My Distiller Magazine interviews with bar manager Satoshi Yonemori of Grapes & Soda here; Alayne & Jason MacIsaac of Sheringham Distillery: Read more →
Tag: Bartender
Distiller Magazine: Interviews with Redbird Bar Manager Tobin Shea & The Spirit Guild Distiller Miller Duvall
In the Winter 2021-2022 print issue (Issue 19) of Distiller Magazine:
—My interview with Redbird bar manager Tobin Shea
—My interview with The Spirit Guild owner/distiller Miller Duvall Read more →
Distiller Magazine: Michigan Interviews with Long Road Distillers & Bar Manager of Kiesling in Detroit
In the Winter 2020-2021 print issue of Distiller Magazine: My article on 10 of the world’s best bars and how they are surviving and recreating in pandemic here Fruit & Fire: A Napa winemaker & Kentucky distiller pioneer with smoke tainted grapes in smoked brandies here My interview with Grand Rapids’ Long Road Distillers‘ Kyle VanStrein and Jon O’Connor below and online… Read more →
Distiller Magazine: Top 10 Cincinnati Bars
The State of Our Bar Community is Dire
Published March 22, 2020, at Distiller Magazine, I wrote this piece the week prior and much has shifted each day, including the welcome regulatory relief for the state of California from the ABC last Thursday (these are law changes that should be permanent, “relieving” archaic, impractical Prohibition-esque holdovers). More on all that later. My friend Eric Grenier of Jack Daniels is compiling… Read more →
Bar Spotlight on Jeremy Allen of MiniBar, Hollywood
The latest in my NEFT Vodka column, which spotlights California’s best bartenders and bars — including a special cocktail recipe from each bartender featuring this Austrian alpine-distilled vodka. Why Jeremy Allen’s welcoming crew at the unassuming MiniBar (hidden in a Hollywood Best Western, no less!) draws in musicians and music industry with its retro-yet-modern vibe and beautifully-crafted cocktails here. Other NEFT Spotlights:… Read more →
Distiller Magazine: Top 10 New Orleans Bars + Interviews with Roulaison Distiller & Barman Chris McMillian
Cane & Table In the Spring 2020 print issue of Distiller Magazine: A decade plus of my New Orleans dining & drink recommends/articles here. ______________________________________ My other Distiller Magazine features (top 10 bars, local distiller and bar manager interviews in each city): Read more →
The State of Gin Cocktails in the States
Talking the state of gin cocktails and bars in the States for the UK and Europe in my guest column in Gin Magazine , issue 9/Nov-Dec 2019. Here I talk gin cocktail trends nationally, with mentions of PCH (Pacific Cocktail Haven), Gibson, True Laurel, Whitechapel, Bellota and Barcino in SF; The Gin Room in St. Louis; Musso & Frank and… Read more →
My Top Bar & Bartender in LA: Redbird & Tobin Shea
Enter my NEFT Vodka column, which spotlights California’s best bartenders and bars — including a special cocktail recipe from each bartender featuring this Austrian alpine-distilled vodka. My first column is on my # 1 bar in all of Los Angeles because of the consummate palate of bartender Tobin Shea, a cocktail master who has long perfected cocktails often using obscure spirits… Read more →