So excited and proud to announce that @davidwondrich and I just won the @totc Spirited Award for Best Podcast for our show Life Behind Bars! And @waynecurtis won the Best Writing award for one of his @halffull stories! Congrats to all the winners!
"That’s why August is when you get the beer that’s brewed in March and is named for the October festival that actually happens in September. Easy-peasy."
My latest for the award-winning @halffull@thedailybeastthedailybeast.com/why-are-ok…
Nick Offerman should not be confused with Ron Swanson, the character he played on the hit show "Parks and Recreation." But the two share at least one thing in common: A love for Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky trib.al/MARLfBo
Maybe now that I’ve written about this cool intersection of DIY culture and locality for the @halffull@thedailybeast, someone will tell me what happens after you go through the meat grinder at @gwar. thedailybeast.com/yes-heavy-…
It's been one hell of a year for bars and bartenders. On the new episode of Life Behind Bars @DavidWondrich and I chat with @jeffmorgen & Robin Nance about the new post-COVID world. Listen now:
thedailybeast.com/what-do-ba…
1st of 2 new pieces in @halffull
about proof, the strength of spirits. This is about traditional proofs: 80, 92, 100.
Still working on the science-y piece; it's fascinating.
The Story Behind Wild Turkey 101 & the Proof of Whiskies thedailybeast.com/the-story-…
Have you had a radler?
If hard seltzer doesn't have enough flavor for you (they sure don't for me), maybe a radler is the ticket. Real fruit juice and real German beer, ready to go, at about 2% ABV. Who needs mimosas?
thedailybeast.com/your-drink…
Let me add a little more information on the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails. My great Associate Editor @NRothbaum and I have assembled over 150 of the most knowledgeable people we know and turned them loose on the world of booze and cocktails--and I do mean the world...