Good Cheer for the New Year

Good Cheer for the New Year (Photo: Shutterstock)

Another trip around the sun, and what a wild ride it’s been! I was blessed one year when our previous Editor, David Zivan, recommended me for the position. I’m equally grateful to our owners, Ken and Kevin, for entrusting me with the fate of our publication. Moving from the role of freelance writer to Editor allowed me the opportunity to meet some amazing people, connect with some awesome companies, work with some incredible writers, and sample some fabulous spirits! I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather be and very little that I’d rather be doing. I’m hopeful that 2024 will prove to be even better, and I look forward to sharing it with you, no matter what it brings!

Here are some of the highlights of 2023:

The Cocktail As Blue As Its Namesake’s Surf
“It’s not the most respected cocktail,” says Christian Taibi, bar manager at Mahina & Sun’s (located at Waikiki’s Surfjack Hotel)…
by Gillian G. Gaar
January 01, 2023

Old Elk Releases Three New Beasts
Rye and Bourbon whiskeys enter the expression zone…
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TASTING NOTES: Renegade Pre-Cask Lake Antoine Rum
Terroir takes a front seat with cane juice rums…
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Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar
Tropical Drinking Disney Style
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Traverse City’s Newest Trio of Barrel Beauty Bourbons
Whiskey brands range farther and farther afield for casking experimentation
By 

Smoke and Tequila in your Scotch
A pair of unlikely genies in a bottle
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Double the Oak? Double the Pleasure!
Why whiskeys aged in multiple cask types
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Scotch. From India? Say it Ain’t So!
My new favorite single malt is from an unlikely source
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Two New Master Blender Masterpieces
Reimagining bourbon by pushing the limits of acceptability
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Rosé Can be an Anytime Favorite
If you haven’t tried these rosés, you’re missing something special
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Knob Creek Reissues its 18-Year-Old Commemorative Bourbon
Originally released to celebrate the distillery’s 30th anniversary
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Sharing a Bitters Sweet Tale
Add a dash of flavor intensity to spice up your drinking life
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