Below are bottle shots of mostly new- and a few just new to me- spirits products that have come onto the market in the last month. These are from my Instagram account and you can get more information about each of them there. Read more →
In my latest story for the SF Standard, I wrote about Martinis garnished with caviar and other opulent cocktails. Read more →
Carey Jones recently wrote a review of countertop ice makers, and interviewed me for it. I also consulted with experts: Camper English, known in the cocktail industry as the ice authority, and author of upcoming work The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear Spheres, and Other Chill Cocktail Crafts; and Aaron... Read more →
A very nice review by Kevin R Kosar in The American Spectator! Walk into the average American grocery store and you will see the spices in one aisle, herbal cures in another, and beer and wine somewhere else. Over-the-counter medicines have their own section, and drugs are locked up behind... Read more →
A month ago I binge watched Drink Masters on Netflix to do a write-up for AlcoholProfessor.com, where the below story first appeared. Since then several other analyses have come out and it's fun to see the various takes on the show. I asked a person who was on it when... Read more →
In my first story for Vinepair.com, I wrote about patterned ice - the history and the trend. I'm pretty proud of this one! Read it here. Read more →
Google has released their annual Year in Search data and the PR company was kind enough to highlight the drink searches for me. These are top trending searches in the U.S., which means the “trending” queries are the searches that had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period... Read more →
My book was longlisted for the Andre Simon Food and Drink Book Awards! They're in the UK so it's the UK title that is listed - The Perfect Tonic. Sounds like a great excuse for you to pick up a copy and find out what all the hype is about! Read more →