There Never Was a Tom Collins

How your tail got its name.

Your Morning Cocktail

Shaking up an early drink can get the blood flowing again.

Original Gin

Genever and gin are both flavored with juniper, but that’s where the similarities end.

Glass Warfare

One bartender, one tail, and one fierce competition.

The Return of Punch

The big tail in a bowl makes a comeback.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Girls Who Hate Girly Drinks

Bad bartenders assume you’re wimpy.

The Conference You Wish You Went To

A report from Tales of the tail.

Feats of Strength at the Cocktail Competition

Tasting 150 liquors in two days at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

A Japanese Whisky Primer

Highland, Lowland, Hokkaido?

Bombay Government Punch

The original rum punch.

Video

The Perfect Martini

Esquire's David Wondrich makes a surprising choice with the Fitty Fitty at the Pegu Club.

The classic tail loses its cherry in Esquire.

referring to the genever style): http://books.google.com/books?id=QDUEAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage or better, refer to David Wondrich's “Imbibe”, where many of these recipes have been updated for current standards in...

I just wanted to call attention to a new book, called “Imbibe!” by David Wondrich. I just picked up a copy and am absolutely enthralled. The book focuses on the history of classic American tails, with fairly rich (and...