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The world of alcoholic beverages is difficult to navigate alone. With so many different cocktail recipes and mixers to choose from, it’s important to approach each drink you create or imbibe with careful consideration. Whether your drink of choice is whiskey, vodka, tequila, rum, or gin, we’ve got you covered with our latest guides, how-to’s, and recipes. We’ve even put together quite a few wine, cider, and beer guides while we were at it.

Deschutes NA beer.

NA beer is surging still

Zero proof beer continues its spectacular rise, both here and abroad.
Dale's Denim Pale.

Oskar Blues dresses up its beer in denim for the summer

Alcohol tasting: Aquavit, Bitter orange snaps, Bask, Arrack punsch

Aquavit: the centuries-old spirit that’s more than just “black death”

Renault Winery

This historic US winery can legally call its wine champagne

Ferment Brewing High Five Herman IPA.

Ferment Brewing celebrates a legendary sturgeon and wildlife conservation with a proper IPA

Fort George Brewery 3-Way IPA 2025.

Meet the latest installment of the popular 3-Way IPA series

Eagle Rare 12

Buffalo Trace announces that Eagle Rare 12 is the brand’s newest permanent expression

Oaklore

Oaklore Distilling is launching a rye whiskey matured in port wine barrels

Woodinville

Woodinville is launching its oldest rye whiskey to date

Pascual Jell-O shots.

How to make a grown-up Jell-O shot like a NYT best American restaurant does

Glasses of champagne on a tray

The secret varietals hiding in your glass of Champagne

Old Fitzgerald

Old Fitzgerald launches 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon

Cruzan Rum

Just in time for summer, Cruzan Rum is launching a 13-year-old expression

St. Croix-based Cruzan Rum isn’t messing around. Just in time for the warmer months, the is launching its to date. It’s called Cruzan Island Reserve 13 Year Old, and if you’re a rum drinker, it should be the newest addition to your home bar. Cruzan Island Reserve 13-Year-Old Cruzan Rum This new expression from Cruzan […]
The Trail Hotel

The world’s first “bourbon-infused luxury hotel” just opened in Kentucky

The Trail Hotel is a 95-room hotel located in a historic property and chocked full of “southern hospitality” and interactive bourbon experiences.
Moody Tongue beer pours.

Think beer can’t age like wine? Think again

There's a myth that beer can't age. It's not true for a number of beer styles, as this pro points out.
Whiskey in a glass

We asked an expert bartender to tell us the best bourbons for beginners

Headlands Alcatraz IPA.

Six new beers from a beloved East Bay brewery

Some interesting new releases spanning three unique beer styles
A glass of beer on a beach

Baerlic’s latest beer release is made with Oregon sea salt

A new beer from a top Portland brewery that reminds of the ocean.
Pouring whiskey in a glass

World Whiskey Society’s new limited-edition whiskey was created to be enjoyed with a cigar

This new, limited-edition expression from the popular brand was matured for at least two decades and finished in Cognac, Tawny Port, Awamori, Tequila, PX Sherry, and Madeira casks.
Sam Adams Beers of Summer Variety Pack.

Sam Adams toasts the coming summer with new blueberry lager

A heat wave-approved berry beer
Woodford Reserve

Woodford Reserve is launching a new whiskey finished in Tawny Port casks

Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall begins with a blend of rye whiskey and bourbon, which is then blended with a bourbon finished in Tawny Port barrels.
Michter's

Michter’s is set to release the 2025 batch of its 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye

If you didn't know it already, Michter's takes a unique aging approach. It's not just matured for ten years, and it's ready to go.
Whiskey in a glass

5 things you should never do with your top-shelf whiskey

Now that you’ve actually purchased a bottle of expensive whiskey, what comes next?
Cheers two beers

From NA beer to smoky rauchbier, here’s what’s trending in craft beer now

The World Beer Cup has come and gone. Here's what you need to know from the 2025 competition.
Rebel Bourbon

Rebel Bourbon is releasing a whiskey finished in Cabernet Franc barrels

This limited-release expression begins as a wheated bourbon that's matured for four years before being finished in Childress Vineyards Cabernet Franc barrels.
Bartender

From fingers to dashes: What bartenders really mean when they measure drinks

In my years of writing about alcohol, I've spent a lot of time in cocktail bars. I've enjoyed drinks from Taipei to Tampa and everywhere in between.
Ferment spring releases.

