Old Liquors Magazine

Feb 6, 2024 | oldliquorsmagazine.com | David Jester

In December, the eternal optimism and youth of Miami Beach will again play host to Art Basel, an international art fair that is also staged in Switzerland and Hong Kong, an event that is quickly becoming one of the biggest attractions in one of America’s most exciting cities. Art Basel Miami Beach is the biggest art fair in the United States, turning this sun-drenched corner of the Sunshine State into a cultural hotspot for four days.

Dec 12, 2023 | oldliquorsmagazine.com | Benjamin Mitrofan-Norris

Superyacht owners and producers are fairly well known for their competitive spirit. In an exclusive and jaw-droppingly luxurious world where nothing is considered too much, keeping up with the latest developments in the superyacht world is very much a key part of the scene.

Aug 22, 2023 | oldliquorsmagazine.com | Rina Addison

As with all cocktail history, it seems, tracing or verifying the exact origin story of a spirit or concoction is a little difficult—a little fuzzy, one could say. By no means, an exception to this rule is the Sazerac, the ultimate bitter cocktail classic, which was branded as the United States’ first official cocktail around the 1850s.

Jul 25, 2023 | oldliquorsmagazine.com | Benjamin Mitrofan-Norris

As anyone who has ever hopped between European capitals on a budget flight—cramped next to the window with one’s knees banging against the seat in front—is sure to tell you, not all airlines are made equal. Indeed, from the sad arrays of rubbery sandwiches to the garish color schemes and scowling faces of the cabin crew, it’s fair to say that certain airlines even revel in their cheapness and low quality of service.

Jun 27, 2023 | oldliquorsmagazine.com | Rina Addison

Death in the Afternoon (1932) was also the name of one of Hemingway’s many famous, timeless novels—though, depending on who you ask, it’s hard to say which “death in the afternoon” is now more well-known. Of Books and BoozeErnest Hemingway loved drinking as much as he did writing. While he wouldn’t necessarily drink while writing (“the only time (drinking) isn’t good for you is when you write or when you fight”), he’d often pen his passion for the world of spirits.