Jeffrey Morgenthaler is the rarest kind of famous bartender, which is to say, the kind that actually works behind a bar. Most of the celebrity figures of the cocktail renaissance have transitioned ...

Is there a more agreeable drink than a well-made Whiskey Sour? One that appeals to a wider swath of drinkers? I’m not sure there is. It’s got whiskey, for starters, so it’s good for people who insist ...

Absinthe, to give a radically condensed history, was hugely popular, then reviled and feared for about 100 years, and has only recently come back. That dark middle period begins in the late 1800s, ...

One of the best parts about being a bourbon drinker is sharing your whiskey collection and experience with others. And while sampling bourbon at Kentucky’s distilleries is fun, it's also easy to host ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...