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An Asturian cider pour in action.
Gastro Obscura

Asturian Cider Pouring

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.
Not the $10,000 dram.
bars

The $10,000 Whisky Dram That Turned Out to Be Worthless

A refund was involved.
Natasha Frost November 2, 2017
Gastro Obscura

Moose Milk

Eggnog gone wild, brought to you by the Canadian Military.
A glass of "Big Bamboo" brand Jamaican Irish moss.
Gastro Obscura

Jamaican Irish Moss Drink

Drinking algae has never been sexier.
Baltimore, Maryland

The Horse You Came In On Saloon

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
The drooling bastard of the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California

The Tonga Hut

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Bodega Peñacoba
Aranda de Duero, Spain

Bodegas of Aranda de Duero

A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
Saison is a pale ale, usually cloudy gold in color, with fruity, spicy flavors.
computers

Enjoy a Tall, Frosty Beverage Named by a Neural Network

"The Fine Stranger" sounds good. "Snot Beard," less so.
Natasha Frost October 9, 2017
Faded sign.
Baltimore, Maryland

Vote Against Prohibition Sign

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Vin Mariani, among coca leaves.
Gastro Obscura

Vin Mariani

Presidents and popes loved this cocaine-infused wine.
The fountain as seen in 2005.
Frankfurt, Germany

Frau Rauscher Fountain

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.
Rothenburg od T: Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
In Maine, Allen's Coffee Brandy is more than twice as popular as the next-most popular spirit.
Gastro Obscura

Allen's Coffee Brandy

Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.
Beeeeer.
beer

Found: The Earliest Evidence of Lager Yeast Being Used to Make Alcohol

South Americans were brewing booze with cold-resistant yeast at least 200 years before Europeans.
Sarah Laskow September 19, 2017
Sometimes the entire tree is cut down to harvest the sap.
Gastro Obscura

Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
science

The Secret Blue Ice Cloud in Every Champagne Bottle

Cheers to high-speed cameras.
Natasha Frost September 15, 2017
A Ramos gin fizz from Union Lodge No. 1 in Denver, Colorado.
Gastro Obscura

Ramos Gin Fizz

Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight. 
A set of picklebacks with extra pickle flavor.
Gastro Obscura

Pickleback

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.