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Whiskey Fermentation
Spirits

Fermentation Fever Hits Whiskey

Where once the barrel ruled all, whiskey distillers are finally taking a deeper interest in the role of yeast in determining the character of their spirit.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • illustration: Jarett Sitter
Spirits

Can Sunchoke “Mezcal” Save the World?

Matchbook Distilling Co. has found a way to be wholly original, while simultaneously channeling the most foundational elements of spirits-making. Here's what it looks like in practice.

  • story: Lizzie Munro
  • photos: Lizzie Munro
Spirits

Spirits Are Dead. Long Live Flavor.

Distillers are increasingly looking beyond the confines of spirit categories in search of something more postmodern—and elusive.

  • story: Tom Downey
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Empirical Spirits
Spirits

Empirical Spirits Wants to Expand Your Mind

Two Noma alums are making “freeform spirits” that defy classification.

  • story: Christopher Ross
  • photos: Martin Kaufmann
BrewDog
news

Daily News: BrewDog Offers Paid Leave for Puppy Owners, The New International Brewers to Know

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Aaron Goldfarb highlights a new wave of international brewers drawing from American styles. - BrewDog is offering a week…

  • story: Chloe Frechette
Cocktail
news

Daily News: The Definitive Cocktail of New Orleans, Craft Cocktails on Airplanes

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - According to The New York Times, the growing trend of cat wine has proved unpopular with cats. - California…

  • story: Chloe Frechette
Spirits Proof
Spirits

Why One Spirit Can Have Many Different ABVs

Why does a bottle of whiskey or rum or even Campari have a different ABV in America than it does in, say, Australia or the UK? Bryce T. Bauer on…

  • story: Bryce T. Bauer
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
hops
news

Daily News: The Rapid Growth of Aperol, Boom in Long Island Distilleries

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - The demand for small batch craft beer has rescued many hop growers from the brink of bankruptcy, reviving…

  • story: Chloe Frechette
Long reads
Beer

July’s Best Reads on Drinks and Drinking

Welcome to The PUNCHbowl, a monthly installment where we share our favorite long reads on all things drinks and nightlife. This month: taste-testing Havana Club, the whiskey-aging arms race, Paso…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
news

Daily News: Free Pokémon Cocktails, Farmers Return to Rye

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - In anticipation of the upcoming Olympics, bars in Rio are strategizing how best to capitalize on crowds. -…

  • story: Chloe Frechette
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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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