- Europe’s Latest Natural Wine Darling Is… N/A?
Described as the “the gamay version of a root beer,” L’Antidote has become a fashionable fixture in Paris, Copenhagen, London and beyond. The post Europe’s Latest Natural Wine Darling Is… N/A? appeared first on PUNCH.
- This Three-Ingredient Cocktail Is My Antidote to Maximalism
A perfectly balanced mix of tequila and herbal, bitter liqueurs proves that sometimes less really is more. The post This Three-Ingredient Cocktail Is My Antidote to Maximalism appeared first on PUNCH.
- The Best Places to Drink Mezcal Across the Country
As mezcalerías boom stateside, these 10 are prioritizing more than the length of their spirits list. The post The Best Places to Drink Mezcal Across the Country appeared first on PUNCH.
- They Made a “Sports Bar for Politics.” It Went About How You’d Expect.
In under a week, Political Pattie’s became Washington, D.C.’s most hated bar. The post They Made a “Sports Bar for Politics.” It Went About How You’d Expect. appeared first on PUNCH.
- Welcome to Fast Eddie’s, America’s Favorite Place to Come of Drinking Age
Rumored to be the country’s highest volume bar, the century-old landmark in Alton, Illinois, has become a rite-of-passage stop for generations of freshly minted 21-year-olds. The post Welcome to Fast Eddie’s, America’s Favorite Place to Come of Drinking Age appeared first on PUNCH.
- World Class Kenya Winner Cites The Ice Book
My news alert brought this to my attention: the winner of World Class Kenya cited some books she used to prepare for the competition and The Ice Book was one of them. I think that's pretty neat. Read the story here.
- Absinthe Chat with Evan Rail in SF on October 12
On October 12th at 4PM I'll be chatting with Evan Rail, author of The Absinthe Forger at Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Building. I really enjoyed the book and its look at the history of absinthe as well as solving a modern mystery of an expert and online...
- Lemonade Recipe in Jerry Thomas Identical to Mrs. Beeton
The third Lemonade recipe in Jerry Thomas' How to Mix Drinks is identical to that in Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management, which came out the previous year. I learned this in Jeanette Hurt's new book The Whiskey Sour. She postulates that both authored cribbed the recipe from the same...
- The Secret Publisher of Black Cocktail and Cook Books
I solved a little mystery (maybe only mysterious to me): Two versions of the 1919 book The Ideal Bartender by Tom Bullock (the first cocktail book by a Black bartender) were republished in 2001 and 2002 by Howling at the Moon Press, which doesn't exist, and co-authored/introduced by author "DJ...
- Twenty (Twenty Seven) New Drink Books for Fall 2024
I found more new books coming out so I'll just add them here: The Art of Calvados Cocktails from the Crypt: Terrifying Yet Delicious Concoctions Inspired by Your Favorite Horror Films The Mindful Mocktail: Delicious, Nutritious Non-Alcoholic Drinks to Make at Home MockTales: 50+ Literary Mocktails Inspired by Classic Works,...
