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The first sip back after Dry Week is always a special one, and this time it’s Rubicon Rye—my hometown hooch. Each batch is slightly different and always good. Cheers! It’s that time. My quarterly dry week—to reset my palate, my body, and my brain. See y’all again January 8. Cheers—with coffee! Not a “best of” list. Just twelve great whiskey and whiskey-related experiences I remember particularly fondly from the past twelve months, arranged in roughly reverse chronological order. Cheers and b’bye 2025!

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The Explicable Magic of Home Cocktail Making
F.Y.I., P.O.V.

The Explicable Magic of Home Cocktail Making

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

Montreal Bar Hop
F.Y.I., P.O.V.

Montreal Bar Hop

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

Interview: Yana Nogid and Katya Skye / Founders of Manhattan Zodiac
F.Y.I.

Interview: Yana Nogid and Katya Skye / Founders of Manhattan Zodiac

​With a mission to promote imbibing “with appreciation, elegance, and knowledge,” Yana Nogid and Katya Skye co-founded Manhattan Zodiac, a … Continue reading Interview: Yana Nogid and Katya Skye / Founders of Manhattan Zodiac

Whiskey’s Ecology of Welcome — on curiosity and the (in)curious advent of tater haterism
P.O.V.

Whiskey’s Ecology of Welcome — on curiosity and the (in)curious advent of tater haterism

“The right way to drink whiskey is the way you like to drink it.” This sentiment is often expressed, in … Continue reading Whiskey’s Ecology of Welcome — on curiosity and the (in)curious advent of tater haterism

Interview: Christian Krogstad / Founder and Master Distiller of Westward Whiskey
F.Y.I.

Interview: Christian Krogstad / Founder and Master Distiller of Westward Whiskey

My first taste of Westward Whiskey was a doozy, a 131-proof Single Malt single barrel, selected by K&L in 2019. … Continue reading Interview: Christian Krogstad / Founder and Master Distiller of Westward Whiskey

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