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Pine Plains, New York

Dutch's Spirits

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

Willard facade

Washington, D.C.

Willard Hotel

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The Morpeth Arms is now a regular pub, with a dark history below ground.

London, England

The Morpeth Arms

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

London, England

Hidden Cells of Newgate Prison

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Early tavern signs at the Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford, Connecticut

Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

The Ten Bells Pub.

London, England

The Ten Bells Pub

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Cuba's famous Havana Club rum.

Cuba Is Trying to Settle a $276 Million Cold War Debt With Rum

Erik Shilling December 16, 2016

Halve Maan beer pipeline.

Bruges, Belgium

Halve Maan Brewery Beer Pipeline

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

Following in the footsteps of Hemingway and Fitzgerald.

Harry's New York Bar

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

The outside reads: "To Mary, Protector of Beaujolais."

Saint-Lager, France

Our Lady of the Grapes

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

Earth Eagle Brewings

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Earth Eagle Brewings

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

Temperance Fountain

Washington, D.C.

Temperance Fountain

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Vernadsky Station on Galindez Island, Antarctica.

essential guide

10 Bars at the End of the World

Raise a glass to some of the most remote and unlikely watering holes in the far reaches of the world.

Eric Grundhauser September 17, 2016

Stone House at Oliver Miller Homestead

South Park Township, Pennsylvania

Oliver Miller Homestead

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

The Strange World of Japanese Hangover Cures

It's a $178 million industry, and no one knows if it works.

Dan Nosowitz July 28, 2016

The Weird and Very Long History of State Liquor Laws

It's about control.

Erik Shilling June 17, 2016

A 5,000-Year-Old Beer Recipe from China Has Just Been Unveiled

The "Indiana Jones" of beer says it's legit.

Erik Shilling May 24, 2016

A Dry Town Goes Wet After More Than a Century

Pitman, New Jersey, got a taste of booze this month.

Jackson Kuhl May 23, 2016