ON THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONSUMPTION OF BOOZE AND OTHER BEVERAGES

PUBLISHED WRITING

Wine Against the New Prohibitionism
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The Ballad of O’Doul’s
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The Troubled Dream of Fancy Rum
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Can a sacramental winery in New York get its groove back?
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Eagle Tea and Hot Pot in Chongqing — Eighty Degrees Magazine Issue 14 (Print Only)
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Madagascar Has The World’s Most Diverse Coffee Genetic Population—Now It’s Ready To Bloom
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How Tito’s Vodka Gets Away With It
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Eight rare juices you can only try in the Amazon
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The Bitter Bean Battle
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The Yunnan Gods of Tea — Eighty Degrees Magazine Issue 13 (Print Only)
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The Surprisingly Punk History of … Canned Water
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Frappucci-No
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Celebrating Chicha — Full Pour Magazine Winter 2024 (Print Only)
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Give It to Me Straight
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How Chamomile Conquered the World — Eighty Degrees Magazine Issue 12 (Print Only)
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Juice Worth the Squeeze — On the Production of Cacao Juice and its Potential in Cocktails — Full Pour Magazine Autumn 2024 (Print Only)
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Starbucking Across the Universe
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Americans’ Love of Tequila and Beer Is Deepening Mexico’s Water Crisis
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The Resurrection of Rajasthan’s Royal Liquors
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The Stars Fall Down on Beantown
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Can Non-Mexican Agave Spirits Go Mainstream?
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How an Invisible “Columbian Exchange” Changed Our Drinks Forever
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Meet Singani, the Bolivian Brandy Coming to a Bar Near You
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Tiquira: This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.
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Is This Mexico’s Oldest Spirit?
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Chasing Hennessy’s “Pure White” Whale
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The Drink of the Summer Is … Foam
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The One Drink Most Americans Ignore Is the Key to a Perfect Thanksgiving
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Welcome to DrinkingFolk!

We enjoy tales about folksy drinks and folks who drink. Beverages exist in ancient, rich, and bizarre cultural contexts, and so do we. Most modern beverage publications get off on the legal trichotomy of beer, wine, and spirits, but DrinkingFolk knows this culture cannot be so narrowly pigeonholed. Liquid nourishment may often come in a cocktail glass, but it can also be a substantial meal of thick beer. Alcoholic milks, boozeless beers, and psychedelic sips all exist outside of the sommelier’s definitions. DrinkingFolk dives into the diverse traditions of drinking and presents them in their historical and cultural contexts. These are deeper than any bottomless mimosa.

Dust off the forgotten bottles on your back bar and enjoy this eclectic collection of drinking esoterica.

DrinkingFolk: On the history, culture, and consumption of booze and other beverages