Alcohol
Why One in Seven British Sixth-Graders Is Getting Drunk
While the phenomenon of pre-teen drinking is hardly new, or isolated to the UK, very little is known about what actually causes it.
This Cabinet Minister Quit Because a Dry Community in Canada Is Getting a Liquor Store
Access to alcohol has been a longstanding point of contention in Nunavut, a vast northern region that represents one-fifth of Canada's landmass with just 32,000 inhabitants, most of them Inuit.
Photos of What's Inside British Students' Fridges
Do students still eat shit pasta sauces and beans? Or have the bright young things of 2016 switched to soya milk, chia seeds and kale?
The VICE Guide to Austin: Where to Drink
There's never been a better time to drink in Austin. Livers can be pickled without going broke, and those nights, if remembered, will be looked upon fondly as the best mistakes you could safely make.
You Will No Longer Go to Jail in Manhattan for Drinking in Public
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced today that, as of March 7, drinking and urinating in public on the streets of Manhattan will no longer be cause for arrest.
Confessions of a Bartender
If You Don't Want to Piss Off the Bartender, Don't Order a Long Island Ice Tea
How Sydney Got Locked Out by Politics, Casinos, and Billion-Dollar Bullshit
Somehow good intentions and big money have shaped a city few of us are proud of.
How Would-Be Alchemists Made Booze During Prohibition
Matthew Rowley’s new book Lost Recipes of Prohibition examines an era when compounders and distillers of varying abilities were doing their best to keep people buzzed.
One Night In Hell: We Went Clubbing With Berlin's Party Tourists
Drinking games! Dance contests! VIP club entrance! Can this get any better?!
Award Season Is All About the Popcorn and Cocktails
This truffled popcorn, Cinnamon Toast Crunch popcorn, and fancy gin-based cocktail are all perfect for watching (or not watching) the Oscars.
The Convoluted History of the Southside
The Southside is a cocktail classic, but even some of the most legendary living bartenders can't agree on how it's made or served.
Hunter S. Thompson Tried to Get Paid in Cocaine at My Tequila Bar
A day before I opened my first London bar, a magazine asked to interview Hunter S. Thompson there. I remember him, he was everything you thought he’d be—petulant, temperamental, a bit violent.