WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Dalwhinnie 15 May 20, 2022 The war at distilleries, between the need to create cash flow and the desire to produce longer-aged products, continues. It’s …
WINE A Few Glasses with Fiddlehead Cellars Founder Kathy Joseph May 16, 2022 Over Zoom, Kathy Joseph, owner of and winemaker for Fiddlehead Cellars, comes across as modest—self-effacing, even. My theory is she’s …
GEAR WHISKEY Almost Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Bourbon April 30, 2022 If you’re a devotee of brown spirits, we might just have found your bible: Clay Risen’s recently published Bourbon: The …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Castle & Key Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey #1 April 27, 2022 In 2018 after spending several years and millions of dollars on renovations, Castle & Key Distillery opened on the landmark …
WINE TASTING NOTE: Hampton Water Rosé April 25, 2022 Full disclosure: I did not want to like this wine. The name, first of all, somehow encapsulates everything that is …
WINE It’s Earth Day. Drink a Boxed Wine. April 22, 2022 I was on a rather splendid vacation in Tuscany more than a decade ago when I discovered boxed wines. Or, …
WHISKEY 10th Street, a New Destination on the American Single Malt Map April 20, 2022 As many of you know, I’m a huge proponent of American single malt whiskies. They combine the flavors and traditions …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2021 Aslina Chardonnay April 18, 2022 Chardonnay can be divisive. Some people love it; some people don’t. For a long time, I fell into the latter …
COCKTAILS GEAR It’s Time to Give Clamato Another Chance April 12, 2022 Cilantro. Either you love it or hate it. Detractors will tell you that it tastes like soap. Defenders will exonerate …
WINE TASTING NOTE: Ram’s Gate Bush Crispo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 April 06, 2022 I assume it’s news to no one that more California Pinot Noir producers than not have moved on from the …
DISTILLED SPIRITS Why Is This Vodka Different from All Other Vodkas? April 04, 2022 Passover is the most widely celebrated Jewish holiday. That means tons of Jews have sat there as I have, identifying …
WHISKEY Bond. Brothers Bond. March 31, 2022 Actors Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder may not technically be blood brothers, but their close friendship did develop over a …
WINE TASTING NOTES: Le Serre Nuove Dell’Ornellaia 2019 & Poggio Alle Gazze Dell’Ornellaia 2019 March 29, 2022 Located in Tuscany’s Bolgheri region, Ornellaia was founded in 1981 and has been fully owned by the Frescobaldi family—whose expertise …
COCKTAILS GEAR An Homage to the Lively Tiki Scene … in Detroit March 21, 2022 When you think about centers of American tiki culture—that kitschy hybrid of Polynesian flair and boozy, rum-centric cocktails that took …
COCKTAILS WHISKEY Going Deep on Irish Whiskey Cocktails March 17, 2022 The minds behind world-famous NYC watering hole Dead Rabbit, creators Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry and beverage director Jillian Vose, know …
WHISKEY ESSENTIALS: Single Malt Scotch Whisky April 22, 2020 Fair warning 1: This piece is dedicated purely to the legendary brown spirits produced and bottled at the many individual …
COCKTAILS Gin in a Can May Well Be Finland’s National Beverage June 01, 2020 There are fewer saunas in Finland than there are people. But it’s close. Who wouldn’t want to spend the afternoon …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Aviation January 29, 2021 Café Nordo was (and is) one of most creative and imaginative dinner theater experiences in Seattle, or anywhere else. “We …
COCKTAILS ESSENTIALS: The Dirty Martini May 02, 2020 Some people are slaves to their sweet tooth. I’m at the opposite end of the gustatory spectrum: My taste buds …
WHISKEY Country Stars Florida Georgia Line Also Make Whiskey May 24, 2021 [Editor’s Note: To honor their award, we’re republishing this story, which first appeared last August] In 2016 the men of …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Medium Wet Martini February 05, 2021 As a spirits journalist, I am pretty much open to anything: Single-malts in a cocktail, peanut-flavorings, vodka made from grapes …
COCKTAILS Mixology Meets the Great Outdoors with Camp Cocktails May 26, 2020 If your idea of campside imbibing is lukewarm Lites around a campfire or a slug of hooch from a hip …
WINE A Very Pleasant Re-Trial: The Judgment of Paris, Again December 15, 2020 THE GIFT GUIDE: WHAT TO GET FOR THE HARD TO GET FOR By now, even casual wine drinkers probably know …
GEAR In Praise of Small Packages August 21, 2020 They’re everywhere. You’ll find them at pubs, bars, saloons, and especially at the cheesy souvenir stands dotting the highways and …
SPIRITS Don’t Add Lime: Tears of Llorona Just Needs a Snifter July 29, 2020 Some call it the tequila for whiskey lovers. Tears of Llorona, an extra-extra añejo, begins as 100% blue agave, hand-selected …
GEAR The Compleat Imbiber, A Long-Running Anthology of the Drinking Life May 06, 2020 When it comes to cocktail books, we’re definitely living in a glass-half-full world. Whether you’re looking for a little history …
WHISKEY Own a Piece of Distilling History for $65,000 March 08, 2021 The first long-awaited collaboration between two of Great Britain’s powerhouse brands has produced a rare and compelling collectible spirit with …
COCKTAILS ESSENTIALS: The Old Fashioned May 21, 2020 In my days working the stick, concocting an Old Fashioned was one of the labor-intensive drink orders I was always …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Kilbeggan Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey March 17, 2021 Editor’s note: For March, the brand is doing fun things with Irish Whiskey; the tagline, which we wholeheartedly endorse, is …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Bulrush Gin August 10, 2020 UPDATE: Bulrush Available Online Gin’s continued growth and expansion seems limitless right now. The category already includes pink gin, “gin-in-a-tin”, …
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