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Tavern at Rainbow Row
Charleston, South Carolina

Tavern at Rainbow Row

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Gastro Obscura

Green Chartreuse

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
Fermented horse milk is called airag in Mongolia.
Gastro Obscura

Kumis

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
List

23 Pubs Around the World Perfect for a Pint

Fancy a drink with plenty of stories on the side?
Diana Hubbell January 20, 2022
New Florence, Missouri

Wood Hat Spirits

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.
architecture

Podcast: Beer Can House

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 5, 2022
A Carry Nation figure, with hatchet.
List

6 Surviving Monuments From the Movement That Tried to Ban Booze

As we enter Dry January, check out these reminders of when the teetotalers came for the gin joints.
Diana Hubbell January 3, 2022
The punch is equal parts delicious drink and light show.
holidays

A Brief History of Germany’s Favorite Flaming Punch

How a fiery bowl of booze became a Christmas classic.
Sam O'Brien December 13, 2021
The hot ale flip is made with a red hot poker.
history

Podcast: The Hot Ale Flip

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 11, 2021
A plate depicting a woman ready to fire her shot with her kylix.
alcohol

Ancient Drinking Games Ended With Wine Stains and Stabbing

Inebriated play, from ancient Rome to Tang Dynasty China.
Sam O'Brien October 19, 2021
Blue Blazes Whiskey Still
Thurmont, Maryland

Blue Blazes Whiskey Still

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.
Brewing beer at Jamestown.
beer

The Brides 'Imported' to Colonial America for Their Brewing Skills

English colonists needed alcohol to survive. And for that, they needed women.
Stephanie Castellano September 30, 2021
Stand back when caramelizing honey or face the wrath of an erupting sugar volcano.
medieval

The Quest to Recreate a Lost and ‘Terrifying’ Medieval Mead

Bochet vanished for centuries, but meadmakers are bringing it back—at least in spirit.
Gemma Tarlach August 12, 2021
Every tour begins in the basement, featuring a bar decorated in Russian vodka labels.
Staten Island, New York

Booze History Museum

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
Agave is processed in Oaxaca to make mezcal.
science

How a 'Bubble Expert' Decoded the Physics of Making Mezcal

Exploring a traditional technique with high-speed cameras.
María Paula Rubiano A. May 25, 2021
Arizona Sake is easy to miss.
Holbrook, Arizona

Arizona Sake

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
science

For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space

After 14 months on the ISS, the vintage Petrus could be yours.
Luke Fater May 10, 2021
Mr Fitzpatrick's has long served as a community hub.
bars

The Radical Roots of Britain's Last Temperance Bar

It's now a monument to a forgotten campaign against alcohol.
Jenny Elliott May 4, 2021