I was honored to have the chance to write about the best spirits of 2021 (in my humble, subjective opinion) for Esquire. Check it out here.
The 2021 Esquire Spirit Awards
Tennessee Whiskey
Taste Test: Jack Daniels’s First Age Statement Whiskey in More Than a Century Is Worth the Wait
This 10-year-old whiskey is the first age statement release from Jack Daniel’s in a century. Read my review for Robb Report here.
Taste-Test: Roddick and Peyton Manning’s Whiskey Separates Itself From the Celebrity Spirit Pack
My inaugural whiskey review column for Robb Report launches today, focusing on the 2021 release of Sweetens Cove, a Tennessee bourbon blended by Marianne Eaves and founded by Peyton Manning, Andy Roddick and others. Read it here.
The 24 Best Whiskies to Buy Now
Another week, another roundup – some of the best whiskey around the world to buy now, my latest for Departures – read here.
The 10 Best Tennessee Whiskeys to Drink Right Now
There’s a whole world of Tennessee whiskey out there to try beyond Jack Daniel’s. I spoke with master distiller Chris Fletcher and the Nelsons of Nelson’s Green Brier for Robb Report about what defines the category, and listed some bottles to try now. Read here.
The 29 Best Bottles of Booze in 2019
It’s that time of year – I made a list of my fave bottles of booze in 2019 for Esquire. Read here.
THE 10 BEST BOTTLED-IN-BOND SPIRITS TO DRINK RIGHT NOW
George Dickel Tennessee Whisky just released a new bottled-in-bond expression. I recently visited the distillery to check it out, and wrote about it, and other BIB spirits to drink, for Maxim.
12 DISTILLERY-EXCLUSIVE SPIRITS WORTH TRAVELING FOR
Some spirits are (almost) exclusively available at the distillery. Check out these 12 bottles worth traveling to get your hands on, my latest for Maxim – read here.
The Best New Whiskies (and Whiskys) to Drink This Fall
Lots of new whiskey and whisky comes out in late summer and fall. I wrote about a bunch of releases you should check out for Departures. Read my story here.
Tour Jack Daniel’s distillery and cooperage
I visited Jack Daniel’s this past August and took a deep dive into just how the world’s best-selling whiskey is made. Read my story for USA Today here.
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