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What Are the Nation's Hardest-Drinking Counties?

A study of CDC data has some surprising results

Drinking in winter

Turns Out Spirits Aren't the Best Way to Warm Up on a Cold Day

Alcohol might make you colder, in fact

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
In this photo illustration, The Drizly logo appears on the screen of an iPhone on February 03, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. After buying Drizly for $1.1 billion in 2020, Uber is closing the service.

Was the Shuttering of Drizly Inevitable?
A glass of sparkling water standing on a sunlit wooden table casting shadows and lens flare

The Difference Between Club Soda, Seltzer and Tonic Water

The Tequila Shortage Is Coming. Prepare Yourself.

Why two of Mexico’s elite spirits are under attack

Belgian/Brazilian Beer to Rename Itself “America” for the Summer

Just check the label on your next Bud can or bottle

How a Pro Picks Out an Inexpensive Bottle of Wine

Seven gotta-knows for the everyday vino drinker

How Much Are Your Boozing Habits Affecting Your Love Life?

It’s mostly bad, but there is one surprising bit of good news

You Can Buy Half of Bill Koch’s Wine Cellar … for a Mere $15M

Or, approximately nine seats in the House of Representatives

Does This Booze-Aging Time Machine Actually Work?

The Oak Bottle claims it can “age” a spirit overnight

Not Drinking Bottle of Pappy Leads to Pennsylvania Man’s Demise

A cautionary tale for those considering selling booze online

A Guide to Keeping It Neat This Holiday Season

5 spirits that go well with nothing at all

A Beginner’s Guide to Cider (the Fun Kind)

It’s the tipple for fall. And we've got one for every drinker.

Winter Is Coming!

Winter Is Coming!

A Guide to Surviving Harsh Weather in Style | Chapter One: Home

The Top 5 Airlines for Booze, Ranked

The Top 5 Airlines for Booze, Ranked

Fly the bar-friendly skies

The Budget Bin

The Budget Bin

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List of Indulgences

List of Indulgences

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Say Hello to Stripper Santa

SantaCon Bingo: Can you spot the horrible?

Here’s a Good Drinking Story

About the neighbor's dog.

The Pulitzer Prize of Drinking

53 great bars as seen by 53 great writers

The InsideHook Newsletter.

News, advice and insights for the most interesting person in the room.

Various Amaro bottles

Everything You Need to Know About Amaro, the Iconic After-Dinner Drink

Our expert picks the best bottles to own, plus flavor notes and pairing advice

Barrels at Daftmill Distillery

Inside Scotland’s Most Reclusive Whisky Distillery

Daftmill is making a rare whisky made from self-grown barley. But good luck getting your hands on it.

A selection of non-alcoholic "spirits" for Dry January

The 20 Best Non-Alcoholic Spirits for Dry January and Beyond

Each of these bottles offers real taste and mocktail (or even cocktail) versatility

Platter from Federalist Pig

First Time in DC? Here’s Exactly Where to Eat and Drink.

From adult juice boxes to the best whiskey bar in the Mid-Atlantic

"The Drunkard's Progress," an iconic artwork from America's temperance era.

What the Hell Is “Damp January”?

Get to know the surprisingly-not-gross alternative to everyone's favorite fast

Man hand rejecting alcoholic beer beverage

According to One Survey, Millennials Are Really Not Into Dry January

Weirdly, the same lack of interest applies to people who have tried non-alcoholic beer

Boisson Beverly Hills, a non-alcoholic bottle shop. We got some recommendations from Boisson founder Nick Bodkins about what to drink this Dry January.

Start Dry January Off Right at LA’s Best NA Bottle Shop

Plus, top picks from Boisson owner Nick Bodkins for your sober (or sober-ish) start to 2023

Cheerful male and female friends raising toast while partying together. A new Gallup report suggests young, male, white and rich people are more likely to drink than other demographic characteristics.

People in This Demographic Are More Likely to Drink Alcohol

A new Gallup survey breaks down drinking habits in 2022 by gender, race, education and other characteristics

King Ranch Bourbon

This Excellent New Bourbon, an Ode to Texas Ranching, Is Only Available in the Lone Star State

Old Forester King Ranch Edition is finished with slow-roasted mesquite

Tia Barrett at Esmé

All of Chicago’s Best Holiday Cocktails, As Curated by Tia Barrett

Plus: what to pair them with at your holiday table

Sommelier Kate Dingwall

An Expert Picks the Perfect Wines for Thanksgiving Dinner

Sommelier Kate Dingwall chooses seven bottles that will enhance the meal — and please your pickiest guest

One of the tasting pavilions at Quintessa winery in Napa Valley, California

How Quintessa Is Using Architecture to Make Better Wine

When "fighting nature" doesn't work, concrete fermentation tanks come next

Sommelier Steven McDonald

5 Sommelier-Approved Texas Wines to Drink During the Holidays

We asked Pappas Bros. master sommelier Steven McDonald for recommendations

Marsa Malaz Kempinski - Nozomi, Doha, Qatar. The hotel bar is one of 195 places to drink in Qatar, a country that heavily regulates drinking.

This Unofficial Map Will Help You Find a Drink at the World Cup

The Qatar Alcohol Map is a boozy resource for visiting soccer fans

Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet

Why the Wisconsin Old Fashioned Should Be Your Go-To Winter Cocktail

Here’s how to prepare this famous regional speciality

Gordon Hull, the brewer behind Heidrun Meadery, holds a glass of mead

This Geologist Is on a Mission to Make Mead That Doesn’t Taste Like Cardboard

Gordon Hull's Heidrun Meadery hopes to elevate the drink beyond the Ren Faire