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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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On the Rocks, A History

Ice and booze: The ultimate meet cute

If More Than Half of American Bartenders Are Women, Why Is the Craft Cocktail Industry Dominated by…

If More Than Half of American Bartenders Are Women, Why Is the Craft Cocktail Industry Dominated by Men?

These Are the Animals That Love to Get Wasted

Reindeer love shrooms so much that they’ll drink your urine to get a taste of any hallucinogenic leftovers

We’re Drinking All Wrong, and It’s Fucking Up Our Dreams

Everything You Think You Know About Tequila Is Wrong

‘Dirty Dumping’ and 20 Other Bartending Terms That Sound NSFW

When You Should Throw Away Your Leftover Booze

Booze is the Real Gateway Drug

Stop Shit-Talking the Daiquiri and Other Rum-Based Drinks

The Drinkers’ Guide to Getting Loaded in the Sky

The St. Patrick’s Day Guide to Why You Can’t Drink on the Street

Will Driverless Cars Mean We’ll Be Able to Drink and Drive?