Bartenders are using vintage spirits to recreate classic drinks as they would have tasted in decades past. Christopher Ross on the new boom of vintage cocktails, from Mai Tais made…
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…
Perhaps the most iconic glass shape in the history of cocktails, the angular Martini glass has deep roots in the American imagination—despite being widely loathed by today's bartenders. Lizzie Munro…
Over the course of a century, the Bloody Mary has gone from urbane to mainstream to outsized social media fodder. Christopher Ross tracks the evolution of the drink—and its garnish…
Earlier this month, the Smithsonian announced an ambitious new research project aimed at retracing 50 years of American beer and brewing. Megan Krigbaum talks to the museum's Director of Food…
Difficult to make and not terribly pleasing to the palate, the multi-tiered Pousse Café has, for more than 100 years, been a universal emblem of insufferable customers.
Challenge coins have a storied history within the military as a badge of honor—and as a communal drinking game. In the latest "House Rules," Drew Lazor looks at the evolution…
With music legends like Charlie Parker, Chet Baker and Billie Holiday all succumbing to alcohol- and drug-related illness, it’s no secret that jazz has long had a tragic connection to…
For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous, often misguided consumption. In our new monthly column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores the history and pleasures of drinking games…
A bar's soundtrack is as much a part of a drinker's experience as the type of whiskey on the shelf. In a time when auto-generated Spotify playlists rule, a few…