Ferment drops flurry of beers on Memorial Day Weekend

Five beer styles from the PNW for the holiday weekend.
Old Commonwealth Distillery

Old Commonwealth Distillery to revive D.H. Cromwell Bourbon

The original 15-year-old wheated bourbon was priced at only $60 at the time but sells for over $18,000 today.
New Riff

New Riff is launching a pair of ten-year-old whiskeys

They're called the First Decade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and First Decade Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, and they are the first ten-year-old whiskeys produced by the popular distillery.
Cut of grilled steak with glass of red wine

From sangiovese to syrah: the ultimate guide to dry red wines

An overview of dry red wines
Troegs

Lime lagers are having a moment—here’s why they’re perfect for summer

For the uninitiated, a lime lager begins as the refreshing, thirst-quenching, bottom-fermented beer we all know and love.
Widmer Northwest Pilsner.

Widmer releases latest beer to celebrate 40th anniversary

A pilsner made with Pacific Northwest ingredients.
Crux beers.

A duo of new beers and a new design from Oregon label Crux

Hazy IPA, NA Pilsner, and more.
Sierra Nevada Peachy Little Thing IPA.

Sierra Nevada drops a peach of a new beer

The new beers keep coming, just in time for summer.
Cathead Distillery

Mississippi’s Cathead Distillery is launching a new 100% wheat whiskey

This unique whiskey is pot distilled and matured for at least seven years in new, #3 charred American oak barrels.
Erin Lindstone.

Want to sound like a wine pro? The wine buzzwords of 2025 you ought to know

Looking at the terms within wine one should know to enjoy it more (and sound cool).
Merlot being poured into a glass

Is there really such a thing as the best merlot wine?

Wines made from merlot grapes can cost thousands or be the perfect budget wine pairing with a grilled burger during a summer cookout. That’s about as cool as it gets.
Breakside brewery, barrel aged, b-side, brewing, beer,

Breakside celebrates 15 successful years in craft beer

A model citizen in the craft circuit has a b-day
Whiskey in a glass

Heaven Hill releases the Spring 2025 Edition of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Decanter Series

The fifteenth national release of this popular bottle-in-bond bourbon, the Spring 2025 edition, is made up of barrels distilled in the spring of 2016 and bottled this spring.
Root Shoot

A lesser-known whiskey was named American single malt whiskey of the Year at London Spirits International Competition

This bottled-in-bond American single malt whiskey is made from 100% Colorado-grown grain sown, grown, and malted at nearby Olander Farms, Root Shoot Malting’s fifth-generation family farm.
Bardstown Bourbon Communion Cocktail

Debunking the biggest cocktail myths with help from top bartenders

It seems like the time is right to debunk some of the biggest cocktail-related myths.
Meli quinoa beer.

Introducing Meli, a beer made from quinoa

A new option made from a lesser-known base
Pouring a glass of whiskey

5 easy tips to help you drink whiskey like a seasoned expert

Tasting whiskey like an expert is a process. It takes years to refine your palate.
Collection of wine corks

Not all doom for wine: New report shows premium bottles are having a moment

Not everything is doom and gloom in the latest wine market numbers
Mezcal

Mezcal isn’t just smoky tequila — and other myths debunked

Like all spirits, mezcal is not without its myths and misconceptions.  
Bourbon County Stout mini-pack bottles.

Bourbon County Stout available in mini-packs this year

An exceptional dark beer gets a new format
Karbach Brewing Rhubarbed.

Wait, rhubarb beer? Karbach issues curveball in a can

A crafty release from a Houston brewery
Buffalo Trace

The newest addition to the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is E. H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon

It’s the first new addition to the set since Thomas H. Handy was added in 2006.
Thai IPA with glass

Dried banana beer? The rise of Thai craft beer in America

While beer lovers and Thai cuisine connoisseurs are familiar with Singha and Chang beer, the Thai craft beer movement is growing. Intrigued? We spoke with Bamee Prapavee Hematat, CEO of Group B USA, a Thai beer company that produces Thai-style craft beer in America.
Old Fourth

NBA legend Dominique Wilkins is teaming up with Old Fourth Distillery to launch a whiskey

Old Fourth Nique's Batch is a collaboration between Wilkins and Old Fourth's master blender and co-owner, Clinton Dugan.

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