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Wayne Curtis

Wayne Curtis is the author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails and has written frequently about cocktails, spirits, travel, and history for many publications, including the Atlantic, the New York Times, Imbibe, Punch, the Daily Beast, Sunset, the Wall Street Journal, and Garden & Gun. He lives in New Orleans.

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A South Carolina distillery teams up with Allan Benton’s iconic Tennessee smokehouse to create a spirit unlike any other

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Delicious spins on the essential home bar ingredient of the season

Travel

Your guide to visiting the Big Easy

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The welcome chill factor of the frozen cocktail

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A superb ginger syrup spices up the home cocktail

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For a new lease on licorice, try this taste of Carnival in a glass

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Sharp flavors enhance a Crescent City classic

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Small-batch Southern vodkas step up to the palate

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Tye Harrison of Asheville’s Benne on Eagle makes the most of a humble leftover

Forgotten Southern Recipes

A surprising key ingredient returns the original mint julep to its roots

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Louisville’s High Horse doesn’t take its cocktails too seriously, as this big-batch spin on the modern classic makes clear

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Finding the right tropical refreshment is about opening yourself up to the possibilities of what’s around you (and also, rum). Make like an islander, and take it easy

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Southern Style

Meet the tastemakers who are carrying forward five style icons

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Moonshine has moved out of the jug and into the jar, but it still packs a punch

Arts & Culture

The Winston-Salem director is revolutionizing how house museums embrace a hands-on approach to history

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In the Virginia foothills, Old World and New unite in a bottle of single malt

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Get to know an overlooked classic drink

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Jägermeister returns, newly respectable

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Barbecue meets its perfect match in this blend of mezcal and amaro