Alcohol
SoCal Grapefruit Bitters Recipe
Use these foraged herb bitters to add a SoCal twist to cocktails such as an Old Fashioned.
Nova Scotia Is Now and Forever Soaked in Rum
Long before it began building ships, Nova Scotia was distilling rum. A favorite haunt of pirates in the 1700s, the province later became a hotbed of rum smuggling during Prohibition. Now, craft distilleries are carrying on the rum tradition.
Australia Has Gotten Its First Intravenous Hangover Clinic
Needless to say, public health officials are not exactly thrilled about a business which thrives on giving binge drinkers the easiest morning after possible.
Glasgow Is Going Crazy for a Bar That Only Serves Milk
“People make a face initially when they taste it, then they tell us how great it is. It’s a nice, easy drink—maybe too easy,” says Paul Crawford, a Glasgow bar owner whose establishment serves just one drink: the milk and gin-based Panther Milk.
How To: Margarita
Whether it is the gigantic, frozen, electric-blue ones you'll find at your local chain restaurant or a nice fancy one using "infused spirits" at your local cocktail lounge, the margarita is a universally loved drink you can find the world over. Today...
The Best Booze Gifts of 2015
We here at MUNCHIES have tirelessly racked our greasy brains to compile the best food-related gifts on planet Earth, and quite possibly the universe. Behold, The MUNCHIES Holiday Gift Guide.
Sexually Transmitted Infections Can Be Reduced By Taxing Alcohol
A recent study from the University of Florida suggests that providing a financial disincentive on alcohol sales can significantly impact the STI rates.
Ireland Is Boosting the Price of Alcohol to Fight Binge Drinking
A recently tabled bill would peg that minimum at 1 euro per unit, meaning that a bottle of 40 percent ABV liquor would cost at least 28 euros.
The VICE Guide to Your Bleak Office Christmas Party
Isn't it time you figured out why you—why we all—always get so damn drunk and crazy at the office Christmas party?
Drugs, Big Hair, and Communism: Belgrade Nightlife in the 80s
As Serbian photographer Miladin Jelicic "Jela" puts it, " The 1980s in Belgrade were not golden, they were silver."
Small Towns, Big Trucks: Rev Head Family Bonding in Country Victoria
Against a soundtrack of AC/DC, photographer Louis Mitchell and filmmaker Damian Kane documented the alcohol and corn dog-fueled monster truck fans in Korumburra.
Having a Few Drinks Makes You More Attractive to Others
According to a recent study by the University of Houston, it would appear that at least one instance of alcohol-induced hubris is accurate.