Hang out with me for any length of time and you’ll get an earful of my opining about food at least as much, if not more, than drink. From blathering about restaurants I’ve gone to with the fam to disc...

I’m writing this on the last day of August, the week before Labor Day, which is the day before what I consider the second saddest day of the year. It’s the day everyone goes back to work and school is...

In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.

Every couple of months, at least, I make a point of stopping into Collezione New York , the luxury wine and spirits boutique on Madison Avenue. Partly it’s because I’m a booze nerd and I love looking...

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What better way to celebrate America's 250th than by drinking the first ever bourbon sourced from distilleries in all fifty states? And it tastes terrific, too.

My dad — an original Mad Man — chose the perfect way to communicate from beyond the grave: with a bottle of Scotch.

Lots of links forthcoming, but first things first: I’m thrilled to shout from the rooftops that Chef Angie Mar , who took the reins at the Beatrice Inn in 2013 and, since closing it in 2020, has ...

If you don’t know what Cheesy Gold Foil is, then you just aren’t a bourbon nerd. For those who don’t know, a little primer. From 1985-92, Wild Turkey produced a 12 year old bourbon, much of which was ...

In my previous life I owned a record store, and to this day I’m still an obsessive music fan. So when an opportunity comes along to write about music and booze together, I relish it. Not that I had a...

One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is getting to taste spirits I could never afford barring a lottery win, and even if I did win the lottery, I’d probably spend it on things besides — OK, ...

I’ve never had a whiskey named after me before, so you can imagine my excitement when, earlier this week, I finally got to taste Angel’s Envy’s Tony Cask rye. That’s not its official name, unfortunate...

Not to brag or anything, but I was into Michter’s before it was cool. Now that the brand has been awarded “World’s Most Admired Whisky” by Drinks International for three years running (I have no ...

Scotland is known for, among other things, its fabulous kilts and delicious salmon. I’ve written about the other things, namely terrific new whiskies and a gin that, to be perfectly honest, I haven’t ...

Over the past few years, I’ve become a certified Calvados nut, minus the certification — I don’t think one gets certified for such things. But Calvados, aka French apple brandy, is a whole other ...

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January was not the most productive month for me, and I’ve got a raft of excuses for it. I was down with the flu for half the month. Once I finally recovered, New York and much of the country was grip...

How to stay alive when the fight arrives at your door.