Cocktails

Sim Whatley, the founder of Duck Camp, shares a post-hunt Louisiana duck club tradition

First: Make a margarita

Why Southern drinking vinegars have become something to sip about, both on their own and in cocktails

The Listening Room in Nashville brings back live music and hot drinks to warm up Music City

Tip back a taste of Louisiana

Small-batch Southern vodkas step up to the palate

A seasonal cocktail inspired by a classic Southern dessert

Plus, the tastemakers India Hicks and David Flint Wood share refreshing hospitality ideas in a beautiful new book

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

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

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

A sparkling take on an island classic.

A DIY take on Kentucky’s signature sip

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

Charlotte’s Optimist Hall welcomes a sophisticated new cocktail bar—Billy Sunday. Get a sample of what they’re serving up with this refreshing drink

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

A warming, spicy, boozy sipper from the Botiwalla team

Get to know an overlooked classic drink

Jägermeister returns, newly respectable

This effervescent vodka, lemon, and basil cocktail comes straight out of the Mississippi Delta