Thank God 2024 is over and we can get back to our hobby of being terrified by the year 2025. I like to slide right into that level of productivity by getting super-buzzed on caffeine, which I did to the tune of drinking 12 espressos in mid-December. Have you ever clocked 12 shots of espresso … Read more
Here are the best new (to me) bourbons to tiptoe over my tastebuds last year. My editor said I can’t include Barrell Foundation’s late 2023 debut (even though some of these other bourbons came out well before or are just their regular, long-running selves), but I spent the year doling out my sample, so enjoy … Read more
I took a skate down memory ice pond this Christmas with the ranking of several peppermint stick/bark ice cream flavors. My heart belongs to Friendly’s, but if we’re talking quality, a few slipped past it to medal. And boy, there really wasn’t a bad one on this list. But the labor of my days now … Read more
Or at least incorporating that bourbon into your grilling methods. I talked to a bundle of chefs about all they ways they incorporate bourbon into grilled foods and the associated cookout drinks, from marinade to glaze and many points in between…as well as how the smoky grilled foods can come back and contribute to the … Read more
My new Halloween tradition is ranking every Goose Island BCS Stout, but my new Election Day follow-up (and boy did the nation need a collective drink from that one) is getting to be reviewing the Buffalo Trace Antique collection. This year isn’t my favorite of the three that I’ve tried, but that’s not to say … Read more
