My bottle review column (last month’s edition here) is about what is unique, standout, new and/or trending in spirits with my review ratings on a 1-5 rating scale. My 10 bottle reviews of the month: ARTICLE: https://distilling.com/distillermagazine/new-release-roundup-june-2025/ Reviewed this issue:— Brooklyn Kura Catskills Junmai Daiginjo Sake (Catskills, NY)— The Pathfinder Spritz (Nationwide, USA)— Creative Spirits Gin (Scottsdale, AZ)— Andia Ice… Read more →
Reviewed this issue:
— Oregon Arak Amporae Selection
— Kelsey Blue and Gold Gin
— El Mexicano Blanco Tequila
— Hakata 12 Year Whisky Sherry Cask
— Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute Sakekasu Shochu
… and more Read more →
Reviewed this issue:
— Stade’s Rum Beach Vat No 1
— Drumshanbo Gunpowder Brazilian Pineapple Irish Gin
— Yobo Spirits KTOWN Soju Grape+Ginger
— Common Ground Gin
— Ten To One Rum Reserve Cask Collection Trinidad
— The Lost Explorer Reserva Del Maestro Madre Cuishe Mezcal
… and more Read more →
Published January 2, 2024, at Distiller Magazine, my bottle review column (last month’s edition here) is about what is unique, standout, new and/or trending in spirits with my review ratings on a 1-5 rating scale. ARTICLE HERE: https://distilling.com/distillermagazine/new-release-roundup-december-2024/ Reviewed this issue:— Burdekin Wild Child Rum (North Queensland, Australia)— Oishii Sake (Virginia, USA)— Local Motion RTDs (Mill Valley, CA)— Socorro Tequila (Texas and Jalisco, Mexico)— Middle West Spirits Vim… Read more →
Reviewed this issue:
— Fortaleza Tequila Winter Blend 2022
— Lost Lantern Whiskies (Independent Bottler of American Whiskies)
— Linden Leaf 88 Organic Molecular Gin (Cambridge, U.K.)
— Tattersall Distilling RTDs (Minneapolis, MN)
— Sake High! (Los Angeles)
— Hop Mez Mezcal (Oaxaca, Mexico) Read more →
Roughly eight years later, why Pabu remains one of our great “whole package” Japanese restaurants, complete with a (rare) master of sake, robatayaki, sushi bar and multi-room space offering a range of options from casual bar visit to full sushi, Japanese feast or robata dinners.
At Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings for my top 12 bottles of the month here:
Published January 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings (last month’s column here):
Published May 4, 2020, at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits here, with taste ratings.
The 6th print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here, with Eating and Drinking sections written by yours truly. Digital editions are here. You can pick copies up around Bay Area — distribution map is here. Past Issues: — July-October 2018 — April-June 2018 — January-March 2018 — October-December 2017 — July-September 2017 ____________________________________________________ My articles below: —… Read more →