WHISKEY TASTING NOTES: Buffalo Trace’s 2021 Antique Collection October 25, 2021 Christmas comes early for whiskey lovers when Buffalo Trace Distillery unveils its Antique Collection in late October. A package concept …
COCKTAILS SPIRITS SCARY GOOD COCKTAILS: The Pumpkin Spice Spritz October 22, 2021 I somehow missed the memo on the fact that many, many great gins come from Scotland. I think of the …
SPIRITS Industry Veteran Chris Montana Breaks New Ground With American Liquor Co. October 20, 2021 Chris Montana is used to being an innovator—the industry veteran became the first Black distillery owner in the country when …
WINE In the House: In Praise of Having Wines-in-Residence October 18, 2021 Normally, about this time of year, I would be starting to stock up on party wine. At the very least, …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2017 Lassègue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru October 11, 2021 If I get my hands on another bottle of the 2017 Chateau Lassègue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru ($60), I’m going to …
WHISKEY Worth the Wait: Hudson Whiskey’s Seven-Year-Old Four Part Harmony Is a Hit October 06, 2021 My goodness, this is a delicious whiskey. That was basically my first thought—really, about a dozen thoughts—after half a snort …
WINE TASTING NOTE: SIMI 2019 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley September 30, 2021 Picture a dewy morning in a strawberry field. The sun is gently peering out from behind the rising blanket of …
SPIRITS Hunt Down This Limited Edition Bombay Sapphire Bottle September 25, 2021 I don’t know why, exactly, but it can be easy to forget that drinking is meant to be fun. It …
WHISKEY A Few Words About Bourbon and the Women Who Love It September 21, 2021 The Bourbon Women Association was launched a decade ago, when legendary figure Peggy Noe Stevens felt a need to create …
SPIRITS Introducing First: Casa México’s Winning Line of Tequilas September 13, 2021 Let me come clean about one thing, right here at the bell: I was always a big fan of Oscar …
SPIRITS WHISKEY Walker’s Cay Takes the Busch Family from Beer to Bourbon September 07, 2021 King Spirits founder Steven Busch is swimming out on his own. His father, the legendary August Anheuser Busch III, was …
SPIRITS Discovering Old Monk Rum, a Legendary Indian Brand August 30, 2021 SOMETIMES YOUR FRIENDS know you better than you think. Sometimes this is a very good thing. I am, for instance, …
WINE Joining the Club: Dry Farm Wines Delivers the Good Stuff August 17, 2021 A couple of months ago, a friend asked if I could recommend a wine delivery club. You’ve seen them for …
SPIRITS WHISKEY It’s Scotch. From France. August 13, 2021 The fifth-generation team at Alfred Giraud Malt Whiskies, possessed of more than 100 years of fine cooperage tradition, is expanding …
SPIRITS Forget Potatoes—This Greek Vodka’s Made With Olives August 09, 2021 It seems that everything that can be done to vodka has already been done, from sweet and savory infusions to …
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 …
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”, …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: Italicus and Tonic March 19, 2021 “It’s a little like lemocello,” said my tasting partner, after we’d both taken a small swig, neat. “But herbal.” I …
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