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 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, …
WHISKEY The Last Drop Distillers Drop Another Dazzling Treasure July 22, 2021 Since I first heard of The Last Drop, I’ve been a big fan—in the abstract, of course. I’m unlikely to …
COCKTAILS The Effervescent Rise of Ohza Canned Cocktails July 19, 2021 Real-time data is hard to come by, in this burgeoning category, but the Ohza line of canned cocktails is among …
GEAR Proof, At Last, That Gardening and Wine Make a Perfect Pairing July 01, 2021 Last summer, I started a small pandemic garden, in containers in my backyard. This summer was different. Things got bigger, …
WINE The Astonishing Food-Friendly Sauvignon Blancs of California June 23, 2021 I’ve been so wrong about Sauvignon Blanc for so long that it took me a little while to recalibrate. I …
SPIRITS Brewing What Comes Naturally: Still Austin’s American Gin May 26, 2021 The Still Austin Whiskey Co. out of Texas says “The Naturalist,” its American Gin, is “the first rye gin made in …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Stellum Bourbon and Rye May 21, 2021 It has been pointed out to me a number of times recently that we are currently in a golden age …
SPIRITS With Essences, Grey Goose Offers Its First New Stuff in Five Years May 17, 2021 Few words scare me more than “flavored.” However well-executed or -intentioned, it always sounds like there’s a flaw in need …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2019 Pfendler Vineyards Pinot Noir May 12, 2021 I hadn’t expected to open the 2019 Pfendler Vineyards Pinot Noir, the evening I opened it, but it had been a …
COCKTAILS WHISKEY YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Slow Jito April 30, 2021 Many, many are the bourbon brands that try to align themselves with the Kentucky Derby. Few, though, are those who …
GEAR These New Tasting Glasses from Peugeot Really Work April 28, 2021 I really prefer to try things out in a hands-on way. This push to buy a car without ever touching …
SPIRITS The Superb, Sustainable Mezcals of Amaras April 22, 2021 “If you see a type of agave out in the wild,” says Luis Niño de Rivera, “you must plant that …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Ron Abuelo XII Años Two Oaks Selección Especial April 19, 2021 Sometimes you have to speak plainly, at the start, and so I shall: This new rum, from Panama’s oldest distilling …
WINE TJ Rodgers Makes Pinot Noir Like a Burgundian from the 1800s April 08, 2021 “I like talking about wine,” says TJ Rodgers, speaking from his home in the Santa Cruz mountains. “The only thing …
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