After successfully evading COVID for five+ years, that nasty gremlin finally got me! I’m sharing my experience for any other … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 13 – getting my nose back after COVID
What’s a dive bar? That’s a question that’s been asked, answered, and the answers debated, for generations. My partner and … Continue reading San Francisco Bar Hop Part 2 – Deep Dive Edition
BLIND BARRELS blind tasting subscription service WHISKEYS – various American craft whiskeys PRICE – subscriptions vary from $60 to $200 … Continue reading Blind Barrels – a blind tasting kit for craft whiskey fans
Really there are only a handful of cocktails. It is in the details that the magic is made. This is … Continue reading The Explicable Magic of Home Cocktail Making
I hadn’t planned on writing about my Montreal bar hopping. But things don’t always go as planned… For example, every … Continue reading Montreal Bar Hop
I’ve posted here on hopping from bar to bar in Tokyo, Kyoto, and New York. How about my own city, … Continue reading San Francisco Bar Hop
Such a classic city. So what’s a classic “New York” bar? In anticipation of a long overdue return to New … Continue reading New York Bar Hop
THE OLD-FASHIONED The Story of the World’s First Classic Cocktail BY – Robert Simonson. Photography Daniel Krieger. PUBLISHER – Ten … Continue reading Book: The Old-Fashioned by Robert Simonson
A SENSE OF PLACE a journey around Scotland’s whisky BY – Dave Broom. Photography Christina Kernohan. PUBLISHER – Mitchell Beazley, … Continue reading Book: A Sense of Place by Dave Broom
I recently spent ten days in Japan. Naturally I visited some bars and hit some whisky shops. This account of … Continue reading Tokyo & Kyoto Bar Hop 東京と京都 はしご酒
The Right Spirit 