Reviewed this issue:
— Rhum J.M Terroir Volcanique Rum
— Los Magos Barrel-Aged Sotol, WhistlePig Edition #1
— Bertha’s Revenge Small Batch Irish Gin
— The Yuzu Co. Cold-Pressed Yuzu Juice
— Mortlach Midnight Malt 30 Year Scotch Whisky
— Miixt Vodka Kombucha Refresher
— Merlet XO Cognac
— Santa Fe Spirits Colkegan Unsmoked Single Malt Whiskey
… and more Read more →
Tag: Brandy
DISTILLER Bottle Column: November 2022
Reviewed this issue:
— Tattersall Coconut Aquavit
— Fast Penny Spirits Amaricano Amari
— Kopke 50 Year White & Tawny Port
— Tanteo Tequila Navidad
— Humboldt Distillery Organic Apple Brandy
— Glenmorangie: A Tale of the Forest
— The Better Man Distilling Co.’s Apple-Forward Gin
… and more Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: October 2022
Reviewed this issue:
— Dakabend Pot Still Rum from Oaxaca
— Empirical Spirits in Copenhagen
— Lapostolle Pisco
— Siren Shrub Co.
— Gracias a Dios Receta Oaxaqueña Gin
and more… Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: January 2022
Published February 1, 2022 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings (last month’s column here):
DISTILLER Bottle Column: December 2021
Published January 1, 2022 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings (last month’s column here):
DISTILLER Bottle Column: September 2021
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:
DISTILLER Bottle Column: July 2021
Published August 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings:
DISTILLER Bottle Column: April 2021
Published April 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings…
DISTILLER Bottle Column: January 2021
Published January 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings (last month’s column here):
Fruit & Fire: A CA Winemaker & KY Distiller Pioneer With Smoke Tainted Grapes in Smoked Brandies
In the Winter 2020-2021 print issue of Distiller Magazine, my article and interview of two women in distilling and winemaking —from Kentucky and Napa Valley—who are collaborating on turning around tragedy (the recent years of unprecedented NorCal fires and their damage of smoke-tainted grapes) into spirits innovation… smoked brandies in a range of styles and experimentation.