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Why Do Different Drinks Require Different Kinds of Glassware?

Remembering the Deadly London Beer Flood of 1814

More than 200 years ago, one of history's most bizarre disasters befell London when a 15-foot wave of beer flooded an entire neighborhood.

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Why Are Party Cups Red?

You have enjoyed a liquid or two out of them (don't lie), but why are they red?

31 Temperance Movement Jokes to Zing Drunkards

In 1867, John William Kirton wanted to show that you didn't have to drink to be saucy, fun, or extemporaneous.

What Makes American Whiskey Unique?

Whiskey lovers tend to be particularly territorial about their spirit of choice. Here in America, these allegiances are especially present in whiskey culture.

10 World Cup-Inspired Cocktails

Good news for your next World Cup party: The Travelling Gin Company whipped up 32 cocktails for the 32 countries competing. What better way to celebrate the blending of countries and cultures than by blending drinks?

Here's What Happens When Fish Get Drunk

Let it be known: Humans are not the only ones whose egos are bolstered by booze.

The Day the Royal Navy Ended its Daily Rum Ration

Rum isn't just the preferred drink of pirates: For more than 300 years, the booze was also part of the daily rations of sailors in Britain's Royal Navy.

5 Drinking Games of Yore

Who knew drinking games had such a long and sozzled history?

11 Unexpected Reasons to Cook with Booze

There's more than the mixing of two great things—booze and food—that makes drunken dishes that much better. The scientific properties of alcohol make the final product even greater than the sum of its parts.

Why Garnish a Cocktail?

Why Do We Use Fresh-Squeezed Citrus in Cocktails?

Because the longer the juice is out of the fruit, the more bitter it gets.

Why Add Bitters to a Cocktail?

Bottles of bitters aren’t just cool bar decorations anymore.

What Does Salt Add to a Margarita?

5 Fancy Wine Pairings Lazy People Will Love

You don’t have to hit the road—or even leave the couch, really—to experiment with the ancient science of flavor pairing.

Meet the Beer Fridge That Opens Only for Canadians

Next time you backpack Europe, it may be a good idea to take along your closest Canadian friend. You just might end up with all the free beer you’d ever want.

The Largest Versions of 8 Delicious Foods

Ever use the expression “my eyes were bigger than my stomach”? This list of some of the world’s largest food really puts that maxim in a new light.

This Beer Was Brewed Using Yeast Grown in a Beard

A new strain of yeast being used by Rogue Brewery in Newport, Oregon, came from a mostly unlikely place—the master brewer’s beard.

7 Things You Should Know About Bourbon

September is National Bourbon Heritage Month, a celebration of America’s “native spirit.” Here’s a few things to catch you up to speed.

A Brief History of Cocktail Bitters - And 10 Kinds You Should Try

The secret to the perfect cocktail is an old staple from the Union army’s first aid kit.

Make this Drink to Celebrate National Rum Day

Today is National Rum Day, which for some reason is not yet a federal holiday. However, unlike Arbor Day or Grover Cleveland’s birthday, this is a holiday you should take the trouble to celebrate.

13 Canadian Alcoholic Beverages for Your Canada Day Boozing

Celebrate Canada Day by drinking as the Canucks do.

Revolutionary War-Era Recipes for the Fourth of July

So at your first-annual Flossy Fourth Party, raise your cup of American corn whiskey mixed with Switchel, and give thanks to the magnificent drunkards that came before you!

How to Use Chemistry to Age Whiskey in Days Instead of Years

A Cleveland-based start-up is condensing the process to about a week.

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