Alcohol
The Scientific Reason You Should Add a Splash of Water to Your Whiskey
A computer simulation shows that diluting whiskey brings flavor molecules to the surface, improving the aroma and taste of the tipple
There's More to Classic Tiki Than Just Kitsch
Bartender Martin Cate reveals eight fun facts about the past, present and future of tiki culture
How Do Goldfish Survive Winter? They Make Alcohol
A mutant enzyme allows goldfish and carp to live in low oxygen ponds by turning toxic lactic acid into ethanol
This 1814 Beer Flood Killed Eight People
More than a hundred thousand gallons of beer burst onto the streets of London when a vat broke
Reasons Why the Royal Navy Bribed Sailors With Booze
The rum ration existed until 1970
Guess What? Space is Full of Booze
We’ll toast to that
New Jersey Museum Discovers Stash of Madeira from 1796
Liberty Hall Museum owns the wine and will decide if anyone will be allowed to sample the Revolutionary libation
Utah Just Did Away With Liquor-Hiding “Curtains”
As liquor laws loosen, the “Zion Curtain” may become a thing of the past
Raise a Glass to the Smithsonian's First Beer Scholar
Theresa McCulla is ready to start the “best job ever” chronicling the history of American brewing
Famous Shriveled Toe Returned to Yukon Bar
The key ingredient in the Sourtoe Cocktail, the dried-out digit was mailed back on Thursday
Nobody Is Sure Why they Call It a ‘Martini’
Tastes just as good, though
Why Was Maine the First State to Try Prohibition?
The groundbreaking "Maine law" laid the groundwork for other states to experiment with temperance laws
From Budweiser to Heineken, Alcohol Brands Are Rampant in Hollywood Films
Over the past two decades, even G-rated films have amped up the booze labels
Is Champagne Still Champagne Without Bubbles?
In a storied part of France, a group of artisan producers is making this beloved wine the old fashioned way—sans fizz
Ireland May End Its Historic Good Friday Alcohol Ban
The 1927 prohibition restricted the sale of booze on Good Friday, Christmas Day and St. Patrick’s Day
How Some Breweries Survived Prohibition
It mostly involved playing to their non-alcoholic strengths
130 Years Ago, Men Against Women's Suffrage Put Susanna Salter’s Name on the Ballot
Boy, were they sorry.
The Science Behind Your Cheap Wine
How advances in bottling, fermenting and taste-testing are democratizing a once-opaque liquid
Coca-Cola’s Creator Said the Drink Would Make You Smarter
Like the wine and cocaine drink that preceded it, Coca-Cola was first marketed as a brain tonic
Lights, Camera…Cocktails! Five Historic Bars From Hollywood’s Golden Age
Toast the Oscars at one of these Old Holywood watering holes
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