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

Portraits of three bartenders

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