Ginger beer through history, in your medicine, in your cocktails – Luke Gibson brings you lashings of it!

Fun-loving Victorian waster, bumbling geek or astute opportunist?

I think most of us would agree that in lifestyle terms, our cousins over on the Mediterranean have nailed it. Blessed with great weather, even better food and fantastic wine, in most respects they have won the location lottery. A case

The coopers of Jerez are working flat out to sustain the centuries-old relationship between sherry and whisky

Sake brewers must look to new markets to sustain their ancient drink

James Knappett takes beer out of the pub and onto the chef’s table

When booze and dairy cross paths it can be a dangerous and queasy collision

Introducing the story behind Stewart Brewing, creators of Hot Rum Cow beer

WEST’s Petra Wetzel on keeping it simple, taking on lager’s big boys and leaving a legacy

Vodka is merely a pretender to Polugar’s throne. Controversial perhaps, but Boris Rodionov here makes a strong case for Russia’s forgotten drink claiming the title of Russia’s national drink

Alcohol plays a vital role in shamanic rituals across the world, as our man in Ecuador discovered during a heated encounter with the local firewater on entering the House of Visions

Hot Rum Cow referees a transatlantic beer barney with the best in British and US beers going toe to toe