Does Australia need a sugar tax to tackle diabetes, and how would it work?
A parliamentary report says sugary drinks should be taxed to help stop the spread of obesity
June 2024
Pepsi lost the cola wars to Coke. Why is it struggling to hold on to second place?
Kitchen aide
Wanted: cocktails to cool a crowd
May 2024
The experts
The experts: bartenders on how to turn 16 classic cocktails into mocktails – from a negroni to a mojito
Brief letters
The dark days of limited access to aubergines outside London
David Williams on wine
Can no- and low-alcohol ‘nolo’ drinks match the real thing? They’re getting closer
Espresso and tonic: rise in tonic water popularity leads to experimental mixes
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: the Mandrake’s hibiscus – recipe
Air Up: scent-flavoured water bottle becomes latest playground craze
April 2024
Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find
Industry’s sugar substitute E961 can have ‘toxic effect on health’, says study finding sweetener capable of damaging intestinal bacteria
March 2024
‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses?
February 2024
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: Permit Room’s cola sazerac – recipe
Labour considers ban on sale of energy drinks to children
The world is turning away from Diet Coke. But you will pry it from my cold dead hands
Gina Rushton
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: Twelve Triangles’ rhubarb, cardamom and white balsamic shrub – recipe
January 2024
The ‘sleepy girl mocktail’ is just making dry January all the more unbearable
Coco Khan
TikTok has given us a new trending beverage featuring the irresistible taste of … magnesium. I want no part of it
One energy drink a month increases risk of disturbed sleep, study finds
People consuming cans daily sleep half an hour less than those drinking occasionally or never, researchers say
David Williams's wines of the week
Non-alcoholic drinks with enough taste to rival real wine
Waste not
How to turn fruit peelings into a herbal tea – recipe
The good mixer
Cocktail of the week: Opheem’s makrut oolong spritz – recipe
