2024 is going to be a great year for craft cocktails. All the big drinks publications are calling it. Bars are gearing up for a banner year with mixology at the center of it all. And while that’s ...

This story begins as such stories often do. A man walks into a bar. The early evening is dark and bone cold. The bar is inviting. The man is thirsty. “What are you thinking?” asks the bartender.

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date.