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by PINK LADY It would be easy to assume a cocktail like the Bramble, made with fresh lemon juice, high quality crème de mûre (blackberry liqueur), and crushed ice was born in a fancy cocktail bar during the first Golden Age of Cocktails in the 188Os. In fact, the drink... Read More

By Andy Crouch Maine has long promoted itself as Vacationland but these days it might consider changing that to Beer World. From a couple dozen relatively small operations spread throughout the sizable state to today, with hundreds of breweries, Maine has developed into one of the most vibrant beer scenes... Read More

By Kirsten Amann Much proverbial ink is spilled in cocktail publications about the Mint Julep each May. We drinks aficionados get very excited about the Kentucky Derby: it’s a great excuse to don a fun hat or a seersucker suit, it’s fun to pretend to know about horse racing for... Read More

By Pink Lady Between Derby Day (the first Saturday of May) and Cinco de Mayo, this month is off to a rollicking start with drinking occasions. Keep the momentum up this year by adding World Cocktail Day, May 13th, to your celebration calendar. May 13th was christened World Cocktail Day... Read More

By Maia Merrill Gosselin Charlie Gaeta has come a long way from his days bussing tables. At just 36-years-old, he is the beverage director for Tiffani Faison’s Big Heart Hospitality group whose restaurants include Orfano, Sweet Cheeks Q and Fool’s Errand on Boylston Street along with Tenderoni’s, Dive Bar and... Read More

By Seema Tikare Why is South African wine a hard sell? I am having a hard time coming up with downsides. The wines being made there today display an expertise and care, grounded in an ethical commitment to the land on which they are grown, that makes for extremely high... Read More

By Pink Lady We love Marathon Monday here in Boston, and the race itself is as good a reason as any to raise a glass in our fair city. The real holiday we celebrate, Patriots’ Day, commemorates “the shot heard ‘round the world” and the ensuing battles that kicked off... Read More

by ANDY CROUCH Some breweries just feel like they have been around forever. Castle Island Brewing first opened in 2O15 but it seems like it could have been 2OO5. Co-founder Adam Romanow initially wanted the brewery, named after the South Boston landmark, to open in Southie. But that dream was... Read More

by PINK LADY Every month is Women’s History Month as far as we are concerned, but we would be remiss to let March pass us by without raising a glass to an enterprising forebroad who paved our way. This month, won’t you join us in toasting Martha King Niblo? Martha... Read More

by LEW BRYSON Irish whiskey, once a tiny shadow of its pre-Prohibition global glory, has recovered and is playing in the big leagues again. Jameson is an 8 million case brand worldwide, half of that in the U.S., and Tullamore DEW is at 1.5 million globally, with Bushmills just under... Read More