Alcohol

Not just a liquor store: The new branch of Hayevuan trying to change the experience

The new branch of Hayevuan chain in the London Minister complex combines a liquor store with a boutique deli and a seating area.

Hayevuan store in Tel Aviv
A psychedelic cocktail menu

A nationwide beverage festival

Brewmaster Mendel Shnider (top), with brother-partners Eitan and Oren Nidam in the new Jerusalem Brewing Co. in Talpiot.

Jerusalem Brewing Co. brings craft beer back to Israel’s capital

FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S.

FBI Director Kash Patel 'paranoid' he is next to be fired from Trump administration - report


Rejoice and celebrate with quality alcohol: Ouzo infused with 15 botanical ingredients

With more than 15 botanical ingredients, including organic anise, green cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and more—meet the ouzo considered one of the finest in the world.

 Ouzo Plomari Adolo

Bar 22: A hip bar at Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel - review

Bar 22 is a great place for a date night or a girls’ night out. I already texted my Ladies Who Drink and suggested we hold our next birthday celebration there.

 Bar 22 at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem.

Purim 2025: Cocktail recipes for the festive holiday

Erica Schachne and Jonathan Feldstein each provide a recipe for a cocktail for the holiday of Purim.

 Spritzes spell party on the Aperol boat, docked in Venice.

Terra Uma: The Israeli start-up treating PTSD through therapeutic wine-making

Tomer Weinberg discovered that when he was around wine, anxiety, fear, and tension dissipated as if by a miracle. And if the winemaking process could help him, it could also help others.

 Participants in Terra Uma's vinotherapy for PTSD are seen making their own wine and placing their own personal artwork on the barrels.

Betrunkener Southwest-Pilot zwangsweise aus dem Verkehr gezogen

Der Flug verzögerte sich um fast fünf Stunden, weil Southwest Airlines einen Ersatzpiloten suchte.

 Ein Passagierflugzeug der Southwest Airlines startet vom Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 27. Dezember 2022. (Illustrativ)

Beers with a Purim premise

Beer was never far behind at a Purim spiel or carnival. It’s popular, plentiful, and has been bringing people together for some 5,000 years.

KFAR DANIEL’S BeerBazaar  Brewery has issued three new  Purim-inspired beers: Persian  Haze, Esther, and Mordechai.

Islamic Regime rules musician to be flogged 74 times for hijab protest song, alcohol possession

An anonymous official told Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency that the flogging came as punishment for possessing alcohol - not his music.

Mehdi Yarrahi in Concert, Isfahan, Iran in 2017.

The sales and new items for the home

Purim is approaching, and it’s time to stock up on decorated cups for drinking games, as well as a variety of costumes and accessories.

 A set of two glasses with metal ice balls, NIS 159, available at Gentleman Network

Classic, spicy, and with a salt rim, of course: 2 easy margarita recipes to make at home

No special reason is needed to celebrate. Absolutely not.

 Margaritas party

The Scottish by Israco launches Ouzo Plomari Adolo

Israco expands its ouzo category with the licensing for marketing Ouzo Plomari Adolo in Israel. The new brand joins Israco’s leading ouzo brands.

 Ouzo Plomari Adolo