Liza Weisstuch

United States of Bourbon, the result of a Vermont couple’s many road trips, is just one of several special whiskeys marking the 250th.

Taverns were important incubators of revolutionary fervor where patriots gathered to plot and gossip. Here are a few where you can still taste the spirit of 1776.

Once an oil boomtown, Tulsa is experiencing another kind of resurgence. This time it’s led not by prospectors, but by artists and chefs.

Three apps and one website help travelers with a variety of disabilities identify potential obstacles, get audio descriptions in 185 languages and book custom trips.

Though costly and labor-intensive, the nearly extinct three-chamber still is being revived by tradition-obsessed distillers chasing the character of pre-Prohibition American whiskey…

Students at Montana training ground learn breathing techniques, the value of ‘filler words’ and the art of the 'cattle rattle.'

A historic city celebrating the birthday of a nation. A solar eclipse with a side of world-class cuisine and art. A bucolic wine region without the price-gouging. Consider this list fuel for your 2026 wanderlust.

The 50 Best Bars list provides a snapshot of the bar industry. This year's list demonstrated just how much global bartending has evolved.

These remote and rocky islands off Scotland’s western coast offer visitors an ethereal beauty that goes perfectly with a splash of local whisky. Mere words can barely describe the mysterious landscape of rocks and sea that make up the Scottish…

Airports worldwide are launching initiatives to reduce waste and emissions, including recycling programs, sustainable food practices and more.

A century before LaCroix or Spindrift were refrigerator staples, factories in New York City were carbonating gallons and gallons of tap water each day

You’ll need to know where to look to get into these speakeasy-style lounges around the world. Here are some directions. Trillby & Chadwick, a detective-agency-themed bar in a former police station in Helsinki, Finland.Credit...Vesa Laitinen for The…

The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe

The Hebridean Whisky Trail features seven distilleries spread across five islands off of Scotland’s northwest coast. The distillers from this cluster of islands are now making a case for officially updating Scotland's whisky regions. What would that take to buck tradition?

This isn’t your grandfather’s taxidermy. Amber Maykut’s butterflies, jackalopes and raccoons have a modern sensibility and humor that won over Nick Jonas, Drew Barrymore and Courtney Love.

If you’re visiting the city-state, here’s where you can see some of the most vivid Peranakan designs, including decorative tiles, beaded shoes, embroidery and jewelry.

Modernist cocktails are on the rise, bringing on drinks with inventive infusions, flavored bubbles and artistic vessels. A bartender bursts a bubble on a cocktail at Batuar in Barcelona. (Photographs by Uzo Onyejiaka for The Washington Post) 9 min…

Welcome to The Upgrade, By The Way’s series on travel hacks and hot takes. See how to submit here. The revelation began, like so many do, in the bathroom — the women’s room at the Tokyo Metro’s Shibuya Station, to be specific. A whimsical mural of…

Edinburgh and Glasgow have earned top billing on the global stage, but right now, foodies should be flocking to Aberdeen. More than just a passing-through point to the rolling hills and iconic distilleries of the Highlands, Scotland’s third-largest…

Why the whiskey nerds are turning to independent whiskey bottlers. Whether you’re a casual bar-goer or a committed whiskey collector, you’ve no doubt heard of Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker. According to the beverage analytics firm IWSR…