Spirits Are Dead. Long Live Flavor.
Distillers are increasingly looking beyond the confines of spirit categories in search of something more postmodern—and elusive.
- story: Tom Downey
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Best Blanco Tequilas Under $50
We blind-tasted more than 15 bottles to find five complex, affordable blancos for sipping and mixing.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: PUNCH
Let’s Talk About “Smooth”
It may be the most ubiquitous descriptor in drinks. Is it also the most reviled?
- story: Danny Chau
- photo: Mallory Heyer
Our Favorite Bottles to Give (and Receive)
Eleven writers, spirits experts and bartenders pick the one bottle under $75 they'll be gifting this year.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: PUNCH
The Cocktail and Spirits Stories That Will Shape 2020
From bartender-branded liqueurs to New York’s newest rising drinks destination, the cocktail and spirits trends that will make a difference in 2020.
- story: Robert Simonson
- illustration: Rymie
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2019
From mastering the Amaretto Sour with Jeffrey Morgenthaler to exploring suburban New Jersey's secret bar scene, here's a look back at the most popular stories on PUNCH this year.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: YouTube
Goodbye Fat-Washing, Hello “Switching”
The Frankenstein approach to spirit infusion has infiltrated the cocktail world at its most elite levels.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Carolyn Figel
You Been to JB’s Whiskey House?
A rental apartment in suburban Nashville has become the hottest underground whiskey bar in America.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photos: Danielle Atkins
Tiki’s Lost “Hawaiian Whiskey”
Drawing comparisons to bourbon, Hawaii’s okolehao was once an integral ingredient to a number of tiki drinks. Is it poised for a revival?
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: PUNCH
Can a Cocktail Be as Collectible as a Fine Wine?
With his new Time Capsules concept, Ryan Chetiyawardana is charging as much as $130,000 for bespoke bottled cocktails designed to age like wine.
- story: Christopher Ross
- photo: Addie Chinn
