spirits
The Modern Bartender’s Essential High-End Spirits
We asked dozens of bartenders to reveal their go-to high-end spirits for mixing. Here's what they had to say.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
How to “Season” Cocktails with Spirits and Liqueurs
Adding a small amount of spirit to a drink—whether as a float, a spritz or a rinse—can add flavor, aroma and complexity to cocktails.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Best Drink Books of Fall and Winter 2017
From a “once-in-generation” wine book to a manual that may be the next Bartender's Guide, here's a look at the most important drink books of the season.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: PUNCH
In Search of Camut Calvados; Or, the Right Way to Be French
Famed San Francisco bartender Thad Vogler visits the Camut brothers, arguably Normandy’s finest producers of calvados.
- story: Thad Vogler
- illustration: Nick Hensley Wagner
Your Guide to Sotol in Four Bottles
In this round of "Spirit Guide," get to know sotol, a regional Mexican spirit considered to be a close relative of mezcal.
- story: Wayne Curtis
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Can Vodka Be More Than Just a Mixer?
Many high-end vodkas are marketed today as flavorful—even sippable—spirits, akin to whiskey or gin. But can any of them truly hold their own?
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Saturday Night in Bangkok
From modern, multi-concept bar complexes to barely legal craft beer bars, this is what Saturday night in Bangkok looks like.
- story: Andrew Parks
- photos: Jason Lang
The Best Tequilas for Sipping Under $50
A crash course in affordable tequila for sipping, and the five bottles under $50 that topped our recent blind tasting.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A Guide to the Best Sipping Rums Under $50
Rum is one of the spirit world's most varied, and difficult-to-navigate, categories. Here, a crash course in affordable sipping rums, and the five bottlings under $50 that topped our recent…
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
America’s Oldest Rye Whiskey Is Back from Extinction
In "Spirit Guide," Wayne Curtis demystifies the ever-shifting spirits landscape one bottle at a time. This round: the return of Pennsylvania and Maryland rye whiskey.
- story: Wayne Curtis
- photo: Lizzie Munro
