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Prickly Pear Liqueur

This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.
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Leidse Koffie

A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.
Certain ciders might be made from a single type of apple, but most are made from several varieties.
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Why Cider Means Something Completely Different in America and Europe

FBI agents, Prohibition, and beer made American cider sweet and sober.
Siddhi Lama January 7, 2019
Drink it while it's hot!
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Hriatô

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.
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15 Glorious Hangover 'Cures' From Around the World

Atlas Obscura readers share their tried-and-true favorites.
Eric Grundhauser December 31, 2018
Wassail punch with apples and slices of toast (meant to be placed in the punch as sops).
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Toasting Your Friends Once Involved Actual Toast

As in crispy bread.
Anne Ewbank December 26, 2018
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Pasita

A small cantina is home to a sweet-and-salty shot of raisin liqueur with a cheese cube chaser.
The powerful "Family Reserve" baijiu clocks in at 106 proof.
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Five Siblings Run the U.S.'s Only Baijiu Distillery in Their Mom's Backyard

Only in Portland.
Anne Ewbank December 17, 2018
What do you eat or drink to kill a hangover?
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Tell Us About the Best Hangover 'Cures' You've Discovered on Your Travels

What do you eat or drink when the good times turn ugly?
Eric Grundhauser December 14, 2018
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Rompope

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.
Most people would just walk by this fruit, rich with history and culinary potential.
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Strawberry Tree Fruit

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
A Carry Nation figure, with hatchet.
Savannah, Georgia

American Prohibition Museum

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
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Joe Froggers

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a Black Revolutionary War veteran.
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Tulip Vodka

Flower bulbs are the main ingredient of this quintessentially Dutch spirit.
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Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
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Burying Bourbon

In the American South, some believe it deters rain on one's wedding day.
Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University, 1988.
science

For Sale: An Invitation to Stephen Hawking’s Cocktail Party for Time Travelers

Please retain for the next thousand years or so.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2018
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Barraquito

This Canary Islands' specialty upgrades coffee with layers of condensed milk and liqueur.