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Pouring vodka

What Kirkland Vodka Tells Us About How We Discuss Spirits
Two glasses of Armagnac, a type of brandy

A Brandy Guide for Wine Drinkers
Mijenta Cristalino Tequila

There’s Finally a Good Use for Cristalino Tequila
A bottle of Zomoz mezcal near orange slices and six shot glasses

Zomoz Is an Ideal Spirit for Mezcal Skeptics

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A collection of various whiskey and booze bottles in a liquor store. "Dusty hunters" will score these stores for deals on vintage or overlooked rare bottles.

The Unicorns of Dusty Booze

The most sought-after bottles of bourbon, rum, tequila and more, according to Aaron Goldfarb, author of “Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits”

The new Cask Matured Series of gins from The Botanist

Review: The Botanist Brings Whisky Ideals to the Gin World

Bruichladdich’s new Cask Matured Series introduces barrel aging to its gin

A person drinking a non-alcoholic beer at a bar. NA beer is helping Dry January become a year-round phenomenon.

Dry January Is Officially a Year-Round Phenomenon

New data and surveys suggest the non-alcoholic market (led by beer) is growing steadily

wicked weed beer, wine and food

Craft Beer, Wine and Fine Dining All Live in Harmony at Asheville’s Wicked Weed

All things fermented are fair game at the beloved brewery

A bottle of Ten to One Five Origin Select, a new sipping rum (with a glass of rum poured neat)

Ten to One Just Created an Ideal Sipping Rum

Five Origin Select showcases the best of the Caribbean in one bottle

Don Julio Alma Miel

Review: Don Julio Rethinks Agave With Alma Miel

Their new joven expression embraces agave honey and French sparkling wine casks

Several hands cheers-ing with tequila shots. The tequila industry saw a surprising decrease in 2023.

The Tequila Market Is Doing Just Fine

A new report on declining tequila exports suggests the agave spirits craze might be waning. We beg to differ.

Tequila

Mexico's Tequila Exports to the US Were Down in 2023

Those numbers tell a more complicated story than you might think

Two new non-alcoholic bottles and their respective cocktails, via Seedlip and Amaro Lucano

Review: These Two New Non-Alc Bottles Are Redefining Drinks Categories

Seedlip taps into agave, while Amaro Lucano attempts its first booze-free option

maker's mark Star Hill Farm “Nature Distilled” Private Select

Where to Find the Most Interesting Distillery Exclusives in the United States

You can only buy these bottles if you trek to the source

Drizly app logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with Drizly website background. The booze delivery service is shutting down in March.

The Best Alternatives to Drizly

Even with the popular drinks e-commerce app shuttering, there are plenty of ways to order alcohol online

A bottle of Ancho Reyes Original liqueur on a bed of chiles

Crafting Mexican Flavor in Cocktails with Puebla’s Signature Pepper 

How Ancho Reyes creates delicious liqueurs with chile poblanos

Ocean Organic Vodka bottle on a beach

Review: This Might Be Our Favorite Everyday Vodka

Ocean Organic Vodka distills the best of Hawaii into a flavorful and unique spirit

Sherry wine tasting in wine cellars, selection of different jerez fortified wines from dry to very sweet in glasses, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

What Are the Different Types of Sherry?

A beginner’s guide to a bartender’s best friend

Bartender standing on the bar counter with a recipe book ready to preparing an alcoholic summer cocktail

5 Pieces of Bartender and Drinks Terminology, Explained

What exactly is “bartender’s ketchup”?

"At the Cafe, Says Absinthe" by Jean Beraud

There’s a New Generation Embracing Absinthe in America

Make 2024 the year of absinthe cocktails