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Haley Hamilton

Haley Hamilton is a Boston-based bartender. She writes The Shakes, MEL's weekly column dedicated to drinks, booze, bar culture and sometimes other vices. She enjoys cocktails, mezcal, yoga and fucking with the patriarchy.

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A Brief History of the Budweiser Clydesdales, America’s Favorite Super Bowl Icons

I'm a bartender in New England and I'm beyond sick of Budweiser, but goddammit do I love these beautiful fucking horses

Could Hangovers Actually Be Good for Us?

According to the journalist and former bar owner who literally wrote the book on rough mornings, hangovers may just be necessary to a functional society — and self-actualization

The Best Obscure Slang for ‘Drunk’ in Modern History

There are nearly 3,000 ways to say you're shitfaced. It's time to expand your vocabulary — especially if you're currently banjo'd, embalmed, studying snakes or, uh, talking to Ralph on the big white phone

How to Drink Better Than Your Non-Sober Friends in Drynuary

Everything I’ve Learned From Writing About Booze, Bars and Drinking This Year

This Is How Happily Sober People Celebrate New Year’s Eve

The Art and Magic of Wintertime Boozing

Your Stupid Bartending Robot Will Never Be as Cool as I Am

Bartenders Are Sharing Your Shitty Yelp Review and Laughing at You

Why We Should All Be Eating Pineapples and Drinking Rum on Thanksgiving

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An Alternative Program for Problem Drinkers Preaches Moderation — Not Sobriety

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All the Shitty Questions People Ask When You’re a Pregnant Bartender

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