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The Japanese Sharp Pour Is Taking Over U.S. Taprooms
Courtney Iseman on 04/16/2026

The Japanese Sharp Pour Is Taking Over U.S. Taprooms

And yes, it’s supposed to overflow like that.Czech-style pours are soooo 2025. We kid, of course. It’s safe to say that foamy pours like the hladinka, šnyt and mlíko have proven to be more than a passing fad, and more taprooms than ever are embracing the style. But the craft beer industry is not one

C Courtney Iseman
Hpnotiq Is Back?
Mary Anne Porto on 04/14/2026

Hpnotiq Is Back?

A handful of bars are reaching for the aquamarine bottles yet again.Once, when my brother was in college, he brought home an aquamarine bottle that he had received as a gift. He doesn’t drink. My parents kept it in the china cabinet in my childhood dining room as though it was a fancy wine they were

M Mary Anne Porto
Everybody Loves a Cucumber Cocktail
Punch Staff on 04/09/2026

Everybody Loves a Cucumber Cocktail

From a mezcal Mule to a Southside Fizz, these recipes make the most of the ingredient.Cucumber’s crisp flavor and subtle aroma make it a natural pairing for botanical gins, bittersweet aperitivo liqueurs and vegetal tequilas and mezcals. The ingredient offers an easy way to change up the classics fo

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OK But How Dirty Is a Dirty Martini, Really?
Mary Anne Porto on 04/07/2026

OK But How Dirty Is a Dirty Martini, Really?

A handful of bartenders weigh in.Everyone’s a dirty Martini fiend these days. But just how dirty is dirty? Well, Bar Rêve in Brooklyn has quantified it. At the recently opened bar, the Dirty Martini Chargé, made with “blistered olive brine” (a house-made batch infused with rosemary, garlic, bay leav

M Mary Anne Porto
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Chicago’s Most Exciting New Bar Program
Liz Provencher on 04/06/2026

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Chicago’s Most Exciting New Bar Program

In an era of $20+ Martinis, here’s how The Radicle keeps Its cocktail prices at just $10.On cocktail menus across the country, it’s no longer rare to see a drink with premium spirits inching closer and closer to $30. Even at some neighborhood joints, $20 classics have become the norm. But when The R

L Liz Provencher
After the Craft Beer Gold Rush
Jordan Michelman on 04/03/2026

After the Craft Beer Gold Rush

Now that the release lines have died down and the hazy bros have moved on, craft beer culture in America is different—but that’s not such a bad thing.Casual observers might be excused for thinking we’re living through the craft beer end times. Just about every major story about the beer industry in

J Jordan Michelman
The Best Cocktails to Make This Spring
Punch Staff on 04/01/2026

The Best Cocktails to Make This Spring

Our highly curated list of the drinks we’re craving right now.

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The Lychee Martini’s Going Back to Its Roots
Caroline Shin on 03/31/2026

The Lychee Martini’s Going Back to Its Roots

Asian bars and restaurants are taking the maligned ‘tini and making it their own.Every year, once the summer sun drenches New York streets, I pick up bunches of lychees from the fruit markets in Flushing, Queens, where I grew up. Those who only know the fruit from its infamous ’tini are missing out.

C Caroline Shin
The Most Popular Cocktails of March
Punch Staff on 03/30/2026

The Most Popular Cocktails of March

Here are the drinks that you couldn’t get enough of this month.Spring has officially arrived, and the most popular cocktails this month signaled the turn of the seasons: Negronis became bright and frothy, amari got the spritz treatment and earthy green flavors played a starring role. In April, we’ll

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What Responsibility Does a Bar Have to Its Neighbors?
Gray Chapman on 03/30/2026

What Responsibility Does a Bar Have to Its Neighbors?

Bartenders and nightlife workers grapple with how to prioritize community safety with compassion and empathy.E.J. Hodgkinson and his staff are on a first-name basis with most of the unhoused neighbors who live around The Porter, the Atlanta beer bar he bought four years ago. Working at a bar in Atla

G Gray Chapman