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Articles By Wayne Curtis

Imbibe Contributing Editor Wayne Curtis is a designated drinker, freelance writer, contributing editor to The Atlantic and online columnist at The American Scholar. His favorite drink is the Sazerac, which makes perfect sense considering he calls New Orleans home.

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Wayne Curtis delves into the history of the cocktail world’s essential non-essential.

bryant's

Wayne Curtis gets the backstory on Milwaukee’s contrary lounge.

Wayne Curtis takes a look at the history of Pinkie Master’s in Savannah, where a president held forth.

Newcomers like Fort Defiance, Elixir and Occidental are picking up the neighborhood-bar mantle.

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Prior to Prohibition, cocktail menus were rare. Now, we're amid a golden age of the cocktail menu—creative, fun and occasionally outlandish.

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Portland, Maine's Drinks Scene has evolved more slowly than other hubs around the country. Wayne Curtis reports on how the coastal gem is finally coming into its own.

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Contributor Wayne Curtis looks at the illuminating history of New York's original rooftop bars.

clarence's bar

Every neighborhood has—or should have—a Martini’s, a place where they know you, and they know when something’s not right.

career bartenders

Contributor Wayne Curtis finds out what it takes to last in the bar business.

maggie campbell

Campbell's work at Privateer Rum in Boston has propelled her to an international stage.

Nick's Original Train Bar in New Orleans

Contributor Wayne Curtis profiles Nick’s Original Big Train Bar in New Orleans.

Erickson's Saloon

Erickson's had the reputation of the grandest and rowdiest workingman’s bar in the nation in the late 19th century. Wayne Curtis explores.

New Orleans Feature

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