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Drinks 2025 | The Last Sip
The Last Sip
Don’t let the winter blues get you down! Put the kettle on, curl up with your favorite book, and spend…
Drinks 2025 | Feature
Bye-Bye Beer Bro Culture
For about 10,000 years, beer fermentation was cloaked in mystery and, thus, left to the women. Ninkasi, the Mesopotamian goddess…
Drinks 2025 | Feature
A Drink with a View
Bears do it. So do groundhogs, skunks, and bats. What are we talking about? Hibernation. Fortunately, humans have far more…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Traditions
More Than a Cocktail
On a culinary-inspired trip to New Orleans, I first encountered the powerful and historic drink called the Sazerac, at the…
Drinks 2025 | Feature
Homemade Ginger Beer
My love of bubbly water began overseas with confusion over how to answer a waiter when asked, “Frizzante or naturale?”…
Drinks 2025 | Feature
Zero Proof to 100% Fun
In the not-too-distant past, folks who opted to forgo alcohol while out on the town had limited choices. Few venues…
Drinks 2025 | Drink Tank
Cider Sense
When the air is crisp and the temperatures have cooled, our thoughts fill with visions of apple cider. Whether it’s…
Drinks 2025 | Cover Story
A Spirited Scene
A decade ago, the Nevada craft liquor law created a new way of doing business. It allowed local distillers to…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables
A Toast to a Legend
We lost a local legend. Charlie Abowd — chef, restaurateur, philanthropist, and extraordinary member of the Carson City, Carson Valley,…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables, Local Latino
Latin American Libations
Latin America has delicious cuisine, but oftentimes folks overlook its cocktails. That is a mistake, especially here in Northern Nevada,…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables
Breaking Traditions
For Jake Bilbro, winemaking isn’t just a craft — it’s an adventure. This fourth-generation Sonoma County vintner grew up profoundly…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables
Lifting Spirits
If Saturday afternoon finds you in search of a tasty tipple, how about crafting your own specialty cocktail? High Mark…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables
Odeon, Resurrected
Odeon Saloon in Dayton has the kind of blustery, loud-mouthed, Wild West atmosphere you’d expect from a joint that once…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables
Lake View
When driving up winding Kingsbury Grade toward South Lake Tahoe, it’s difficult not to admire Tahoe Ridge Resort. The tall…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables
Sweet Escapades
There’s something timeless and romantic about the combination of Champagne and chocolate. The rich pairing is both decadent and balanced…
Drinks 2025 | Edible Notables
Portraying the Picon Punch
The one drink known to genuinely represent the rich Basque history in Nevada is, of course, the Picon punch. This…