Alcohol
Cooking Has Helped Turn Recovering Addicts' Lives Around
Making cakes, serving tea, and cooking fish and chips (with lemonade batter) has helped turn recovering addicts' lives around in the North of England.
Religious People Can Be Scary Drunks
A recent study has found a link between violence, alcohol, and religious beliefs. So if you plan on getting drunk with a believer, be prepared for a brawl.
Going On Patrol with Boomtown Festival Security
Festival bouncers care about you much more than you'd think.
Oaxaca's All-You-Can-Drink Mezcal Festival Is as Crazy as You'd Expect
For ten days each year, Oaxaca hosts the Feria Nacional del Mezcal festival, which is like Oktoberfest without the dirndls. There, I knocked back more shots of mezcal than I could count, from delicious reposados to cheap swill that tasted like 5...
Getting Blazed with a Napa Valley Master Cooper
At the Seguin Moreau cooperage in California's Napa Valley, a man named Douglas Rennie is hammering away at oak barrels—just as he has for the last 24 years. Rennie is a master cooper, keeping the ancient art of wine barrel-making alive.
Ganja Goucho Recipe
A refreshing combo of the aggressive, grassy, sharp taste of Sour Diesel-infused vodka delightfully blended with honey-sweetened Mate and lime.
How to Make Marijuana-Infused Craft Cocktails
If we're really going to regulate marijuana like alcohol, what better way to forever conjoin the two on equal legal footing than by hoisting a few well-crafted, high-end cannabis cocktails?
Why Do We Writhe All Night Long After a Bender?
Why the hell can't you fall asleep 24 hours after you've stopped binging?
A Sriracha Rave Is My Version of Hell
Next month in San Jose, the world will see its first Electronic Sriracha Festival, where molly-addled EDM fiends in fuzzy top hats will mingle with chili heads in cargo shorts. It's going to be a nightmare for all involved.
Sometimes Women Want to Drink Alone
Just like eating alone, enjoying a drink alone is one of life's private luxuries. But why do we still, in the 21st century, have a problem with women doing it?
How-To: Make a Straight Law Cocktail
Watch as Boston bartender Will Thompson shows our host Lee Tiernan how to make this classic two-ingredient drink (comprised of gin and sherry) that's as simple to make as it is easy to sip.