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Spirits

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
Best Tequila Under 50
Spirits

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
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Drink Your Words

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
Spirits Gift Guide 2020
Spirits

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
Cocktail Trends 2020
Cocktails

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
Janee mahalo
Cocktails

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
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Spirits

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
JBs Whiskey House Nashville
Spirits

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
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Spirits

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
mr. lyan time capsule cocktail
Cocktails

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
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch
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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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