Getting Lost in Minas; Or, How to Love Mezcal
Thad Vogler learns that to truly understand mezcal, you have to surrender to it.
- story: Thad Vogler
- illustration: Nick Hensley Wagner
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1910
This mezcal- and Cognac-based spin on the Manhattan takes its name from the year of the Mexican Revolution.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Simon Simard
This Year’s Top 12 Spirits Under $50
The top vote-getters from our series of spirit tastings this year.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Valeria Alonzo
The Best Mezcals for Sipping Under $50
A crash course in affordable mezcal for sipping, and the five bottles under $50 that topped our recent blind tasting.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Valeria Alonzo
Johann Goes to Mexico
This mezcal spin on the Trinidad Sour that calls for a full half-ounce of Angostura bitters.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Simon Simard
Daily News: A Pub Just for Bartenders, Heineken’s Problematic Logo
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Jim Meehan illuminates the rare pechuga expression of mezcal. - Wired makes the case against beer being brewed in space.…
- story: Chloe Frechette
February’s Best Reads On Drinks and Drinking
In this month's PUNCHbowl, articles on how to drink through every brewery in a single state, our millennia-long relationship with booze and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Behind the Backbar at Houston’s The Pastry War
In "Anatomy of a Backbar" we get to know the world's most notable spirits programs in five bottles. This round, The Pastry War, where responsibly produced agave spirits are sourced…
- story: Nicholas Hall
- photo: Julie Soefer
Delores Royale
In a clear wink to the seasonal change from summer to fall, the Delores Royale adds weight to the smoky mezcal base by way of apricot liqueur and amontillado sherry.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Oaxaca Old Fashioned
This is the drink that opened the American mixology world’s eyes to the potential of using tequila and mezcal in cocktails.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
