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Cocktails

So Everything’s a Spritz Now?

Like the “’Tini” before it, the “spritz” moniker is being co-opted and applied to everything from hard seltzers to Margaritas.

  • story: Amanda Arnold
  • illustration: Carolyn Figel
Cocktails

Tinto de Verano Wants to Be Your Summer Drink

The simple Spanish cocktail—a combination of red wine and tart lemon soda—is as riffable as it is refreshing.

  • story: Valerie Li Stack
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Party Barn Beer Barn Austin
Beer

Honk for Beer

Once ubiquitous across the Midwest and the South, drive-thru liquor stores face a host of modern challenges. But for a handful of owners, they are a tradition worth preserving.

  • story: Laurel Miller
  • photo: Drew Anthony Smith
Places

Nobody Knows Detroit After Dark Like Larry Mongo

At Café D’Mongo’s, the legendary proprietor has served Detroit Browns to politicians, rappers and celebrities since 1985.

  • story: Mickey Lyons
  • photo: Amy Sacka
Vodka Drink
Cocktails

“Whiskey Woman,” Meet “Vodka Bitch”

From "Skinny Bitch" vodka cocktails to "Bitch" brand vodka, the trope is as insidious as its "cool girl" counterpart. Why can't we get rid of it?

  • story: Rax King
  • illustration: Mallory Heyer
Chartreuse Swampwater Cocktail
Cocktails

Chartreuse Had Its Very Own Party Drink

In the late 1970s, the herbal liqueur enlisted a tipsy alligator to hawk the Swampwater, a signature drink designed to be batched by the gallon.

  • story: Al Culliton
  • photo: Emily Ferretti
Cocktails

The Skinny Margarita Just Won’t Quit

How the low-cal alternative became a call drink that is as iconic as it is reviled.

  • story: Amanda Arnold
  • illustration: Carolyn Figel
No ABV Aperitivo
Spirits

Wellness Has Come for Aperitivo

The latest category to be co-opted by the wellness movement, the N/A aperitivo embodies the challenges of marrying the culture of drinks and wellness.

  • story: Mary Anne Porto
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
responsible mezcal buying guide
Spirits

A Complete Guide to Buying and Drinking Mezcal

As the international thirst for mezcal grows, consumer choices have never been more important to its future. Here, our best practices for enjoying mezcal.

  • story: Emma Janzen
  • photos: Emma Janzen
Guadalajara Punch
Cocktails

Guadalajara Punch Is Built to Please

Sometimes known as the Cazuela or Cazuela Voladora ("Flying Casserole"), the tequila-based cocktail is a cantina staple throughout the city.

  • story: Austa Somvichian-Clausen
  • photos: Alonso Romero Mendez
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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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