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Alcohol

Parties where playwrights like Moliere read aloud were precursors to rowdy book clubs.

Even in the 1700s, Book Clubs Were Really About Drinking and Socializing

And "a considerable element of boisterous good humor."

Sarah Laskow June 26, 2017

A bottle of Allen's among Allen's knitted hats.

Why Maine Is Mad for This Coffee-Flavored Liqueur

Allen's Coffee Brandy is more popular than vodka or whiskey.

Dan Nosowitz June 21, 2017

An older toe.

Stolen: An Amputated Toe Used to Make Cocktails

The Downtown Hotel's famous "Sourtoe Cocktail" is now missing its garnish.

Cara Giaimo June 20, 2017

Real or fake?

How to Catch a (Whiskey) Counterfeiter

Use science to make it glow.

Kelsey Kennedy June 9, 2017

Empty bottles of Vodka and Buckfast, lay outside a disused house in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

How a Tonic Wine Brewed by Monks Became the Scourge of Scotland

Despite its pious origins, Buckfast has become associated with hooliganism.

Natasha Frost June 7, 2017

Noble rot causes grapes to lose water and shrivel up, but it's not all bad news.

How Noble Rot Makes for a Better, Peachier White Wine

Scientists compared how different fungi affect a wine's bouquet.

Kelsey Kennedy May 30, 2017

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Old Adam Scheidt Plant

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

On the right, this barrel is supposed to be filled with the oldest alcohol still stored in the world, a white wine from the year 1472.

Strasbourg, France

Historic Wine Cellar of Strasbourg Hospital

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

Beer barrels at Brooklyn Brewery bunker

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Brewery Barrel Room

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Backdoor 43.

BackDoor 43

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Gin (and tonic).

The Massive Gin Recall That Hit Canada

Some 6,000 bottles of Bombay Sapphire are packing an unexpected punch.

Erik Shilling May 4, 2017

Abensberg, Germany

Kuchlbauer Tower

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

Mexico City, Mexico

Mercado San Juan

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

Hebe the water-bearer atop the fountain

New York, New York

Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

College Student Shotguns 13 Beers During Half-Marathon

He still averaged just under eight minutes a mile.

Erik Shilling April 28, 2017

Dutch Schultz's 1931 mug shot.

crime and punishment

Prohibition, Moonshine, and an Underground Secret

Dutch Schultz's legacy of liquor.

Erik Shilling April 24, 2017

Add-A-Ball Arcade's basement location.

Seattle, Washington

Add-a-Ball Bar and Arcade

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Found, in Israel: Lots of Liquor Bottles That Belonged to British WWI Soldiers

"It seems that the soldiers took advantage of the respite given them to release the tension by frequently drinking alcohol."

Erik Shilling March 22, 2017