From Grain to Glass in Gorgeous Vermont: WhistlePig Whiskey’s New Distillery
Check out the new grain-to-glass WhistlePig distillery in Shoreham, Vermont!
Taste in Style: 3 Reasons Why You Need Beer Flight Craft Beer Glasses and Paddles
Check out why you need Beer Flight barware and craft beer tasting glasses in your life.
A Dram For Every Man: 6 Scotch Whiskies To Check Out This Season
These 6 scotch whiskies range in taste and price, so check out which best fits you!
Ice Ice Baby: The “World’s Oldest Startup” Redefines Cool
These revolutionary ice cubes are all chill, no dil(ution).
A Quick Guide to Cooking With Cast Iron
Cast iron cookware company FINEX was kind enough to share a few pieces of advice to help us better understand how to cook with cast iron
A Year in the Life of Death: An Interview with Dave Kaplan of Death & Co.
The Manual sits down with Dave Kaplan, author of the Death & Co cocktail book to chat about the book, cocktails, and more
Drink Like James Bond with these 3 Special Edition Libations
With the twenty-fourth James Bond movie, Spectre, set to release on November 6, two different companies have joined forces with the team behind the most iconic spy in the world to produce three different special edition beverages to ensure that, even if you’ve never jumped from a helicopter to ski down a mountain, or taken […]
Interview: Anthony Bourdain on Craftspeople, Whisky, and The Beauty Of Classic Pubs
The Manual sits down with Anthony Bourdain to learn how he takes his scotch and why he loves artisan craftspeople
7 Gadgets To Liquor-fy Your Tailgate
Up your tailgate game and bring your favorite booze along with these great gadgets.
Rock Out With These Sunglasses Made From Recycled Guitars
Check out Parkman Sunglasses' newest release, shades made to rock.
Blood and Sand and Cocktails: An Interview with Paul Clarke
The Manual interviews Imbibe Magazine's Executive Editor Paul Clarke about his new cocktails book, The Cocktail Chronicles.
The Manual Visits The Southeast’s Largest Whiskey Festival
The Manual visited the Southeast's largest whiskey festival so we could tell you why you need to be there next year.
Dropping White Isn’t Only For Fashion: Check out these 5 Brown Liquor Drinks for after Labor Day
Labor Day is over, which means it's time to break out your favorite brown liquor drinks!
Switching It Up: Disaronno Introduces First New Product in Almost Half a Millennium
We sat down to try Disaronno's first new offering in almost five hundred years.
Making Candied Bacon and Other Southern Favorites with Morgan Murphy
Morgan Murphy dishes up delicious southern fare in his latest book from Southern Living.
Keeping the Cocktail Revolution Going, One Drink at a Time: An Interview With Max Messier of Cocktail & Sons
The Manual interviews Max Messier, who created a line of syrups meant to keep the cocktail revolution going.
Ahoy Mateys: 6 Rums to Drink to Celebrate National Rum Day
Celebrate National Rum Day in style with these 6 rums for all different tastes.
They Mixed What With Their Grey Goose?: 4 Great New Vodka Cocktails
These great new Grey Goose cocktails prove that vodka is just for cranberry juice anymore
The One Ingredient That Will Make Your Cocktails Go from Oh to Oh Damn
With just this one simple ingredient, you'll transform your cocktails.
8 Cocktails to Make You Forget Summer is Almost Over
Summer may be starting to wrap up, but with these cocktails, it'll be summer every day of the year.
Have the Best BBQ on the Block Year-Round with this Book
Add "Pitmaster" to your resume as you learn to cook the best BBQ on the block year-round, courtesy of Southern Living and Christopher Prieto
How to Make Your Own Bitters: A Quick and Easy Guide
Bitters make cocktails better. They enhance existing flavors and add their own. Learn how to make bitters on your own and get your cocktail game on point.
Party like it’s 1933? Check out “The Best Cocktail Shaker Since Prohibition”
Up your cocktail game with this innovative yet old school tool.
Buzzed on Books: The 6 Best Boozy Beach Reads
When you can't drink at the beach, the next best thing to do is read about drinking. Check out these boozy beach books that'll make any beach day better.
Whiskey, Neat! : Tullamore D.E.W The Original vs. Tullamore 12 Year Old Special Reserve
Don't know jack about whiskey? Check out this tasting of two Tullamore whiskies to learn a thing or two and impress your friends.
Booze Tripper, St. Augustine: Where You Should Drink When on Vacation
If you're going to vacation in Florida, you should know where you're going to drink before you leave. The St. Augustine Distillery has got you covered.
Master Class: 5 Cocktails to Make to Impress Anyone
Learn to make amazing 5 cocktails that will impress everyone from the boss to the future father-in-law.
Rolling with the Punches: A Review of The Domino Diaries by Brin-Jonathan Butler
In his memoir The Domino Diaries, Brin-Jonathan Butler recalls his decade in Cuba learning about Cuba, boxing, and the tightrope that Cuban athletes walk.
The Braveheart: A Scotch Bloody Mary That’ll Make You Scream “FREEDOM!”
Presenting the Braveheart: a classic Bloody Mary made with scotch instead of vodka. We urge you to try it before you knock it.
Drink Like a Man: 4 Great Manly Summer Cocktail Ideas
Summer is the perfect time to flex your mixology muscles. Get buzzed, wow guests, and cool down with these awesome manly summer cocktails.
6 Boozy Ways to Say Thanks to Dad this Father’s Day
Dads don't need more ties on Father's Day. Instead, give them the gift that keeps on giving—booze!
4 Barrel-Aged Gins to Blow Your Barrel-Aged Mind
While you may think of certain things when gin is mentioned, craft distilleries are working hard to change that conception by producing barrel-aged gins.
Dewar’s Scratched Cask: Bridging the Gap Between Bourbon and Scotch
Scotch giant Dewar's makes moves to bridge the gap between bourbon & scotch with their new Scratched Cask: Aged Blended Scotch Whisky