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Gilbert, West Virginia

Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

Sponsored by West Virginia Tourism

Verónica Oviedo (center) began the all-female mariachi band Mujer Latina in 2004.

7 Stories to Toast To Cinco de Mayo

Replace that margarita with vino de cocos.

April White May 3, 2024

Oaxaca is famous for its crafts, including alebrijes, colorful wood-carved animals.

Six Wondrous Reasons to Explore Oaxaca Right Now

Advice from an expert on what to see, drink, and eat in one of Mexico’s most exciting states.

Sponsored by Cayman Jack

Los Angeles, California

Circus Liquor Clown

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

A fresco from a mansion, or haveli, depicting the sharing of a drink. In Rajput culture, the munawwar piyala meaning "cup of request" is liquor offered to guests during gatherings, especially marriages.

The Resurrection of Rajasthan’s Royal Liquors

After fading away post-Independence, Heritage Liquors are back and, this time, everyone can sip them.

N.C. Stevens April 19, 2024

Tiquira

This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.

Pont

A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.

When fermented tuba gets distilled, just one fifth of the volume becomes vino de cocos.

Is This Mexico's Oldest Spirit?

In the state of Colima, one man is reviving vino de cocos, a distillate that disappeared in the 1700s.

N.C. Stevens January 16, 2024

Social campaigners of the 1920s tried to make mocktails glamorous, but today Prohibition is primarily remembered as the era of speakeasies and bootleggers.

7 Wild Stories From the Prohibition Era

The 18th Amendment had some unexpected side effects, from alcohol prescriptions to the rise of NASCAR.

April White January 12, 2024

A rare counter-example to the flood of Temperance maps.

This Prohibition-Era Map Is a Love Letter to Alcohol

See dozens of 1920s cocktails from a time when alcohol was illegal in the U.S.

Frank Jacobs, Big Think December 22, 2023

Gastro Obscura’s Guide to the Northern Kentucky Bourbon Tour

10 worthy stops along The B-Line® to sip and savor spirited whiskey.

Sponsored by Meet Northern Kentucky

Fröccs

A seasonal Hungarian spritzer has a language all its own.

Iron Horse grows pinot noir and chardonnay grapes.

At the White House, Toasts Call For Russian River Valley Wine

It's sparkling and comes from Sonoma.

Noah Lederman June 15, 2023

Until the 1990s, when billboards were banned in Spain, these bulls were painted with the name of Veterano Osborne brandy. The company removed the words and successfully fought to have the enormous bulls considered art.

How These Bull-Shaped Billboards Became Spanish Icons

Once an advertisement for brandy, the Osborne bull is now a symbol of the country.

Ignacio Amigo May 10, 2023

View of the trophy room from the communal couch area near the entrance.

Washington, D.C.

Silver Lyan

Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.

Gold, Ghosts, and Gin: The Curious Spirits and Elaborate History of Virginia City

This one-time boomtown still oozes with the spirit of the Wild West.

Sponsored by Travel Nevada

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: That's the Spirit! Crossword

AO Puzzles April 3, 2023

Street art advertising locally brewed chicha.

Bogotá, Colombia

The Chicherias of Bogota's La Candelaria Barrio

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.