It's Brown, It's Barrel-Aged, It's ... Gin?
Barrel-aged gin resembles young whisky in color and flavor. It's quickly becoming the new darling of distillers and craft bartenders across the U.S.
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Our Ability To Digest Alcohol May Have Been Key To Our Survival
Our primate ancestors could consume alcohol 10 million years ago in the form of fermented fruit, researchers have discovered. The finding suggests that our relationship with alcohol is ancient.
From Humble Salt To Fancy Freezing: How To Up Your Cocktail Game
You don't need to have liquid nitrogen at your next cocktail party — but it's certainly a sure-fire way to impress your guests. Expert mixologist Dave Arnold walks you through it.
Seeking Proof For Why We Feel Terrible After Too Many Drinks
Author Adam Rogers says there are lots of myths about what causes hangovers. His new book, Proof: The Science of Booze, explores these and other scientific mysteries of alcohol's effect on the body.
Can Hand-Cut, Artisanal Ice Make Your Cocktail That Much Better?
If you're sipping craft cocktails, your fancy $15 drink might now come with fancy ice. It's bigger, clearer and allegedly better tasting than the regular stuff made with tap water.
When Cigarettes Cost More, People Drink Less. Except For Wine
If you raised the price of Don Draper's cigarettes, would he have cut back on the whiskey? Probably not, but it works on most beer and spirits drinkers, a study finds. Wine drinkers, not so much.
Sober And Sold-Out: Dance Club In Sweden Cuts Booze For A Night
Breathalyzers were placed in the doorway of a nightclub in Stockholm this weekend, with an unusual purpose: to ensure no guests had been drinking any booze.
Colleges Brainstorm Ways To Cut Back On Binge Drinking
With 40 percent of college students binge drinking, efforts to get students to drink less may seem futile. But something as simple as encouraging beer stores to quit selling pingpong balls can help.
Couple Revives Lost Moroccan Fig Liquor, One Bottle At A Time
Jews have made mahia, a spirit made with fermented figs, in Morocco for centuries, but the tradition has all but died out. A New York couple aims to reintroduce the drink that once connected a nation.
NC's Operation Firecracker in Full Gear
As people make Fourth of July celebration plans, state law enforcement officers want them to include road safety.