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Mr Fitzpatrick's has long served as a community hub.
bars

The Radical Roots of Britain's Last Temperance Bar

It's now a monument to a forgotten campaign against alcohol.
Jenny Elliott May 4, 2021
Fionnan O'Connor's doctoral research is supported by the Irish government.
whiskey

This Irish Academic Is Getting His PhD in Ghost Whiskey

And partnering with a distillery to resurrect one.
Ronan O'Connell April 14, 2021
Rabbi Edery and CEO Hiroki Arisu outside Funasaka Sake Brewery in Gifu, Japan.
jewish

The Heartwarming History Behind a Brewery's Kosher Sake

Chiune Sugihara was "Righteous Among the Nations."
Anna Rahmanan March 29, 2021
Women kiss, celebrate, and hold up a banner for the Lesbian Herstory Archives in front of the Duchess Bar, then a popular lesbian bar in Greenwich Village, at Pride in 1982.
maps

This Project Maps 25 Years of New York's Lesbian Nightlife

The interactive tool allows readers to explore how queer social life has changed over time.
Reina Gattuso March 9, 2021
Badalona, Spain

Anís del Mono Factory

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.
A toddy tapper pours sap into a collection barrel to make palm wine in Sri Lanka.
wine

The Battle to Bottle Palm Wine

It’s delicious, cherished, and difficult to commercialize. These entrepreneurs are bringing it to the United States.
Reina Gattuso February 2, 2021
An Old Fashioned (typically made with brandy in Wisconsin) at Buckhorn Supper Club.
prohibition

How Wisconsin Became the Center of the ‘Brandy Belt'

The state with the biggest cocktail culture has an enduring affection for the spirit.
Amiee Maxwell January 28, 2021
Hundreds of beer cans are displayed in Maxwell’s home, organized first by country and style, then arranged alphabetically by brand and age.
science

The Archaeologist Who Collected 4,500 Beer Cans

David Maxwell's hobby has become essential to the field.
Jessica Gingrich January 6, 2021
The Roman cellar at Mas des Tourelles was recreated with help from archaeologists.
salt

Why Winemakers Are Adding Seawater to Their Wines

Vintners are following ancient recipes that call for a healthy pour from the ocean.
Rafael Tonon December 21, 2020
Beaucaire, France

Mas des Tourelles

A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.
The recipe below makes a healthy amount of boilo, for a party or winter-long sipping.
food

This Pennsylvanian Winter Punch Is Sweet, Spicy, and Possibly Explosive

Boilo is a favorite across coal country.
Anne Ewbank December 9, 2020
Ancient artwork, such as this relief in the Israel Beer Breweries museum in Ashkelon, Israel, offers clues to past beer production.
beer

Why Archaeologists Are Brewing Ancient Beers

Scientists are partnering with brewers to taste test ancient recipes and sip a long-lost past.
Sara Toth Stub December 1, 2020
Morgan Crisp holds a beer from 7 Clans, the Native beer brand she cofounded in 2018.
beer

The Radical Act of Opening a Brewery as a Native American

Many associate beer and spirits with disease and colonialism.
Eric J. Wallace November 16, 2020
Bayfield, Wisconsin

Copper Crow Distillery

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.
At Defiance Roadhouse, it's bottoms up.
Itinerary

6 Wondrous Places to Get Tipsy in Missouri

50 States of Wonder
Rachel Rummel
The Spanish tall ship <em>Juan Sebastian Elcano</em> leaves the port of Cadiz during the 50th edition of the Tall Ships Race in 2006. The vessel serves as both naval training tool and international envoy and emblem.
wine

The Spanish Navy Is Sailing Two Casks of Sherry Around the Globe

It revives a centuries-old tradition.
Isabelle Kliger October 6, 2020
Qvevri are buried at Castle Hill Cider; in the country of Georgia, clay vessels like these have been used to ferment wine for thousands of years.
history

The Cider Makers Who Bury Their Booze

A Virginia cidery has adapted an 8,000-year-old winemaking method.
Eric J. Wallace October 1, 2020
Omodos, Cyprus

Linos tou Charilaou (Omodos Wine Press)

This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.