Drinks

Nick Laracuente surveys Kentucky’s lost distilleries to better tell the stories behind the bottles

Bill Thomas, owner of Washington, D.C.’s Jack Rose Dining Saloon and a World Whiskey Awards judge, on four small bourbon, rye, and whiskey distillers to try

A Bloody Bull is an even richer spin on a Bloody Mary. Make it batch-style, like one G&G writer’s family, and prepare to bowl over your party guests

The ultimate pro move for mixing the perfect punch

Think of this history-steeped blend of sweetened tea and rum as a template— and then tweak it

From simple colonial-era rum-and-citrus concoctions to effervescent blends of champagne and brandy, nothing gets a party started—or keeps it going—quite like a big bowl of punch

This blend of brandy, rum, and Madeira really packs a wallop

Bubbly enlivens a refreshing post-prohibition mix

One bowl, three centuries of New Orleans tradition

Nine time-honored cocktails from a Manhattan to a Margarita

Jewel of the South, the new NOLA bar from Chris Hannah and Nick Detrich, isn’t open yet. But you can get a sample of what they plan to stir up now…

Drink Category Runners-Up: A rye whiskey from Kentucky, Blackberry Farm’s Imperial Stout, and Castle Hill Cider

Bartenders toast the acclaimed painter as a new exhibit opens at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh

A smooth-sipping fall cocktail that just might get you into trouble

An Italian bartender in Miami shares a world-famous London version of the universally beloved (and argued-about) cocktail

A Kentucky bourbon landmark springs back to life

This drink fueled the mid-twentieth-century tiki craze. But the original recipe was lost for decades—until a New Orleans cocktail historian decoded it

Rum and coconut come together in a Puerto Rican holiday mainstay

Using bottles you might have at home, create a blend that could pass for the world’s most famous bourbon

“Kalimotxo” is a modern Basque country creation combining two Southern favorites: booze and Coca-Cola