Christine Sismondo is a National Magazine Award-Winning drinks columnist and the author of Mondo Cocktail: A Shaken and Stirred History as well as America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops.
As we settle into hibernation season, it is important to have provisions on hand for unexpected snow days, such as…
Got oat milk? More and more forward-thinking craft cocktail bars do. Oat milk currently seems to be winning the contest…
Ever want to add a little woodland flavour to your drink? Canada’s distillers certainly seem to. We are recently seeing…
I only use kombucha on two occasions — when I am drinking and when I am not drinking. Kombucha is…
The fall mushroom season is upon us and the foragers are already out in force looking for chanterelles, oysters, puffballs…
Do you know how to use ice? Most of us probably think we do, having achieved Level One Ice Competency…
Last year, Casamigos, the tequila company famously founded by George Clooney and friends, launched its first mezcal. Agave purists will…
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