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
Your Guide to American Single Malt Whiskey
As craft distillers continue to roll out whiskies made from malted barley, American palates accustomed to bourbon and rye are making room for a distinctive new spirit.
- story: Wayne Curtis
- photo: Lizzie Munro
