Reviewed this issue:
— Oregon Arak Amporae Selection
— Kelsey Blue and Gold Gin
— El Mexicano Blanco Tequila
— Hakata 12 Year Whisky Sherry Cask
— Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute Sakekasu Shochu
… and more Read more →
Tag: Japanese Whisky
DISTILLER Bottle Column: December 2024
Published January 2, 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-december-2024/ Reviewed this issue:— Burdekin Wild Child Rum (North Queensland, Australia)— Oishii Sake (Virginia, USA)— Local Motion RTDs (Mill Valley, CA)— Socorro Tequila (Texas and Jalisco, Mexico)— Middle West Spirits Vim… 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: September 2023
Reviewed this issue:
— Spirit Works Distillery Sloe Amaro
— Bayou Reserve Select Barrel Rum
— Mala Mia Mezcal
— Tilden Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
— Celosa Rose Tequila
— Martha Stoumen Wine Spritzer
— Kurokame Honkaku Shochu
and 6 more Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: July 2023
Spirits reviewed this issue:
— Rượu Dế SuTi Lion 45 Vietnamese Spirit (Kennedale, Texas)
— Camikara 12 Year Aged Rum (Northern India)
— Yoichi Single Malt 10-Year-Old Whisky (Hokkaido, Japan)
— Watershed Distillery Four Peel Strawberry Flavored Gin (Columbus, OH)
and eight more… Read more →
Gozu in SF Is an Ode to Japanese Wagyu—Sans the Actual Steak
Starting trio of bites at Gozu (Photo: Courtesy of Virginia Miller) COME SEE OUR NEW HOME — The Bold Italic has a new home online, and this story has moved! Read it here: https://www.thebolditalic.com/gozu-in-sf-is-an-ode-to-japanese-wagyu-sans-the-actual-steak Imagine: soba noodles teeming in wagyu foam. Brown butter chawanmushi (savory Japanese custard) layered in fat-washed wagyu dashi. Or wagyu fat-laced salted chocolate chip cookies hot out… Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: February 2022
Published March 1, 2022 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings (last month’s column here): — New Alchemy Distilling Fylleangst Aquavit (El Dorado Hills, CA) — Sazerac de Forge & Fils “Finest Original” Cognac (Cognac, France)— El Pintor Blanco (Tequila, Mexico)— Ortolan Rosolio (Berkeley, CA)— Mulholland Spirit of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)— Philadelphia Distilling’s Bluecoat Gin for Seltzer (Philadelphia, PA)— Martini & Rossi Non-Alcoholic… Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: October 2021
Published October 31, 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings
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:
Top 5 Whiskies at Whiskies of the World 2017
Another Whiskies of the World (WoW) on Hornblower’s San Francisco Belle, docked in the Bay on March 31 (last year and years prior here) — and another stunning Spring night smoking cigars on the rooftop deck and swaying to the Bay’s waves while sipping hundreds of whiskies. Although it is one of the big whisk(e)y events in the country (also… Read more →