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Grocery Stores Open Tap On In-Store Bars

Drink while you shop or pull up a stool, these bars-within-grocery-stores are steering a welcome trend.

Featured, Lifestyle, Beer, WinePhil GalewitzJanuary 7, 2019 Comment

Those Old Christmas Spirits

Christmas ghost stories to chill you on a midwinter night, and spirits to warm you back up

Featured, CocktailsKeith AllisonDecember 21, 2018drinkwire, cocktails, hot cocktails, new york international spirits competitionComment

Holiday Flavors for Warm Winters

How to capture the essence of a toddy, and other classic winter drinks, when it’s just too schvitzy to drink one.

Beer, Wine, Keep Reading, CocktailsTrevor HagstromDecember 20, 2018drinkwire, new york international beer competitionComment

Top Shelf Boozy Library Essentials

Noteworthy 2018 releases and timeless reads to drink in.

Featured, Spirits, Beer, CocktailsBrian PetroDecember 14, 2018drinkwire, classic cocktails, cocktail history, bartending, cocktail techniqueComment

Prohibition Ended 85 Years Ago. Get Over It, Already.

Why do we continue to glamorize one of the most oppressive, job-destroying and dangerous periods in America’s history?

Featured, Lifestyle, CocktailsAmanda SchusterDecember 5, 2018prohibition, moonshine, cocktailsComment

Holiday Gifts: Drink Gadgets and Tools 2018 Edition

Going beyond the bottle for cocktail, beer and wine gift ideas.

Get Punchy With These Communal Cocktail Recipes

These punch recipes are easy to prepare for a crowd when you’re busy with other aspects of your holiday entertaining duties.

Bartender Spotlight: Sother Teague

With three bars and a radio show, Teague adds author to his resume, but he’s still committed to spreading the bitter love.

Featured, Bars, Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterNovember 16, 2018drinkwire, cocktails, vodka, bartending, tales of the cocktailComment

Fit For Queen: Freddie Mercury-Inspired Cocktails

Freddie Mercury inspired cocktail recipes to celebrate Queen and the opening of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Bar Convent Berlin 2018: Bigger, Longer, Faster

Europe’s biggest bar show Bar Convent Berlin expanded to three days for BCB 2018, but it was still impossible to do it all.

Bartender Spotlight: William Pineapple Feels At Home in NYC

A spotlight on New York City based bartender William Pineapple.

Featured, Lifestyle, CocktailsAmanda SchusterOctober 26, 2018cocktails, drinkwire, bartending, bartendersComment

Pumpkin Cocktails That Don't Suck

Try something new this fall with these autumnal squash cocktail recipes. And yes, they’re delicious!

Cocktails, Keep ReadingKelly MagyaricsOctober 25, 2018cocktails, brandy, drinkwire, new york international spirits competition, fallComment

The Long, Bending History of the Straw

Plastic straws are now a hot button environmental issue, but how did we get here?

Cocktails, FeaturedBrian PetroSeptember 28, 2018drinkwire Comment

These Cocktails Get Into the Groove

Celebrate Madonna’s 60th Birthday with these favorite cocktail recipes from bartenders who want to get you into the groove.

Featured, CocktailsAmanda SchusterSeptember 20, 2018cachaca, pisco, new york international spirits competition, mocktail, vodka, elderflowerComment

Quirky Bars Around the World

Explore seven weird and creative bars from across the globe.

Lifestyle, Bars, CocktailsElly BlanchardSeptember 14, 2018drinkwire, weird bars, nightlife, travel Comment

Add Sour Power To Your Cocktails With Shrubs

Shrubs, a mixture of fruit, sugar and vinegar, was popular in the 1700s. Shrubs are making a comeback in cocktails as a way to boost flavor & acidity.

CocktailsKelly MagyaricsSeptember 12, 2018vinegar, cocktails, kombucha, michelada, gin, whiskey, vodkaComment

Field Trips: Jarnac Distilleries

Tasting Cognac with a side of history at Jarnac Distilleries in western France.

Cocktails, SpiritsMike GerrardAugust 28, 2018drinkwire, cognacComment

Introducing ALEX&NDER From Copper & Kings

Louisville Brandy distillery Copper & Kings opens a full-service rooftop space with cocktails atop their Butchertown distillery called ALEX&NDER.

Bars, Lifestyle, SpiritsMaggie KimberlAugust 10, 2018brandy, cocktails, drinkwire, travelComment

The Ruin Bars of Budapest Are Ready For Prime Time

An exploration of Budapest’s “ruin bars” which have been taking over pre-World War 2 abandoned buildings and unused outdoor spaces in the Jewish Quarter to become top nightlife spots and tourist destinations.

Beer, LifestylePhil GalewitzJuly 22, 2018beer, drinkwire, travelComment