Drinks

A collage of bourbon bottles

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These ten bottles for discerning drinkers cover a range of price points—from standout everyday sippers to splurge-worthy pours

A man lifts a trophy into the air

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The former Hurricanes player and Raleigh resident on his whiskey journey and finding home in the South

Bottles of bourbon on display a stump

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A bourbon hunter’s dive down the rabbit hole of scoring vintage bottles uncorks a new level of whiskey obsession

A portrait of a woman against a gallery wall

Food & Drink

Redemption Bar on Lower Broadway welcomes all with NA drinks and singer-songwriter performances. Plus: Get a recipe for McBryde’s alcohol-free Earl Grey Old-Fashioned.

whiskey

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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

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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

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Like sweet tea and a whiskey sour collided in your freezer

Bottles of bourbon on a cask

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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

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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