The Jews Who Made American Whisky
"Many of the iconic bourbon and rye brands on store shelves are or were once owned and operated by Jews, including Jim Beam, I.W. Harper, Rittenhouse, Elijah Craig, Four Roses and Dickel."
View ArticleThe Step-By-Step Guide To Building A Champagne Tower
There is absolutely nothing more celebratory than serving Champagne from a Champagne tower — that is unless you also plan to saber the bottles of Champagne before raining the delicious liquid down into...
View ArticleBoozy Root Beer Is Taking The Country By Storm
Hard root beer has resurfaced this year, drifting on both the trend of craft beer and the American vintage aesthetic.
View ArticleWhy Doesn't Your Alcohol Come With Nutrition Facts?
Most consumables in the US come with nutrition labels that tell you what you're putting in your body, but alcohol doesn't. What forces have exempted the intoxicating substance from strict labeling...
View ArticleHow To Use Science To Make Safe Eggnog With Raw Eggs
Eggnog, done right, is safe and delicious, and you should drink it.
View ArticleHow To Open A Champagne Bottle With A Spoon
Sabering open a champagne bottle is: 1) A really cool party trick; 2) Kind of dangerous (due to the big sharp blade). Worry not, you can do it with a spoon or butter knife too!
View ArticleThe Slow And Painful Death Of The Dive Bar
A good dive’s exterior should look like it’s survived a nuclear attack and has the chops to go toe-to-toe with another one.
View ArticlePrevent Your Hangover With Science
Many people will choose to overindulge on alcoholic beverages to celebrate the new year, but most people won't be smart and use secret scientific methods to prevent their hangovers. Don't be one of...
View ArticleVince Staples Will Show You The Coolest Ways To Open A Champagne Bottle
Rapper and Internet philosopher Vince Staples teams up with LA restaurateur and “Top Chef” winner Michael Voltaggio to teach you the swaggiest ways to bust open a bottle of bubbly.
View ArticleHow To Choose Your Bubbly For New Year's Eve
Whether you're hosting a party or wandering the subway alone on New Year's Eve, you'll need a bottle of champagne. Here's what you should consider.
View ArticleThe Darker Side Of Prohibition
The week of Christmas, 1926, almost a hundred people died from the effects of drinking industrial alcohol.
View ArticleHow Meeting Lemmy Helped Save My Life
"Drinking with Motörhead used to be a dangerous pursuit, as I discovered on a number of occasions during the noughties, and, as a friend of Lemmy’s publicist, I got to see the band play numerous times...
View ArticleHow The Shape Of Your Glass Can Make Your Beer Taste Better
That shaker pint you get at the bar is doing your tastebuds no favors, and craft glassware makers want to change that.
View ArticleWhy Dry January Is The Worst
The January fauxliday celebration is drunk on the stupid intentions of wellness freaks and purism obsessives. Here's how.
View ArticleIt's Hard To Get Drunk In Singapore
Drinks aren't just hard to come by, they're ridiculously expensive.
View ArticleHow The Oak Bottle Is Hacking The Whiskey Industry
A new project aims to add the signature smoky flavors of aged whiskey in a fraction of the time.
View ArticleFallon And Kevin Hart Play 'Drinko'
...and Fallon was so close to getting a pickleback.
View ArticleThe UK's 'Dry January' Is Killing Its Bars
Last year an estimated two million people gave up booze in the UK during January 2015, and with the drive now heavily funded by the government, that number is expected to be even higher this year.
View ArticleClever Margarita Glass Is Made Entirely Of Salt
Now if only there was a rocks glass made of sugar and bitters so we could enjoy a nice Old Fashioned any time we want.
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