The color blue is a controversial topic in the world of spirits and cocktails. This is largely because very few natural coloring agents can create a stable, vibrant hue that resembles our favorite shades of blue—such as the clear summer sky, a stunning sapphire, or even a brand new pair of Levi's jeans.

Vodka has long been the spirit people drink without talking about. It sits in nearly every home bar, behind every cocktail rail, and quietly fills more glasses than most of its rivals. Yet culturally, vodka is the quiet one in the room: present, relied upon, but rarely celebrated.

Mise en place. Terroir. Both haughty French phrases that conjure up mystical feelings of faraway flavours and untouched landscapes. So perhaps it’s fitting that I find myself writing about regionality from the shade of a Parisian café, doing my best to escape the sticky humidity of the so-called city of love.

Cristalino Tequila: Is it a gateway to premium sipping or just tequila with all the good bits filtered out? For every fan of its polish, there’s a critic mourning what got stripped away and we’re here for both takes.

The buzz around sustainable cocktails has died down in recent years, but does that mean it’s 86’d or has conscientious cocktails become the norm?

Canada’s flavour-focused whisky laws challenge the way the world thinks about grain, rules, and tradition.