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Who Orders a Pousse Café, Anyway?
When a friend suggested on a recent night out that we order Pousse Cafés—a drink generally consisting of three to seven Technicolor liqueurs layered like a rainbow cookie—I had no choice but to demur....
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Why Is the Smithsonian Collecting 50 Years’ Worth of Beer Artifacts?
Earlier this month, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History announced that it was embarking on an epic three-year beer project, documenting American brewing history from roughly 1960 to...
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How the Bloody Mary Lost Its Mind
At some point over the last dozen or so years, the Bloody Mary lost its mind. Across the country, you can now find Bloody Marys that are garnished with beef sliders, lamb sliders, fries, pickles,...
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The Life and Death of the Martini Glass
There are few symbols in the drink world more powerful, more recognizable or more American than the Martini glass. An angular monument to Deco design, its characteristic V-shaped bowl and fine stem...
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Why One Spirit Can Have Many Different ABVs
Recently, I found myself sitting in the tasting lab at the Mount Gay distillery tucked away in the canefields of St. Lucy, Barbados, getting schooled in rum-making by master blender Allen Smith. In a...
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What Would You Pay for a True Taste of Cocktail History?
On cocktail menus across the country and overseas, drinks are popping up that appear to have fallen through a hole in time. At Canon in Seattle, you can order a Champs-Élysées made with Courvoisier and...
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A Match Made in Paradise: The Story of Chinese-Tiki
Even if you’ve never heard of Hop Louie, there’s a good chance you’ve seen pictures of it. The restaurant is located inside one of the most iconic buildings in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, a baroque,...
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America’s Oldest Rye Whiskey Is Back from Extinction
Old Monongahela is back. This is thrilling news for whiskey lovers, but it also raises a reasonable question: What the hell is Old Monongahela? The short answer: Monongahela (MO-non-gah-HEEL-a) is a...
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The Surprising History of the Swim-Up Bar
The swim-up bar is pretty much clickbait incarnate. Just ask your browser: “Coolest Swim-Up Bars in the World” (Travel + Leisure) “18 Resorts and Hotels With the Most Amazing Swim-Up Bars” (Trips to...
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The Dirty Martini Cleans Up Its Act
It’s hard to imagine a drink that is equally as loathed and enduring as the Dirty Martini. “The classic Martini is so beautifully balanced,” says David Wondrich, cocktail historian and author of...
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About Those Classic Ice Cream Cocktails
Who was the first to add ice cream to an alcoholic beverage? While there might not be a definitive ice cream cocktail Patient Zero, we do know that by the late 19th century the two were already...
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The Lost Pimm’s Cups
Without Pimm’s No. 1, there would be no Pimm’s Cup. Or, for that matter, any other number of drinks that rely on the ruddy gin-based liqueur. Often shortened to just “Pimm’s,” it might come as a shock...
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The Quiet Defiance of Decibel
Almost always, we’d come late and stay late. In those days, the bar didn’t even open until 8 p.m. But the path was always the same: Walk down East 9th Street, find the “ON AIR” sign glowing above a...
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Milk & Honey, New Year’s Eve 1999
The most influential bar of the current century opened 20 years ago, on December 31, 1999, inside a forbidding former mahjong parlor on a dark, dangerous block of the Lower East Side of Manhattan....
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Let’s Talk About Ernest Beaumont Gantt
Better known as Don the Beachcomber, the godfather of tiki contributed more to cocktail culture than just tropical escapism. The post Let’s Talk About Ernest Beaumont Gantt appeared first on PUNCH.
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The Century-Old Mixologist Club, Revisited
On the night of November 26, 1900, 1412 Pennsylvania Avenue NW was the only place to be in Washington, D.C. Three weeks earlier, President William McKinley had secured a second term in office, but the...
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A Match Made in Paradise: The Story of Chinese-Tiki
Even if you’ve never heard of Hop Louie, there’s a good chance you’ve seen pictures of it. The restaurant is located inside one of the most iconic buildings in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, a baroque,...
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America’s Oldest Rye Whiskey Is Back from Extinction
Old Monongahela is back. This is thrilling news for whiskey lovers, but it also raises a reasonable question: What the hell is Old Monongahela? The short answer: Monongahela (MO-non-gah-HEEL-a) is a...
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The Surprising History of the Swim-Up Bar
The swim-up bar is pretty much clickbait incarnate. Just ask your browser: “Coolest Swim-Up Bars in the World” (Travel + Leisure) “18 Resorts and Hotels With the Most Amazing Swim-Up Bars” (Trips to...
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The Dirty Martini Cleans Up Its Act
It’s hard to imagine a drink that is equally as loathed and enduring as the Dirty Martini. “The classic Martini is so beautifully balanced,” says David Wondrich, cocktail historian and author of...
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