Jim Beam and Wild Turkey Are Better Than Most “Craft” Whiskeys

Reid Mitenbuler

June 24, 2013 5:45 AM

Is Bartending a Form of Performance Art?

Troy Patterson

June 14, 2013 4:58 PM

The Gin and Tonic Is the Summer Blockbuster of Mixed Drinks

Troy Patterson

May 23, 2013 12:51 PM

Hops Enthusiasts Are Ruining Craft Beer for the Rest of Us

Adrienne So

May 16, 2013 5:30 AM

Troy Patterson Analyzes the Latest Tequila News

Troy Patterson

May 03, 2013 5:22 PM

Is the World’s Supply of Peat Running Out? What Would That Mean for Scotch Drinkers?

Benjamin Phelan

April 11, 2013 7:13 AM

The Post-Game Analysis: Tracing Our Champion Martini’s Path to Victory

Troy Patterson

April 10, 2013 3:50 PM

A Guide to Slate's Martini Tournament

Troy Patterson and Chris Kirk

April 09, 2013 12:13 AM

Troy Patterson Live-Blogs the Martini Madness Final Four and Championship

Troy Patterson

April 09, 2013 12:12 AM

Bartending Wunderkind Damon Boelte Guest-Judges the Elite Eight

Troy Patterson

April 08, 2013 6:22 PM

Dorothy Parker Didn’t Write That Famous Quatrain About Martinis

Troy Patterson

April 08, 2013 4:49 PM

The Sweet 16 Commences, With Appearances by Sophie Dahl, Ian Fleming, and a Terry Gross Lookalike

Troy Patterson

April 07, 2013 3:14 PM

Martini Madness Gets Surrealist

Troy Patterson

April 06, 2013 4:25 PM

Don’t Shake Your Martini. Don’t Stir It, Either. There’s a Third Way.

Troy Patterson

April 05, 2013 8:05 PM

There Are Beer Snobs, Wine Snobs, Whiskey Snobs—Why No Martini Snobs?

Troy Patterson

April 05, 2013 10:35 AM

Ernest Hemingway’s Gibson Is Great, but His Martini Is Stupid

Troy Patterson and Andrew Morgan

April 03, 2013 1:15 PM

Slate Interns’ Notes From Our Officewide Martini Tasting

Troy Patterson

April 02, 2013 9:10 AM

Why Doesn’t Anyone Ever Come Up With New Jokes About Martinis?

Troy Patterson

March 26, 2013 8:47 AM

Knocking Back Sweet Martinis With Our New Pal Edith

Troy Patterson

March 23, 2013 11:38 AM

We Sent an Intern to Order a Martini at a Washington, D.C. Boys’ Club. What Could Go Wrong?

Troy Patterson and Erin Coulehan

March 22, 2013 9:44 AM