GEAR Bringing It Home: The Luggage You Need for Your Bottles June 18, 2020 There will be travel again. With any luck, sooner than we think—a circumstance which, for an oenotourist like me, raises …
WHISKEY The Balvenie Sits in the Single Malt Sweet Spot June 17, 2020 Born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland, Neil Strachan started in the hospitality industry in the kitchen at the age of …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2015 Ramey Sonoma Coast Chardonnay June 16, 2020 Last week, I visited a restaurant for the first time since what everyone seems to be calling “The Before.” We …
WHISKEY For Bloomsday, a Proper Toast to James Joyce June 16, 2020 In 1927, with his eyesight failing, James Joyce despaired about finishing the book he’d begun writing five years earlier. It …
WHISKEY Buffalo Trace Debuts a Single Barrel Wheated Weller June 15, 2020 Bottled at 97 proof, Weller Single Barrel from Buffalo Trace is arriving on the Kentucky bourbon scene this month as …
SPIRITS Taking a Listen to Matt Stell’s New Single, “If I Was a Bar” June 12, 2020 As his Platinum smash “Prayed For You” continued to break hearts, and his second single “Everywhere But On” was breaking …
WINE Clos du Temple from Gérard Bertrand is a Natural Wonder June 12, 2020 Congratulations, first, to all of us: We have moved well past Rosé All Day. I’d suggest, rather, that we are …
COCKTAILS Put the Pimm’s Cup Into Your Summer Rotation June 11, 2020 It’s been hard to abide by the cocktailing calendar this year (though we muddled through with a few Mint Juleps …
WINE TASTING NOTE: Massican Sweet Red Vermouth June 11, 2020 Vermouth starts as a base of wine fortified with brandy, to which is added any of a variety of botanicals …
WINE Fonplégade and ADAMVS: A Tale of Two Vineyards June 10, 2020 Denise and Stephen Adams met more than three decades ago, on a blind date. Both Francophiles, they subsequently married in …
WHISKEY A New Blend From WhistlePig Benefits (Still) Out-of-Work Bartenders June 09, 2020 While some folks were baking bread, WhistlePig cooked up a new whiskey—with help from thousands of friends. Twenty percent of …
SPIRITS A Gorgeous Aged Rum Ready for Cocktails June 08, 2020 As Venezuela is a former Spanish colony, it’s no surprise that distiller Santa Teresa (which celebrated its 200th year of …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Bulrush Gin June 08, 2020 Gin’s continued growth and expansion seems limitless right now. The category already includes pink gin, “gin-in-a-tin”, eco-friendly gins, numerous flavorings, …
COCKTAILS Making a Case for the Grasshopper June 05, 2020 In his story “My Father’s Fashion Tips,” a tale that recounts the lessons and legacies one generation of adults can …
COCKTAILS A Song in Praise of The Dividend June 03, 2020 He was a Manhattan man, my Dad. A Perfect Manhattan man, to be more exact—one made with both sweet and …
WHISKEY Buffalo Trace Debuts a Single Barrel Wheated Weller June 15, 2020 Bottled at 97 proof, Weller Single Barrel from Buffalo Trace is arriving on the Kentucky bourbon scene this month as …
SPIRITS WHISKEY WINE Here’s a Roundup of Re-Openings June 26, 2020 Last week, the New York Times had a great long piece talking with wineries, distilleries and other food-and-drink related businesses …
SPIRITS Uncategorized ESSENTIALS: Tequila and Mezcal April 15, 2020 I came up in the days of very limited options for exploratory drinkers of Mexican spirits. For tequila, we had …
GEAR An Ode to the Swizzle Stick May 14, 2020 There’s a good bit of drinking in the Netflix series, The Crown. Nothing excessive of course. A finger or two …
COCKTAILS A Song in Praise of The Dividend June 03, 2020 He was a Manhattan man, my Dad. A Perfect Manhattan man, to be more exact—one made with both sweet and …
GEAR A Top Bartender’s Quarantine Reading List April 26, 2020 One of the first places I’m planning to get to, when we can go out again, is Ward III. That’s …
WHISKEY No Trip Around the Whiskey World is Complete Without a Stop in Ireland May 20, 2020 Boston-born and Dublin raised, Donna Stewart has perhaps the ideal pedigree to work as the newest West Coast ambassador for …
WHISKEY For Bloomsday, a Proper Toast to James Joyce June 16, 2020 In 1927, with his eyesight failing, James Joyce despaired about finishing the book he’d begun writing five years earlier. It …
WINE Last Case Scenario: Part I April 06, 2020 This is one of those things that happened two weeks ago that now seems like it’s from a different life. …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Orange Liqueurs May 04, 2020 There’s no real need to rehash the whole quality-ingredients-matter thing, right? Good. Because I am actually here about the margaritas. …
WINE Where the Sand is Black and the Wine is Crisp May 27, 2020 Coastal New Zealand boasts a singular and enviable terroir: Locals credit the region’s bright and abundant wine production to the …
WINE Napa Expert Kerrin Laz Starts Her Own Label June 26, 2020 The former wine director at Napa Valley’s gourmet purveyor Dean & DeLuca (now Gary’s Wine & Marketplace), Kerrin Laz today …
WINE Remember When We Used to Drink Wine with Other People? April 16, 2020 Many thousands of us plan our travel around major wine events in the U.S. and abroad. Many thousands more build …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2018 Emile Beyer Pinot Blanc Tradition May 14, 2020 When I saw Christian Beyer last November, he handed me a large wheel of very ripe Munster. It was a …
COCKTAILS Making a Case for the Grasshopper June 05, 2020 In his story “My Father’s Fashion Tips,” a tale that recounts the lessons and legacies one generation of adults can …
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