100 Proof: The Dark Ages (Episode 5)
The 1950s to the 1990s are often dubbed as the cocktail's Dark Ages where drinks like Long Island Iced Teas and Midori Sours reined supreme. The drinks from this time are often reviled or ridiculed, b...
3 Juli 202433min
100 Proof: Prohibition (Episode 4)
Was Prohibition really the Gilded Age utopia that it's made out to be? In this episode: Cocktail innovation happening in unlikely places under unlikely circumstances. We feature the Bees Knees and the...
27 Juni 202429min
100 Proof: The Golden Age of Cocktails (Episode 3)
How did the Industrial Revolution, immigration--and maybe Winston Churchill's mother--give rise to the Golden Age of cocktails in America? We explore the story of the Martini, the Manhattan, and the D...
20 Juni 202434min
Buy Me Some Biryani and Cracker Jack
The Cricket World Cup started this week, and fans in New York are celebrating the wickets, the fast bowlers, and biryani. How did the rice dish become the meal of the match? Journalist Kunwar Khuldune...
6 Juni 202431min
100 Proof: The Dawn of the American Cocktail (Episode 2)
Where does the word "cocktail" come from? Who invented it? We explore these questions and the backstories of two drinks from America's early days as a nation: The Mint Julep and the Sazerac. (Special ...
30 Maj 202440min
100 Proof: It Wasn't Always Like This (Episode 1)
This week, we kick off Proof's first-ever miniseries. Episode 1 explores how we got to our modern cocktail renaissance. Why were cocktails in the 90s and early 2000s shells of the well-crafted drinks ...
23 Maj 202438min
Introducing 100 Proof: Our Miniseries on the American Cocktail
Even before the Stone Age, our ancestors were thinking about what happens when we combine one flavor with another, both in the primordial kitchen and behind the prehistoric bar. Fast-forward to today,...
13 Maj 20244min
The Unavoidable Ingredient
Can saliva change the way our food tastes? Does it affect our cooking? In our Season 16 finale, reporter Jacklyn Kim digs into the unexpected ingredient that we end up adding to every meal. Proof will...
2 Maj 202439min
