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Renegade Rum
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An Obsessive Quest to Capture the Terroir of Rum

Mark Reynier, an unmatched innovator in Scotch whisky, is taking unprecedented steps to understand how soil, topography and cane variety affect the flavor of agricole rum.

  • story: Jake Emen
  • photo: Teddy Frederick
El Salon Miami
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Forget Your Call Drink

Miami’s El Salón has removed liquor branding from its bar in favor of a concise selection of house-blended spirits.

  • story: Susannah Skiver Barton
  • photo: El Salón
Mai Kai Fort Lauderdale
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The Mai-Kai Is on the Market

What will the future hold for one of the country’s oldest and most iconic tiki bars?

  • story: Matt Pietrek
  • photo: Dylan + Jeni
Japanese whisky regulations
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The New Japanese Whisky Rules

Will recent regulations, including a mandate that Japanese whisky must be made entirely in Japan, upend the category?

  • story: Jake Emen
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Members Only Beer Club
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The Members-Only Brewery Has Arrived

In the age of direct-to-consumer everything, it was only a matter of time before boutique brewers went subscription-only.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • illustration: Nick Hensley
Fuck Trump
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One More Round of “Fuck Trump,” With Feeling

The rage-inspired habanero spirit from Copenhagen’s Empirical distillery has entered its final run.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: PUNCH
Spirited Away NYC
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A Liquor Store, Minus the Liquor

New York's Spirited Away is a testament to the rapid ascension of the nonalcoholic category.

  • story: Joshua David Stein
  • photo: Spirited Away
Lesbian Bar Project
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Keeping the Lesbian Bar Alive

A grassroots campaign is fighting to protect these safe havens from disappearing forever.

  • story: Jamie Feldmar
  • photo: The Lesbian Bar Project
Solid Wiggles
Cocktails

Time For a “Mind-Bursting” Jell-O Shot

Two hospitality veterans are taking a highbrow approach to the lowly Jell-O shot.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
grapestars app
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Does Celebrity Booze Need Its Own App?

GrapeStars, a slick platform dedicated solely to celebrity wine and spirits, is banking on the currency of fame to move booze.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • illustration: Ellie Skrzat
childrens atlas of wine
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A More Wondrous Wine Atlas

With his "Children's Atlas of Wine," sommelier James Sligh reimagines the traditional map through the lens of natural wine-and with fewer borders.

  • story: Leslie Pariseau
  • illustration: Children's Atlas of Wine
World Whiskey Blends
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Whiskey Has Passport, Will Travel

Why drink whiskey from one place when you can drink it from five—in one bottle? A look behind the “world blend” trend.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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