It’s alive! IT’S ALIVE!! It was a recent dark and stormy night when the beakers bubbled over and the comically oversized switch was flipped, shooting sparks everywhere and slowly reanimating the most magical and monstrous occasion of all: Mezcalloween. So far we’ve somehow survived two eerie installments, but we offer no guarantees when three more…
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The Speakeasy Box
Fans of true crime, improv comedy, and long-form interviews unite! The podcast space has, in just 20 years, arrived at a place where every niche interest imaginable can now be explored with episode after episode of either exhaustively researched dissection or an extemporaneous shooting of the breeze. Not to be left out, there’s a great…
Summer Scotch 3
Garden parties are a beautiful summertime treat, but come August, conventional wisdom’s always been that the pool rules and the beach is king. With ever-popular aquatic activities abounding, there’s a reason why the Beach Boys remain a classic go-to to soundtrack for the season; we don’t recall a quintet called the Greenhouse Guys topping the…
Born to Rum: Jamaica
Follow the sounds of the crashing waves and steel drums, and your nose to the fantastic aromas that come from this colossal of the Caribbean. Devoted rum lovers know this part of the world well. And dotted all across Jamaica are many long-standing hallowed houses that have kept the funky gold stuff flowing for centuries….
Accolades Are Pouring in for S&S Alum!
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2023 Awards Ceremony recently took place and we’re thrilled to share that you might notice several familiar faces among the honorees! We view every S&S box as a chance to showcase the best talent out there, so color us ecstatic (but not surprised) to see so many accomplished collaborators (and friends)…
Vodka Brunch 2
You can limit brunch to its dictionary definition—a late-morning meal that combines a late breakfast and an early lunch—but that’s missing a big part of what makes it so special as an occasional midday mixer. Brunch today is perhaps one of hustling-and-bustling America’s last slices of the siesta life, less about bacon and breads than…
Shift Drinks: Reposado Remix
At the end of each year, amid a sea of annual recap editorials and ins-and-outs predictions, bar/restaurant industry insiders and members of the media come together to forecast the trends they envision taking hold in the year ahead. According to those lists, briny, sea-centric elements in cocktails (think clam juice, preserved fish, and kelp) are…
Daijoubu 2
Where will Daijoubu’s Caer Maiko and Sharon Yeung, the traveling superstars of “super Asian cocktails,” bring their funky style of festivities next? Hmmm, we may have an idea . . . and it will be just the combination to spirit you away from the everyday ho-hum: Japanese whisky and Daijoubu Pop Up at home will…
Ginspirations
New Year, new you, new . . . gin? It very well could be, considering the explosion of new and local options available to fans of the spirit. This wasn’t always the case. For seemingly forever, those seeking diversity in the category would’ve had to choose between the London dry, slightly sweeter Plymouth, and even…
Spiced Rum Celebration
The holiday season has a way of sneaking up, doesn’t it? One minute we’re dusting off the grill and asking Is It Summer Yet? and the next—wham!—the jubilant jingling of the bells enters the chat to signal the start of something special . . . and hectic. It could be shopping marathons that leave your…
Ryes and Fall
Lovers of our last rye box might’ve picked up a tidbit or two about the spirit’s mid-Atlantic Appalachian origins in states like Pennsylvania and Maryland. Inch up a little farther on the map into Canada, though, and you’ll land in a place where rye whisky is just as cherished and rich in tradition. Canada arrived…
Mezcalloween II: Agave’s Revenge
For those brave enough to have peeked through their fingers, there’ve been some helpful pointers offered throughout the many decades of horror films and their sequels: Cover your mirrors, don’t read the ancient scroll, and if furniture is moving on its own, then it’s time to pack up and go! Technically, returning to the scene…
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