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Dare Shots Baileys
Cocktails

A Shot and a Dare

The life and times of the Cement Mixer, New Jersey Turnpike and other canonical rite-of-passage dare shots.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Composed Amaro Shots
Cocktails

Go Ahead, Have a Shot

The Maserati, Ferrari and Hard Start are just a few of the composed shots that deserve a spot at the home bar.

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • photo: Aaron Bernstein
Flaming Dr Pepper
Cocktails

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
pickleback whiskey shot
For the Record

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
m&m shot
Cocktails

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
Sex Cocktail Shots
Cocktails

How Did the Blow Job Shot Happen?

Looking back at a decade of drinking defined by bawdy cocktails.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
beeer and shot pairings boilermaker
Spirits

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
Winemaking in Georgia
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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
craft cocktail composed shots
Cocktails

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
white horse trading company seattle
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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
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch
Featured Article

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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