Covering 9 standout American whiskey (bourbon, rye, etc.) cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: — Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar, Chicago— Existing Conditions, New York City— CDP Bar (at Commis), Oakland, CA— Julep, Houston— The Bindery, Denver— Proof on Main (at 21C), Louisville— Bar Beau, Brooklyn (NYC)— Bird & the Bottle, Santa… Read more →
Covering the world’s only full-on poitin bar, Bar 1661, in Dublin from Dave Mulligan, who I interview at Liquor.com in my latest feature, SHOWING OFF POITÍN, IRELAND’S HOMEGROWN SPIRIT, AT A NEW BAR. ONE THAT’S ALL POITÍN, ALL THE TIME. Bar 1661 poitin flight Bar 1661’s Belfast Coffee Read more →
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I have also written for here) is on 10 top Tokyo bars: Bar Benfiddich, Bar Gen Yamamoto, The Flying Circus, Code Name Mixology Aksaka, Red Bar, Good Meals Shop, Bar Triad, Cocktail Works Jimbocho, Mixology Laboratory, Y&M Kisling. Past issues of Gin Magazine: — My San Francisco bars article here— My Berlin bars… Read more →
Published at Haute Living Magazine, the September-October 2019 issue includes my feature on Singapore’s thrilling cocktail scene and top bars, among the best in all of Asia. Article here: https://issuu.com/hautelivingsanfrancisco/docs/sept_oct_2019_sf_lacobs/18 Bars reviewed: Atlas, Native, RPM, Jigger & Pony, Old Man Singapore, Bitters & Love, Gibson, IBHQ, The Other Room, Manhattan, Caffé Fernet MY HAUTE LIVING ARTICLES— Wine Country Inns with… Read more →
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I have also written for here) is on 10 top Bogota bars: Black Bear, Segundo, Salvo Patria, Ugly American, Rafael, Bar El Enano, El Chato, La Brasserie, Liberatrix and Ocho y Cuarto. Past issues of Gin Magazine: — My San Francisco bars article here— My Berlin bars article here— My Tokyo bars article here—… Read more →
Covering 7 standout frozen/slushie cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: — Beehive, San Francisco— Manolito, New Orleans— Downtown Sporting Club, Nashville— Adrift Tiki Bar, Denver— Best Intentions, Chicago— Pacific Hideaway, Huntington Beach (OC), CA— Bourbon O Bar, New Orleans Strangelove (Beehive, San Francisco, CA)The Mission district’s delightful Beehive is… Read more →
In the Summer 2019 print issue of Distiller Magazine: My article on 10 of London’s best bars (Duke’s Bar, Mint Gun Club, Every Cloud, Satan’s Whiskers, American Bar at the Savoy, Oriole, Cub, Fitz’s Bar at The Principal, 69 Colebrooke Row, Three Sheets). My interview with Sacred Spirits distiller and London craft distilling pioneer, Ian Hart My interview… Read more →
Covering the 11 top agave spirit (tequila, mezcal, raicilla) cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco Palenque Mezcaleria, Denver Saba, New Orleans The Limbo, Louisville Cultura, Carmel, CA Rich Table, San Francisco Clavel, Baltimore Rapscallion, Dallas Mace, New York City Abigail Hall, Portland, OR Wayan, New York City… Read more →
I helped write a number of guides for Google Area 120’s new Touringbird guides with insider tips on cities around the world (more on Touringbird here). Of course, my tips are heavy on dining, food, bars, drink, starting with my Bogota food & dining recommends. On the drink side, I recommend coffee at Colo Coffee and wine and cocktails at Leo, Salvo Patria, Black Bear, Rafael, Ugly American and Segundo. … Read more →
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I have also written for here) is on 10 top Copenhagen bars that do right by gin (below): Lidkoeb, Balderdash, Curfew, Duck & Cover, The Barking Dog, Paloma Vermut, Rastlos Akvavit Bar, Bronnum, Strom, Ruby. Past issues of Gin Magazine:— My San Francisco bars article here— My Berlin bars article here— My Tokyo… Read more →