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A bottle of amaro, with other monastery snacks.

Amaro di Sant'Antimo

At an abbey in the Tuscan countryside, monks specialize in a curative, flower-based liqueur.

A crowd looks at different kinds of vodka for sale in a Moscow street kiosk.

How Vodka Became a Currency in Russia

Since the 16th century, the spirit has been the country's gold standard.

Susie Armitage October 23, 2019

São Miguel, Portugal

Solar Branco Gin Library

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

The press for extracting liquid from the fermented rice mixture.

Katayama Shuzo

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

The interior of Elsie's Tavern, made of wood, paper, glass, assorted trash, an incandescent bulb, and acrylic paint.

This Artist Builds Tiny, Lifelike Replicas of Beloved Dive Bars

Santa Barbara's weird underbelly, in miniature.

John Paul Titlow October 18, 2019

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs Beer

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This whimsical house, flanked by trees, is up for grabs.

For Sale: A Pink Temple to Temperance With a Dubious History of Debauchery

The rosy-hued house in Louisville, Kentucky, could be yours.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 9, 2019

A bottle of Washington's whiskey.

Alexandria, Virginia

George Washington’s Whiskey

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

Days before his death, Dickens' handwriting was still firm and clear.

Sold: Charles Dickens’s Liquor Log

Dickens spent the days before his death counting casks of whiskey.

Reina Gattuso September 26, 2019

Vittangi Snaps Pine.

Vittangi Snaps Pine

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

Four men in boater hats enjoy a last drink together before Prohibition begins in 1919.

How Prohibition Tossed a Wet Blanket on America’s Inventors

New research reveals the link between bars and new inventions.

Alex Mayyasi September 4, 2019

Nothing hits the spot like a bit of wrestling!

Between Plagues, Medieval Peasants Enjoyed Bawdiness and Brawling

To chill like a peasant, attend a farcical play and wrestle with your friends.

Sabrina Imbler August 23, 2019

Permanently Closed

Paul van der Veldt of Shallon Winery

Astoria, Oregon

Shallon Winery

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

Count 'em.

Sold: A Set of 54 Whisky Bottles, One for Every Playing Card

Only four such sets are known to exist.

Matthew Taub August 22, 2019

A cosy sight: the entrance to the geodesic dome where the Club 90 South bar was originally located.

The Perils and Pleasures of Bartending in Antarctica

At the South Pole, the freezer is just a hole in the wall to the ice outside.

Zoe Baillargeon August 22, 2019

A 17th-century cider press.

When the Cure for Poisonous Cider Was Hours of Bathtime

Doctors sent "Devonshire colic" patients to soak in the town of Bath.

Anne Ewbank August 19, 2019

Rose Hill, North Carolina

Mother Vine Scuppernong Wine

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

Babae's wine window is open an hour each day.

One of Florence's 'Wine Windows' Is Open Once More

It's a reminder of when Florentine families sold wine from their palace cellars.

Lisa Harvey August 14, 2019