltimore Rum Southside Cocktail Recipe
Cocktails

Baltimore Has Its Very Own Southside

The city's longstanding rum-based take is just as refreshing as the gin classic.

  • story: Al Culliton
  • photo: Punch
Macunaima
Cocktails

Brazil’s Macunaíma Was an Instant Classic

In less than a decade, the São Paulo–born cachaça, fernet and lime cocktail has become a national favorite. Now it’s ready for a spot in your next round.

  • story: Rafael Tonon
  • photo: Punch
Cocktails

Sorry, What’s a Zazarac?

The close cousin of the Sazerac has long been shrouded in mystery.

  • story: Al Culliton
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Utsonomiya Bartending Japan
Cocktails

Japan’s Little-Known City for the Cocktail Obsessed

With its unpretentious approach to cocktails, Utsunomiya is an unlikely source of inspiration for the country's best bartenders.

  • story: Nicholas Coldicott
  • photo: Kelly Puleio
Traveling Bar Book Boomerang
Cocktails

This Secret Roving Recipe Book Is the Ultimate Boomerang

For 15 years, it's been passed between bartenders and across continents, becoming a living record of modern drink-making.

  • story: Alia Akkam
  • illustration: Don Caminos
Sluts Wine Bar SF
Wine

A Natural Wine Bar for Every Party Vibe

As wine becomes further entrenched in nightlife, its dedicated spaces are becoming less reverent, more urgent and sometimes chaotic (in a good way).

  • story: Jordan Michelman
  • photos: Jeremy Chiu
Freezer Martini
Cocktails

The Freezer Martini Wasn’t Born Yesterday

Despite being a symbol of the modern cocktail zeitgeist, the ice-cold preparation is nearly as old as the freezer itself.

  • story: Emma Janzen
  • illustration: Marylu E. Herrera
bar livestream
Places

Who Wants to Livestream a Bar Full of Strangers?

Dozens of bars, from Key West to Dublin, allow anyone to tune into their feeds 24/7.

  • story: Jaya Saxena
  • illustration: Punch
Campari and Ting Cocktail
Cocktails

What’s More Crushable Than Campari Ting?

The simple, low-ABV combination has taken Jamaica by storm.

  • story: Tyler Zielinski
  • photo: Shannon Sturgis
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The Wines of Right Now
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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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