Alcohol
This Refreshing Mezcal Cocktail Won't Make You Hallucinate
After a couple of these herby, smoky little drinks, you may find yourself slathering your body in sunscreen and dragging your boombox out to the stoop.
Meet the Bartender Making Wine Without Grapes or a Vineyard
Ryan Chetiyawardana of London’s White Lyan cocktail bar is making his own “wine” by fermenting herbs, tea, and fruit into an alcoholic drink that mimics the flavours of reds and whites—without grapes.
Ghana's First Microbrewery Is Changing the Way Beer Is Made in Africa
Inland Microbrewery, located just outside Accra, produces several different varieties of beer, all without the use of imported malted barley, upon which Ghana’s two major commercial breweries almost exclusively rely.
Inside the Dusty World of Vintage Spirit Collectors
Like wine, bottled spirits can change with age. Some might spoil, but many others develop complex new flavors and textures, leading a small group of "dusty hunters" to seek out these forgotten bottles.
A Brief Look at Cutty Bangs: San Francisco's Weird, Beloved Liquor Store Tradition
Ever been in a Bay Area liquor store and seen those curated plastic bags full of little airplane bottles of booze? If so, you have met the cutty bang in the wild.
A Lawyer Explains How Drunk You Have to Be to Get Arrested
"If you're being suspected of being drunk in public, say absolutely nothing."
This Is What Happened When We Tried Our Own Hangover Cures
We often report on hangover cures from around the world, but our go-to fixer-uppers tend to be greasy sandwiches. So in the name of journalism, we decided to try a few of the hangover cures we’ve written about on MUNCHIES.
This Brewer Is Giving His Beer a Taste of the Ocean with Oysters and Seawater
Benchtop Brewing Company is whipping up concoctions that pay homage to the tidewater region that they call home, including a gose with seawater and local oysters.
This Prosecco Party Punch Is Almost Too Easy to Drink
We invited Julian Cox of Chicago’s Three Dots and a Dash to the MUNCHIES Kitchen to show us how he likes to punch out.
Bartending on Christmas Is Debaucherous, Depressing, and Everything in Between
For instance, sometimes you find yourself smoking crack during a holiday party at your bar, or waking up next to another lonely orphan.
Desus and Mero Went to SantaCon So You’ll Never Have To
On the last episode of ‘Desus & Mero’ this year, the hosts took to the streets of NYC to give us an inside look at Christmas’ sloppiest tradition.
Think Deep Thoughts When You Make Death & Co's Joy Division Cocktail
Like the Ian Curtis's vocals, Death & Co's Joy Division is complex, dry, and highly potent. It's also deceptively simple—just Cointreau, absinthe, dry vermouth, and dry gin.