Can you keep a secret? New York’s stylish speakeasies have stealth appeal and artful drinks. Here’s a look at five new hotspots, from an exclusive East Village gin joint to a clandestine cocktail house in Williamsburg. Prior to the pandemic, the 35th floor of the Mandarin Oriental was already home to two of the city’s … Read more
A whiskey river wasn’t on Austin Contegiacomo’s mind when he found an ocean of it — a Prohibition-era stash, to be exact — washed up on a New Jersey beach while he was walking his dog last month. Even for a guy who doesn’t drink, it was a rare find. And it has made an even … Read more
They let the mystery sink in. A Michigan couple doing home renovations discovered a Prohibition-era, 20-foot-deep bootleggers’ tunnel beneath their home that was likely used for smuggling alcohol into the US. Hayley Gilmartin and her husband, Trevor, who live on Lake Huron — a body of water separating the US from Canada — uncovered the … Read more
Photos of Al Capone’s sunken speakeasy have been revealed. The party boat was originally built as a lumber barge in 1889 but was converted into a floating dance hall with a bar and live music when it changed hands in 1928. Local folklore said that the notorious gangster was the one who supplied the boozy … Read more