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WHISKEY

Tasting Notes: 2019 Rancho La Viña Pinot Noir and 2019 Radian Pinot Noir from Alma Rosa

WHISKEY

Scotch’s Worst Nightmare: An English Single Malt

WHISKEY

Essentials: American Whiskey

WHISKEY

TASTING NOTE: Ardbeg Corryvreckan Single Malt

GEAR WHISKEY

Fruit Forward: An Infused Whiskey That’s Surprisingly Good

WINE

TASTING NOTE: The Paring 2017 Red

WHISKEY

FATHER’S DAY GIFT: Hibiki Japanese Harmony

Uncategorized WHISKEY

FATHER’S DAY GIFTS: A Bespoke Scotchy Happy Hour

SPIRITS

FATHER’S DAY GIFT: Mijenta Gran Reserva Tequila

WHISKEY

Sweet Home!

COCKTAILS WHISKEY

Kilt Burners, Kiltadas, and Other Scotchy Wonders

West Fork Whiskey Co. Expands in the Hoosier State

Making the Roster: A Pair of Starters from Breckenridge

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

WHISKEY

Power Player

May 22, 2020

On the ice to over ice—Ed Belfour has segued from a celebrated hockey career into the world of distilling with …

COCKTAILS

Autumn is Here: Make an Herbed Honey Smash

September 23, 2020

So, for another week or so, it’s National Honey Month. Who knew? The good folks at Aberfeldy Single Malt are …

WHISKEY

“For Relaxing Times…Make it Suntory Time”

May 18, 2020

“But the good news is, the whisky works,” says Bill Murray’s stupefied-but-searching Bob Harris to Scarlett Johansson’s somewhat-abandoned-but-searching Charlotte in …