HIRSCH THE DEPARTURE Released 2025 MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 98 AGE – 6 years 9 months … Continue reading Hirsch The Departure – a new American Single Malt from the Old Potrero folks
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
COMPASS BOX 5th & HARRISON II Exclusive K&L Limited Edition (2025) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 106.4 … Continue reading Compass Box – 5th & Harrison II K&L Exclusive Limited Edition Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
OLD POTRERO CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Limited Release (2024) MASH BILL – unstated 2011 Anchor Steam Christmas Ale PROOF – 100 AGE … Continue reading Old Potrero San Francisco Christmas Spirit 12 Year Whiskey
HIRSCH DOUBLE OAKED BOURBON Single Barrel AHH0624 selected by Healthy Spirits (2024) MASH BILL – 72% corn, 13% rye, 15% … Continue reading The best Willett i$n’t always “Willett”
Back in Fall 2022 I wrote up some notes on a handful of autumnal whiskeys that for me conjure the … Continue reading More Fall Whiskey Faves
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’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
OLD POTRERO SINGLE BARREL RESERVE Barrel #E14/6 (2024) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 115.84 AGE – 17 … Continue reading Old Potrero Single Barrel Cask Strength Rye – aged 17+ dang years!
OLD POTRERO HOTALING’S WHISKEY single barrel bottled in bond release, bottle 191 of 246 (2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted … Continue reading Bottle Kill: Old Potrero Hotaling’s Whiskey – aged 17 years
The Right Spirit 