Drinks

whiskey

Distilled

Break out one of these bottles with bourbon-loving friends and you might surprise some folks

pumpkin pie cocktail

Recipe

Pumpkin ice cream and pie spice inspire an autumnal spin on the boozy Bushwacker cocktail

A grid of bourbons

Distilled

Explore bourbon’s range with these six bottles from unexpected states that bring their own distinctive taste of place

A cocktail in a tall flute glass

Recipe

Louisville’s Seelbach Hotel honors a literary legend with a dazzling libation

Bourbon slushes on a tray in front of a lake

Distilled

Like sweet tea and a whiskey sour collided in your freezer

Bottles of bourbon on a cask

Distilled

Distilleries are pushing proof points ever higher. Should you be sipping a burlier bourbon?

A blackberry cocktail

Recipe

A sense of offbeat fun informs Nashville’s Fancypants and its cast of playful drinks—including this perfect summer-to-fall sipper

A man pours sparkling wine into a glass

Recipe

When only the heavy artillery will do

An orange cocktail in a glass

Recipe

Like a Southern summer in a glass

An orange cocktail

Recipe

Here’s how the citrusy libation became law—and how to mix one for yourself

A light orange cocktail in a highball glass

Recipe

The Ariston in Nashville shakes up a handful of classics for its own tequila and Aperol–laden cooler

sherry cobbler cocktails

Recipe

Fortified wine embraces citrus, lemongrass, and a refreshing tea-and-honey syrup for an easy summer drink

A bottle of bourbon by a cocktail

Recipe

A bracing, botanic cocktail inspired by a coastal Louisiana refuge

A collage of three different cold cocktail drinks

Food & Drink

Your body temperature might drop after scrolling through this list

An illustration of a peach

What's in Season

The South’s favorite summer fruit tastes just as sweet in your glass

A pitcher of an orange drink

Recipe

A mugged-up drink that’s pure refreshment

A bottle of whiskey in a wheat field on a red stand

Food & Drink

With Star Hill Farm Whisky, the distillery leans deep into the grain for its first new mash bill in seventy years

Martini service at a bar

Food & Drink

The pro behind the beverage program at D.C.’s new late-night spot shares her top tips

A bartender mixes bourbon

Distilled

Six pros from top bourbon bars across the Bluegrass State give their picks for “everyday” bottles that offer value and versatility

A cognac cocktail with a lemon garnish

Recipe

Stir up a toast to Marquis de Lafayette