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Mexico City

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Cocktails

In Mexico City, the Michelada Is Democracy at Work

Pared down to its beer-lime-salt core or doctored up with gin and parmesan cheese, the CDMX classic is a reflection of the city itself.

  • story: Alonso Ruvalcaba
  • photos: Felipe Luna
Postcards

Postcard from Mexico City, Or, How to Mourn the Cantina

Michael Snyder contemplates a summer without the blurry, tequila-fueled afternoons and chance encounters that only the city’s great, democratic watering holes can provide.

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photo: Michael Snyder
carajillo coffee cocktail mexico city
Cocktails

Mexico City’s Party Drink Has Old Roots

How the carajillo, a working-class Spanish cocktail based on Licor 43 and espresso, became Mexico’s answer to Vodka Red Bull.

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photos: Andrea Tejeda Korkowski
Mexico City Gay Bars
Places

One Last Night in Mexico City’s LGBT Time Warp

The bars and clubs around Avenida República de Cuba have long made up Mexico City’s queer nightlife hub. Now, after more than half a century, their future hangs in the…

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photos: Andrea Tejeda Korkowski
Places

The Last Pulque Dons of Apan

A milky, pre-Hispanic brew, pulque—once Mexico's most prized alcoholic beverage—is amid a revival. Michael Snyder and Andrea Tejeda Korkowski journey to its historic capital in search of pulque's remaining artisans.

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photos: Andrea Tejeda Korkowski
Mezcal Chasers and sidekicks
Places

Meet Mezcal’s Traditional Sidekicks

Throughout Mexico, mezcal is frequently served alongside specific bar snacks, from agua de Jamaica to the ubiquitous sal de gusano. Sarah Baird offers a quick guide to mezcal's traditional accompaniments…

  • story: Sarah Baird
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
pulqueria mexico city fecho
Places

A Pulque Revolution Brews in Mexico City

Once revered as the Aztec "drink of the gods," pulque is amidst an unlikely revival. Sarah Baird travels to Mexico City to uncover the sticky, pungent drink's turbulent political history—from…

  • story: Sarah Baird
  • photo: Fecho
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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