Hey, I wrote up a gift guide of spirits for Details.com. It includes rum, tequila, gin, vodka, scotch and other whiskies, brandy, and a liqueur. Go get it. Related articles Drink Books Published in 2013 in Consideration for Gifting or Reading With Tobacco-Flavored Liquor, You Can Smoke While You Drink Read more →
Writer Kevin Liu attended the Maximum Flavor event in Richmond, VA. Here he reports on the food and drink amplified with a touch of science. Crafting "Maximum Flavor" into Food and Cocktails at Heritage Restaurant, Richmond, VA Kevin Liu likes to drink science and study cocktails. Wait, that's backward. He's... Read more →
Here are the new booze arrivals at the Alcademics Corporate Campus and Petting Zoo: Wild Turkey 101 proof Rye Russian Diamond Vodka Collingwood 21 Year Canadian Rye The Real McCoy Rum Johnnie Walker Black Label Lock, Stock & Barrel 13 Year Straight Rye Whiskey Donkey P*ss Tequila Leaf Vodka Read more →
In my latest post for Details.com, I took a look at the multitude of ways that people are using breakfast cereal in cocktails. Initially I thought I'd only find it in a few places but I think there are more than a dozen mentioned in the story and they're located... Read more →
In my latest post for Popular Science, I wrote about the Sour cocktail category and how when you understand the basic format, you can make zillions of cocktails in that style. When writing the story I had a fun and interesting debate on Facebook about how one defines a sour.... Read more →
Absolut Elyx is the newish, high-end expression of Absolut vodka. On a trip this past winter to Ahus, Sweden, where Absolut is made, we took a day to learn about Elyx. Elyx is a single-estate vodka made in Absolut's old distillery (the new one is only 5 years old), in... Read more →
From the folks at Range restaurant comes Third Rail, located in the Dogpatch area of San Francisco. The bar is scheduled to open in early December. "The thriving and revitalized Dogpatch area of San Francisco welcomes Range restaurant’s newest family member — Third Rail this December. The principals consist of... Read more →
This week was the announcement that a new brand from New Zealand was hitting the market in Florida: Stolen Coffee & Cigarettes Spiced Rum. Stolen is "...infused fine Caribbean rum with natural roasted coffee beans and tobacco flavors, delivering a unique style of spiced rum." This comes on the heels... Read more →