My Baltimore interviews with Brendan Dorr of Dutch Courage bar and distiller Eli Breitburg-Smith of Baltimore Spirits Company Read more →
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Summer Sips: 6 Standout Bars Now
Summer is at its apex in August with a wealth of notable new and longtime bars around San Francisco. Here are six under-the-radar bars to visit now, ranging from a reborn dive bar to craft Peruvian cocktails. Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: July 2024
Published July 1, 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-july-2024 Reviewed this issue:— Nomadica Rosé Yuzu Spritz (Los Angeles, CA)— Crystal Head Vodka Cosmopolitan and Espresso Martini RTDs— Mommenpop Vermouths (Napa, CA)— Lighthouse Gin (New Zealand)— Junipero Rosemary Gin (San Francisco,… Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: June 2024
Reviewed this issue:
— Silvio Carta vermouths
— St. George Spirits Valley Gin
— Kapriol Gin Artigianiale Italiano
— Alma del Jaguar Tequila
— Traverse City Whiskey Co. Old Fashioned & Cherry Old Fashioned
— High Wire Distilling Company Whiskies … and more Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: May 2024
Reviewed this issue:
— Tso’Ok Rum
— Sausalito Liquor Co. Marin Coastal Gin
— Balcones Mirador Eclipse American Single Malt
— Gracias a Dios Tobala and Tepextate Mezcal
— Casalú Rum Seltzers
— Waterford Whisky Peated Cuvée “Fumo”
and more… Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: April 2024
Reviewed this issue:
— Amante 1530 aperitif
— Tenango Rum
— Juliette Peach Liqueur
— Grown Folks seltzer
— Meikle Tòir whisky
and more… Read more →
OKC Interviews: Power House’s Clay Berkes + Jeffery Cole of WanderFolk Spirits
—My interview with Clay Berkes, owner of Power House bar
—My article on 10 of Oklahoma City’s best bars
—My interview with distiller Jeffrey Cole of WanderFolk Spirits Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: December 2023
Reviewed this month in my Distiller Magazine, my bottle column: absinthe, vermouth, Read more →
12 Standout Holiday Winter Wines to Suit Every Palate
From celebratory New Year’s bubbly to wintery whites and reds, here are 12 bottles to suit a range of palates, meals or occasions, alongside some of my recent holiday bottles and other wine recommends. Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: November 2023
eviewed this issue:
— Lost Spirits Japonisme Rum
— Vermina Vermouth Blanco
— Mahua Spirit
— Octomore 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3 Single Malt Scotch Whisky
— Three Spirit Non-Alcoholic Read more →