Añejo Tequila Is a Hoax

Why drink an agave liquor if you can’t taste the agave?

Añejo Manhattan

A sacrilegious take on the classic.

10 Perfect Tequila Cocktails

Margaritas? Of course. But try something new.

Sexy Pink Tequila

This week’s mission: a healthier mass-market peanut butter and reposado tequila flavored with hibiscus flower.

Too Poor for Drinks

Staying home is the new going out.

Cuba Libre

Rum and Coke to you and me.

The CHOW Guide to Eating and Drinking in Austin, SXSW edition

From Tex-Mex to high-end, CHOW brings you the best eating and drinking locations in Austin.

Mixto Is for Losers

With flavors that vary widely from bright and citrusy to aged and smoky, tequila is fun to taste-test, to discover which you like best. But there are a few things you should know before you get started.

Youth Culture

Unaged tequila is considered by many aficionados to be the best way to enjoy the spirit because the longer tequila sits in a barrel, the more it tastes like oak or charcoal and the less it tastes like the agave plant it was made...

True Agave Flavor

El Tesoro and 7 Leguas fight the good fight against bland tequila.

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.

10 Organic Liquors

Make ecococktails at home.

Make Your Own Soda Pop

How to brew homemade ginger beer and root beer.

In Defense of Cheap Liquor

Does your expensive bottle of choice stand up to the lime and sugar test?

The Cocktail's Golden Mean

A quest to master the art and science of mixology.