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 →
Tag: Whisk(e)y
Orkney Meets the California Coast: Weekending with Highland Park in Pescadero
Glory days with Scotch, whisk(e)y and Highland Park specifically, are still flowing. This past weekend, a sunny, cool October weekend on the Pacific Ocean coast just roughly 50 miles south of San Francisco, I (along with a few other media, photographers and writers) spent an unforgettable couple days with our west coast HP team at Costanoa, an eco-camp and lodge in Pescadero where we “glamped” in nicely outfitted tent cottages. Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: September 2022
Reviewed this issue:
— Fortaleza Tequila Winter Blend 2022
— Lost Lantern Whiskies (Independent Bottler of American Whiskies)
— Linden Leaf 88 Organic Molecular Gin (Cambridge, U.K.)
— Tattersall Distilling RTDs (Minneapolis, MN)
— Sake High! (Los Angeles)
— Hop Mez Mezcal (Oaxaca, Mexico) Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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: 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):