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Wayne Curtis

Wayne Curtis is an Atlantic correspondent.

Issue January 2012

My Nutmeg Bender

The surprising intoxicant hidden in your spice rack … More »

Issue November 2011

From Tiki to Tacky—and Back

A taste of cocktail Americana comes in from the cold.… More »

Issue September 2011

The High-Tech Highball

At the Aviary, in Chicago, bartenders experiment with cocktails that evolve as you sip them… More »

Issue June 2011

Can the Manhattan Go Suburban?

Chain restaurants embrace the high-end cocktail.… More »

Issue May 2011

The Nostalgia Trap

In Brooklyn and London, the future is losing to the past.… More »

Issue April 2011

Phosphate With a Twist

A long-forgotten soft drink is helping create surprising new cocktails.… More »

Issue January 2011

The Hangover Cure

A review of alleged remedies, ancient and modern… More »

Issue November 2010

Gunpowder on the Rocks

A New Zealand bartender learns what pirates and sailors knew long ago: explosives and liquor mix just fine.… More »

Issue September 2010

A More Perfect Union

In San Francisco, two dominant trends of the cocktail world are converging, with exquisite results.… More »

Issue June 2010

Who Invented the Cocktail?

That depends on how you define invented. And cocktail.… More »

Issue April 2010

Hipster Moonshine

Hooch isn’t just for hillbillies anymore.… More »

Issue January 2010

Supersized Cocktails

The drinking man’s case for smaller servings… More »

Issue November 2009

Houses of the Future

Four years after the levee failures, New Orleans is seeing an unexpected boom in architectural experimentation. Small, independent developers are succeeding in getting houses built where the government has failed. And the city's unique challenges—among them environmental impediments, an entrenched culture of leisure, and a casual acquaintance with regulation—are spurring design innovations that may redefine American architecture for a generation.… More »

Issue November 2009

The World on the Rocks

For fans of the legendary cocktail writer Charles H. Baker, the contents of a drink are less compelling than the story behind it.… More »

Issue September 2009

How the West Was Drunk

The natural habitat of the Picon Punch—among Basque shepherds, in the wilds of California—is its great appeal.… More »

Issue June 2009

Cold Fusion

Ice—the most neglected of cocktail ingredients—can ruin a drink or make it come alive.… More »

Issue April 2009

Cocktails of the Past

The subtle art of raising long-deceased spirits from the dead… More »

Issue March 2009

All the Street’s a Stage

New Orleans still has a way of making you feel as if you’ve been tippling, even when you’re stone sober.… More »

Issue January 2009

Old-Fashioned

Our correspondent toasts a growing trend: the return of the classic cocktail… More »

Issue November 2008

The Bitter Beginning

Learning to love a bracing Italian liqueur… More »

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