alcohol

Ibrahim Noel reopened his liquor store in Qaraqosh, northern Iraq, after he said ISIS demolished it.

An Iraqi liquor store has quietly reopened after ISIS

Just down the road from Mosul, Iraq, life is slowly trickling back to the Christian town of Qaraqosh. And so is the booze.

An Iraqi liquor store has quietly reopened after ISIS
A Kirin staff member poses with its new craft beer product "Spring Valley Brewery 496 prototype," which was launched in July 2014. Craft styles are increasingly migrating from the United States to other countries.

America's craft brewers are inspiring beer lovers — and makers — across the globe

America's craft brewers are inspiring beer lovers — and makers — across the globe
A liquor store on Saadoun Street in downtown Baghdad. The biggest sellers are beer and "Chivas 18 and [Johnny Walker} Black."

Beer and Chivas fly off the shelves as Baghdad's liquor stores reopen after Ramadan

Beer and Chivas fly off the shelves as Baghdad's liquor stores reopen after Ramadan
Colombia fans celebrate as they gather before the World Cup Group C soccer match between Colombia and Greece. After the 3-0 win, nine Colombians died in the alcohol-fueled postgame parties.

Why Colombia's capital is cracking down on alcohol after World Cup deaths

Why Colombia's capital is cracking down on alcohol after World Cup deaths
Cannabis close-up

Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends

Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends
A Quebec City carnival-goer warms up with a cold one – Caribou on ice.  Quebec consumes up to 5,000 cases of Caribou yearly, nearly all of it during the winter carnival, and most of that outdoors.

Quebec's secret recipe for beating the cold? It's Caribou.

What do you drink when carnival time in Quebec City and it's freezing cold? The answer's Caribou. But what exactly is in the high-octane party drink?

Quebec's secret recipe for beating the cold? It's Caribou.
Father Isaac of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, MA.

Hallelujah, America has its first Trappist beer

For centuries Trappist monks have been brewing beer in Belgium. Now for the first time the old world tradition has come to the new world to St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, MA.

Hallelujah, America has its first Trappist beer
A bartender at a Lima restaurant whips up one of Peru's signature pisco cocktails

A New York writer heads to Peru in search of a real 'pisco sour'

Cocktail fans, think fast: what do you need to make the perfect pisco sour? Egg whites, lime, simple sugar and bitters, for sure. But most important of all is the pisco, a spirit that many Peruvians call their national drink.

A New York writer heads to Peru in search of a real 'pisco sour'