Brews, Wine, and Everything Else Fine

The Year in Beer and Other Drinks

2020 was all about Covid-19, but we're looking back at it all.

12/29/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Hey (Home) Bartender

Everything You Could Possibly Need in Your Home Bar

Our ultimate guide on which spirits, mixers, and tools you should stock up on.

12/22/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Get in the Spirit(s)

5 Texas Spirits Perfect to Gift This Holiday Season

We did the hard work of tasting bourbon, sotol, and a Houston-made CBD vodka.

11/05/2020 By Carlos Brandon

The Spirit of Texas

Oak & Eden Whiskey blurs the lines between tradition and innovation.

09/30/2020

Party Time

Here's What to Drink on National Margarita Day This Year

Picos' tequila expert Monica Richards de Osberg talks spirits.

02/21/2020 By Brandon Summers-Miller

The Originals

Cold? Feeling Down? Here's a Gin and Tea Pick-Me-Up

At 1751 Sea & Bar, a little citrus ginger can go a long way.

01/21/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Liquored Up

In Its Second Year, 8th Wonder Distillery Looks to Whiskey, Rum

Is a spirit production renaissance about to take hold in Houston?

01/09/2020 By Carlos Brandon

Bottom's Up

Can a Dallas-Based Gin Win Over Houston?

Zephyr Gin made its official H-Town debut last month at OKRA Charity Saloon.

11/09/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Spirited Talks

Get to Know Avonak, Houston's Newest Distillery

Up north by the toll road is this small but ambitious producer hellbent on making art.

11/05/2018 By Lauro Rojas

We've Got Spirit!

Add This Indian Whiskey to Your Stash

A recent tasting event helped bring to light Amrut's deep portfolio.

10/12/2018 By Lauro Rojas

Cheers

Pharrell and LOUIS XIII Cognac Ask Houstonians to Think a Century Ahead

The luxury spirit brings its "100 Years" campaign to Houston.

03/26/2018 By Abby Ledoux

On the Rocks

Sipping with Whiskycast’s Mark Gillespie

Look for Houstonia's Virtual Tasting on Gillespie's show in September.

08/25/2017 By Nath Pizzolatto

Barrel Role

Morgan Weber Is Starting Houston's Newest Spirits Company, Indianola Distilling Co.

Heritage grains mean spirits with history for the Revival Market owner.

08/24/2017 By Alice Levitt

When Life Gives You Lemons

Head to Sud Italia for Homemade Limoncello

Everclear, lemon and time make every meal at the West University restaurant pack a punch.

07/11/2017 By Beth Levine

80 Proof

Steven Soderbergh's Unique New Liquor Debuts in Houston

It's distilled in Bolivia, but we sampled it at Tongue-Cut Sparrow.

06/21/2017 By Nath Pizzolatto

CHEERS

Titanium Tequila Offers Houstonians a Quality Local Option

It's made in Jalisco, but this is Houston's only native tequila.

06/01/2017 By Nath Pizzolatto

Liquid Education

What We Learned at the Houston Whiskey Festival

Fun facts about local (and non-local) whiskey.

04/07/2017 By Nath Pizzolatto

Distilling Diversion

The Houston Whiskey Festival Returns April 1

There's just over a week left to buy tickets for spirits, craft beers and song.

03/24/2017 By Nath Pizzolatto

I'll Fly Away

Ouisie's Table Introduces a Diverse New Series of Flights

Take one of six "Flights of Fancy" after a long day.

03/13/2017 By Nath Pizzolatto

For What Ails You

When is Liqueur Medicine? When It's Imbibed at the World's Oldest Pharmacy

Dominican monks began sharing their elixirs with the public in 1612 at Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella in Florence.

02/09/2017 By Alice Levitt