The Ti’ Punch Has Moves
The straightforward Caribbean combination of rum agricole, sugar and a squeeze of lime is as flexible as the Old-Fashioned.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Rescuing the Bahama Mama
Lost Lake's Paul McGee parlays the kitschy midcentury slammer into a serious, rum-forward punch.
- story: Laurel Miller
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Demi Natoli Spotlights the Savory Side of Tropical
The Patterson House bartender draws on her Cuban-American upbringing to marry flavors that break from the status quo.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photos: Danielle Atkins
Find Your Paradise in Midtown
In “Dive” Leslie Pariseau explores the bars at the far edges of popular nightlife. Here: Tommy Bahama bar, an under-the-radar, beach-themed attraction in gilded Midtown Manhattan.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Michelle Heimerman
Nilsson Schmillson
In this unorthodox tropical drink, Jeremy Oertel combines navy strength gin with sake, coconut, lime juice and vanilla syrup.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Inside the Magical World of Tiki Kon
At Portland's annual celebration of Polynesian-pop fantasy, anyone with a love of Hawaiian shirts and rum can live the good life, if just for a weekend.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Dylan + Jeni
Bar Tripping: Broken Shaker | Miami Beach, FL
In a new photography column, Daniel Krieger travels the world to capture its most photogenic bars and cocktails. Up first is Miami Beach's lush oasis, The Broken Shaker at The…
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Will the Real Piña Colada Please Stand Up?
Over time, the Piña Colada has fallen into the same disrepair as many tropical-at-heart cocktails, but it needn't be so. Derek Brown visits Puerto Rico to search for an authentic…
- story: Derek Brown
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Life and Times of the Plastic Swizzle Stick
Rising to kitschy prominence in the 1950s and '60s, the plastic swizzle stick quickly became the most ubiquitous piece of American bar memorabilia. By the '90s it was mostly forgotten.…
- story: Nevin Martell
- photo: Sarah Nichols
Honolulu’s Second Golden Age of Tropical Drinking
For decades, Honolulu has been a city synonymous with orchid garnishes and syrupy Mai Tais. But a craft cocktail scene is percolating just beyond Waikiki—and with it, a new era…
- story: Alia Akkam
- photo: AZ Adam
