At Maestro, Salvatore Calabrese’s Velvet at Corinthia, continuity asserts itself. Velvet is generous and enveloping, anchored ...

I prefer grape-based spirits to grain-based. Back in the 19th century, so did many American drinkers, until a late century Phylloxera outbreak wiped out much of France’s grapes and essentially cut off ...

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Cognac is produced with well-known grapes from regions in France. A fine Cognac is 15 percent Petite Champagne and 85 percent Grande Champagne, typically blended in batches of 300 barrels and aged ...

I have to admit that I’ve grown tired of the hunt for ultra-scarce whiskeys and the bragging photos filling my social media from people who spend their spare time scouring secondary markets and ...

Which brings us to the new Straight Wheat Whiskey Cognac Cask Finish, a project that was spearheaded by Old Elk master blender Melinda Maddox. Like the core wheat whiskey, it is aged for at least six ...

No matter what the world throws at us—pandemics, social unrest, in-laws—at the end of the day we can find sanctuary in a lovely little cocoon of spirits and smoke. We’ve gone in pursuit of the perfect ...