The Flaming Dr Pepper, Explained
How could the combination of beer, amaretto and overproof rum, set ablaze, not have a story to tell?
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Who Invented the Pickleback?
One rainy evening in Brooklyn, a biker chick with a gold tooth changed the course of cocktail history.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Do You Even M&M?
Before it ever appeared on a menu, the 50/50 shot of Montenegro and mezcal (aka "Monte y Mezcal") became a national call drink.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Alexa Bendek
How Did the Blow Job Shot Happen?
Looking back at a decade of drinking defined by bawdy cocktails.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Essential Beer & Shot Pairings from 15 Top Bartenders
From aquavit and cider to apple brandy and oatmeal stout, here's how to up your boilermaker game.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Valeria Alonzo
Daily News: Drinking with Peru’s Presidents, Mirin Cocktails, Ready-To-Drink Shots
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – At Cordano, a century-old bar adjacent to Peru’s Government Palace, co-owner and bartender Jacinto López Delgado has served…
- story: Punch Staff
The Craft Cocktail’s Final Frontier: Shooters
The craft cocktail movement has resurrected and revamped drinks in every realm—from tiki to frozen to the most misguided of '70s cocktails. It was only a matter of time before…
- story: Regan Hofmann
- photo: Justin Ladia
The White Horse Trading Co.
The White Horse isn't exactly a dive bar. This tiny kiosk of sorts is located in an alleyway within Pike Place Market—a train wreck of tourists and screeching minors—offering a much-needed…
- story: punch_intern2
Watch a GoPro of Wedding Guests Drinking Fireball
It's only after all the proper family photos and chapel activities have concluded that the real wedding begins—because that's where all the booze is. To immortalize the action at his friends' nuptial…
- story: Janet Lee
Aperol Spritz Jello Shots
Aperol, the classic Italian ingredient from Padua, provides the lightly bitter base for this unexpected iteration of the most famous spritz cocktail.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- illustration: John Perry Yates
