Liquor | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/liquor/RSS feed for LiquorenTue, 21 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000Cold Weather and Apples Were Two Things the American Colonies Had. Industrious Scottish Immigrants Turned Them Into a Favorite Spirithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cold-weather-apples-american-colonies-industrious-scottish-immigrants-turned-them-into-favorite-drink-180987466/Applejack is not quite whiskey, but it’s stronger than cider, and it was treasured by some of the Founding Fathers. It’s still around and makes an appealing cocktailTue, 21 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cold-weather-apples-american-colonies-industrious-scottish-immigrants-turned-them-into-favorite-drink-180987466/Alcohol Consumption Raises the Risk of Seven Cancers, Says U.S. Surgeon General in a New Health Advisoryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alcohol-consumption-raises-the-risk-of-seven-cancers-says-us-surgeon-general-in-a-new-health-advisory-180985777/The "Nation's Doctor" has called for a cancer warning label on alcoholic beverages and suggests the recommended limits for alcohol consumption should be reassessedMon, 06 Jan 2025 20:36:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alcohol-consumption-raises-the-risk-of-seven-cancers-says-us-surgeon-general-in-a-new-health-advisory-180985777/Pope Francis Signed These Two Bottles of Bourbon to Support Charities in Kentuckyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pope-francis-signed-these-two-bottles-of-bourbon-to-support-charities-in-kentucky-180985556/Earlier this year, a priest from Lexington brought the spirits to the Vatican to get the pope's autograph. They will soon be sold at auction, where they could raise up to $20,000Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:02:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pope-francis-signed-these-two-bottles-of-bourbon-to-support-charities-in-kentucky-180985556/French Monks Are Driving the Chartreuse Shortagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-french-monks-are-driving-the-chartreuse-shortage-180982016/Dating back to 1605, the closely guarded recipe is becoming increasingly popularMon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-french-monks-are-driving-the-chartreuse-shortage-180982016/Croatia's Museum of Hangovers Is an Ode to Boozy Shenaniganshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/croatias-museum-hangovers-ode-boozy-shenanigans-180973884/But critics have raised concerns that the museum makes light of alcohol abuseTue, 31 Dec 2019 17:00:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/croatias-museum-hangovers-ode-boozy-shenanigans-180973884/A Hangover Pill Is Working on Drunk Micehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/hangover-pill-working-drunk-mice-180969047/The new antidote may lower blood alcohol levels, helping a hangover and preventing alcohol overdose deathsThu, 10 May 2018 14:55:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/hangover-pill-working-drunk-mice-180969047/Can You Really Tell the Difference Between Bourbon and Rye?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/can-you-really-tell-difference-between-bourbon-and-rye-180958989/Drexel University puts professional tasters to the testWed, 04 May 2016 14:17:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/can-you-really-tell-difference-between-bourbon-and-rye-180958989/Here’s What Happens When You Age Whisky https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-what-happens-when-you-age-whisky-180957440/Hint: The barrel really does matterThu, 03 Dec 2015 17:00:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-what-happens-when-you-age-whisky-180957440/There’s More Bourbon in Kentucky Right now Than any Other Time in the Last 40 Years https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-more-bourbon-kentucky-right-now-last-40-years-180955829/Whiskey lovers, take note: the state currently boasts 5.7 million barrels of aging bourbonTue, 07 Jul 2015 13:49:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-more-bourbon-kentucky-right-now-last-40-years-180955829/What Makes Bourbon Uniquely American?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-makes-bourbon-uniquely-american-180955231/A new book examines everything that makes the spirit special to the United StatesTue, 12 May 2015 13:33:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-makes-bourbon-uniquely-american-180955231/