Spirited Dinners: How to Perfectly Pair Food with Liquor
To punch up your next meal—or dinner party—keep the wine in the cellar and pair the food with liquor Scotch on the rocks. It didn’t matter what he was going to eat: That’s all my former boss—an acclaimed food writer—drank when he went out for dinner. At the time, I thought it was a cop-out, […]
12 Essential Items for Your Home Bar
Like a carpenter, a bartender is only as good as their tools. These home-bar implements will help you nail it every time. Anyone can pour gin over ice, top with tonic, and call it a day. And sometimes, that’s really all we need. But when you want to mix a cocktail that exceeds expectations, it […]
From Farm to Flask: The Popularity of Bourbon is on the Rise
It’s a strange truth that while most of the world’s greatest wines and spirits come from places that have been carefully delineated by geography and ingredients, Bourbon is beholden only to corn and oak. The former must make up at least 51 percent of the recipe; the latter must be involved in the aging process, […]
New Wines to Know Now
If you collect wine as a business proposition, then playing it safe with Barolo and Burgundy makes sense. If, however, you’re into wine for the simple enjoyment of drinking delicious things that connect you to time, place, and culture, then it’s worth looking beyond the usual, toward up-and-coming regions and undersung grapes. If you collect wine as a business proposition, then playing it safe with Barolo […]
