Secrets are made to be broken, and in the world of speakeasies they rely on it. But why the resurgence in an 80-year-old concept established to facilitate illicit drinking? Hot Rum Cow peeks behind the hidden door of the modern-day speakeasy

Despite their devotion to sobriety, the Trappist monks of Belgium’s Saint Sixtus Abbey know how to make good beer. The best in the world, in fact.

How a potent avocado punch slugged by Caribbean sailors evolved into an egg pudding devoured by Dutch grannies

Todd Maul on bringing science, power tools and a carpenter’s eye to his cocktail creations at Boston’s molecular gastronomy venture, Café ArtScience

To those unfamiliar with the Martini, it can be hard to know where to start. What difference does it make if it’s shaken rather than stirred and what should you expect if you ask for a twist? Fret no more, Hot Rum Cow is here to guide you through.

Northcote’s Lisa Allen takes to the kitchen with the best drinks the White and Red Rose Counties have to offer

We’re spreading the gospel of good booze as far as we can with a free digital edition

Nine things to completely transform what, how and where you drink

Voice actor and comedian John DiMaggio is best known as the voice of Futurama’s booze hound robot, Bender, and has enjoyed just as colourful a drinking career.

Belgian scientists are sequencing the DNA of brewers’ yeast to help produce beers that have previously only been dreamt of

Welcome to the age of synthetic alcohol, edible bottles, cloud cocktails, sober pills and robo-bars. It’s not booze as we know it. It’s future boozing.