White-Collar Moonshine

Urbanites flout federal law with their new favorite hobby: home distilling. (By Lessley Anderson)

Feats of Strength at the Cocktail Competition

Tasting 150 liquors in two days at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. (By Jordan Mackay)

Do Dark Spirits Cause Worse Hangovers Than Clear Ones?

Dark liquor, never sicker. (By Jason Horn)

How Are Nonalcoholic Beer and Wine Made?

Secrets of fake booze revealed. (By Jason Horn)

Drunk on George Washington

An interview with the director of preservation for Mount Vernon about George Washington’s whiskey-distilling career. (By Lessley Anderson)

Original Gin

Genever and gin are both flavored with juniper, but that’s where the similarities end. (By Jordan Mackay)

Can You Filter Vodka in a Water Filter?

It’ll taste better, but it’s still bad. (By Michele Foley)

Oh, that Eau!

Old-world fruit brandy gets Americanized. (By Jordan Mackay)

Sippin' Yak

Cognac and Armagnac converge in consonants but diverge in style. (By Jordan Mackay)

25I Super Reflux Essential Extractor

Don’t use this for moonshine.

Ginning Up the Gin Market

Is the gin renaissance a false phenomenon? (By Jordan Mackay)

Gin Is Vodka, Only Better

Talking with Sean Harrison, master gin distiller of Plymouth Gin.

Try Mezcal Again

It used to be that mezcal was thought of as a poor man’s tequila. No more. Great mezcal is now being imported into the United States. (By Elaine Glusac)

Nobody Expects Spanish Brandy

All that glitters is not Cognac or Armagnac. (By Jordan Mackay)

Whiskey Primer

Watch out for the revenuers. (By Jason Horn)