Fawn Weaver Is Changing the Face of American Whiskey
The first Black woman to launch and lead a major spirit brand has made it her mission to ensure she becomes one of many.
- story: Megan Lloyd
- photo: Nick Hensley
Bring Back Hawaiian Sake
Chiaki Takahashi and Tama Hirose are reviving a century-old homegrown industry, and introducing the world to natural Hawaiian sake in the process.
- story: Tom Downey
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Great IPAs, Better Goodwill
Imagine Nation’s founders bring their experience in trauma psychology and humanitarian aid to a new kind of community brewery.
- story: Adam Erace
- illustration: Nick Hensley
A Bar Can Sell More Than Drinks
At Singapore's groundbreaking Native, Vijay Mudaliar has a vision for a different kind of "local bar."
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Bringing Craft Beer Back Down to Earth
Averie Swanson has made some of the country’s most coveted beers. At her new brewery, Keeping Together, she wants to make beer for “literally everyone.”
- story: Bailey Berg
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Kapri Robinson Is Redefining the Cocktail Competition
With the creation of Chocolate City’s Best, the Washington, D.C.-based bartender has rewritten the rulebook to prioritize community over rivalry.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Leslie Merinoff-Kwasnieski Is Rewriting the Rules of Distilling
On a mission to champion biodiversity and regenerative agriculture, the co-founder of Matchbook Distilling has created a line of genre-bending spirits, including smoked pineapple brandy, Oaxacan green corn whiskey and…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- illustration: Nick Hensley
Claire Sprouse Wants to “Listen. Unlearn. Listen Some More.”
Before the pandemic, Sprouse was already on a mission to forge a more equitable, sustainable bar community. Now, her plan is more urgent and vital than ever.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- illustration: Nick Hensley