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.
Style
Meet Jewelry Designer Jody Candrian
Southern baubles with a Southwestern twist
Drinks
Island Eggnog: How to Make a Coquito Cocktail
Rum and coconut come together in a Puerto Rican holiday mainstay
Drinks
A Late Summer Bourbon Cocktail
Grapefruit, Campari, and bourbon come together in the Third Man cocktail
Drinks
An Easy-Sipping Madeira Cocktail
A light-buzz summer drink perfect for the front porch
Drinks
Tropical Sensation
Can a serious cocktail come out of a blender? At Houston’s Anvil bar & Refuge, you bet
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Swizzle Time
The Queen City stirs up a Caribbean classic
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Cocktails by the Barrel
Set the punch bowl aside and serve up your very own cask-aged concoctions
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Pineapple Mezcal Cocktail
Set the punch bowl aside and serve up your very own cask-aged cocktail
Made in the South Awards 2017
Congaree & Penn
Food runners-up Scott and Lindsay Meyer cold-press raw Georgia pecans into a healthful and delicious oil
Made in the South Awards 2017
The Naked Pig Meat Co.
Food runners-up Shawn and Jenny Hatley bring lard back to the standard Southern pantry
Made in the South Awards 2017
‘Chups Craft Condiments
Food runners-up Matt and Kori Wallace offer hand-crafted ketchups and mustard that go beyond burgers and fries
Made in the South Awards 2017
Jos. A. Magnus & Co.
Drink runner-up Jimmy Turner revives a family tradition in this Washington, D.C.-based bourbon
Made in the South Awards 2017
Urban Tree Cidery
This drink runner-up from Atlanta, Georgia offers a fresh approach to the popular craft beverage
Made in the South Awards 2017
Copper & Kings
Drink runner-up Joe Heron channels his love of music into a top-notch brandy
Made in the South Awards 2017
Cocktail & Sons
Drink category winners and New Orleans mixologists Max J. Messier and Lauren Myerscough revive a lost tiki syrup
Made in the South Awards 2017
Milton’s Local
Food category winner and Virginia farmer James Faison believes bacon makes everything better—even sausage
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Southern Comfort Heads Home
The historic brand welcomes whiskey back to the bottle
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Spiced Rum Grows Up
Southern distillers add depth to an oft-sophomoric spirit
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A Night in the Ninth
Spiced rum gets the New Orleans cocktail treatment
The South's Best Food Towns
New Orleans, Louisiana: Weekend Dining Guide
Eating and drinking your way through the Crescent City