St. Louis featured:
—My interview with Natasha Bahrami of The Gin Room/Salve Osteria
—My interview with David Weglarz of StilL 630 below Read more →
Category: Imbiber
DISTILLER Bottle Column: August 2022
Reviewed this issue:
— Aimsir Distilling Co. Vættir Aquavit
— Dos Hombres Mezcal
— Bok Gin
— Holmes Cay Trinidad 2012 10-year Rum
— For Bitter For Worse Canned Cocktails Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: July 2022
Reviewed this issue:
— Batch 22 Classic Gold New American Aquavit
— Catedral Mezcal Espadin
— Forthave Genepi (Brooklyn, NY)
— Ron Serrano Destilado De Caña Oaxacan Mountain Rum
and more… Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: June 2022
Published July 1, 2022, at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings:
Mommenpop Aperitif Wines, Faraday West Indies Rum,The GlenDronach Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Las Californias Gins, and more Read more →
Two Female Bartenders With A Perspective You Can Taste in the Glass: For the Record & Members Only
A few elements must align to come into one’s own voice and it’s never a one-time deal but an ongoing evolution. Maturity, experience and time are the oft-discounted but key factors to holistic integration for those pursuing it. However, other crucial pieces include timing and the right platform/s from which to express one’s voice…
Normally, this Friday review is devoted to restaurants: and both these new bars serve food, so we’ll get into that. But this week, it’s more about drink menus on par with great food and about two women coming into their voice on their current menus: Read more →
12 Summer Wines & Somm-Curated Wine Clubs
From sparkling summer crushers (whether easy drinking refreshing or funky, interesting natural wines) to thoughtful, sommelier-curated wine clubs for the savvy wine drinker, I’ve got 12 bottles to suit a range of palates, meals or occasions, including standout non-alcoholic wines. Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: May 2022
Reviewed this issue:
— Fords Sloe Gin (London)
— Quechol Sotol (Durango, Mexico)
— Mackinac Island Rum (Mackinac Island, MI)
— Le Moné Aperitifs (New York)
— Song Cai Vietnam Floral and Dry Gins (Vietnam)
and more… Read more →
June 1, 2022
THIS ISSUE:
— May Eats Checklist: Korean BBQ to Mexican Brunch.
— Refreshingly Audacious, Bold Newcomer: Shuggie’s Trash Pie + Natural Wine, one funky-fun newcomer.
— Distiller Magazine Bottle Column, April 2022: I review Calvados, vermut/vermouth, fernet/amaro, rum, gin, vodka, Irish whiskey, soju, wheat whiskey, bourbon, RTDs (canned/bottled cocktails, syrups).
— New Modern Korean Bansang Needs Honing But Shows Promise Where It Matters: On the Plate.
DISTILLER Bottle Column: April 2022
Reviewed this issue:
— Calvados Armagnac Blend
— Spanish Vermouth/Vermut
— Fernet from Brooklyn
— Organic Dominican Republic rum
—Mississippi and El Dorado Hills, CA, gins
… and more Read more →
Sustainability in California’s Distilleries — My Edible LA Feature
Published in the Spring 2022 print issue of Edible LA magazine, I write about and talk with craft (small batch) distillers across California on sustainability and environmental practices, including St. George Spirits, Griffo Distillery, Sonoma Distilling Company, Spirit Works, Humboldt Distillery, Greenbar Distillery, Hangar 1, The Spirit Guild, Pacific Coast Spirits and Corbin Cash Distillery. Read more →