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Chasing “Dusties” with America’s Top Rare Spirits Hunter
If you need to source a collection of vintage whiskey or amaro—and fast—Alex Bachman is the guy to call.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photos: Lyndon French
Tour a Collection of Prohibition-Era “Medicinal” Whiskey
For a select number of distilleries, whiskey production never stopped during Prohibition.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photos: Lizzie Munro
In Search of the Ultimate Mint Julep
We asked 15 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Mint Julep—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Behind the Backbar at Salt Lake City’s Whiskey Street
Jason LeCates explains how he built a 2,000-bottle collection of top spirits in one of America's most notorious liquor control states.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Christine Armbruster
Yes, You Should Be Drinking Canadian Whisky
We blind-tasted 15 of the best Canadian whiskies, with an actual Canadian. Here are our favorites.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Tour a Collection of Gallon-Sized Vintage Bourbon Bottles
Two Kentucky collectors have amassed a stockpile of rare, jumbo-sized bourbon bottles, including those from W.L. Weller and Old Fitzgerald.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photos: Victor Sizemore
In Search of the Ultimate Sazerac
We asked 14 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Sazerac—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Five Essential Scotch Classics and Their Riffs
From a timeless twist on the Manhattan to a 1970s-era revival and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Tour an Oddball Collection of Midcentury Bourbon Decanters
Lead poisoning be damned, Joshua Richholt continues to drink midcentury whiskey from his collection of nearly 100 vintage decanters.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Craft Whiskey’s New Era of Extreme Transparency
Craft distilleries have gone from spinning yarns about Al Capone’s secret recipes to winning over buyers with lengthy ingredient lists and chemistry tables.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
