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A Columbarios Roman burial ground funerary inhumation exhibition pictured in Merida, Extremadura, Spain.

The Ancient Roman Libation Tubes That Connected the Living to the Dead

Families poured offerings through vessels directly installed into graves.

Teresa Bitler October 31, 2018

Ammoniated Coca-Cola

Coke spiked with aromatic spirits of ammonia was once used to treat everything from hangovers to indigestion.

Yangmei

It's nicknamed “yumberry” for a reason.

Stroopwafel Liqueur

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

Black Habit Ale

Benedictine monks in Oregon brew and serve this dark, heady beer.

Mavrud Wine

This ruby, tannic style is little-known outside its native Bulgaria.

Licor Valvanera

This herbal liqueur is produced by a Benedictine monastery in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja.

Prickly Pear Vodka

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.

Biska in a tree where misteltoe has also found a host.

Biska

One of the smallest cities in the world specializes in mistletoe brandy.

Doing a Vermouth

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.

Feuerzangenbowle

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

Vines in in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

In Germany, an Entire Vineyard of Grapes Has Gone Missing

Police suspect a rival grape-grower got a little jelly.

Abbey Perreault October 3, 2018

Puzzle Jugs

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.

Pinch 'n' Sip

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.

Clairin

Small Haitian distilleries are producing some of the purest rum in the world.

Pox is often served with coffee ground–dusted orange slices and a few pieces of cacao.

Pox

This ceremonial Mayan brew has evolved into a sweet, smoky spirit in the Chiapas highlands.

Strasbourg Hospital Wines

You can still drink riesling and pinot noir from this medieval cellar.

Gunpowder Rum

A spirit that toasts a time when proofing your liquor meant setting it aflame.