Bill Dowd is a New Yorker who is an international wine and spirits judge and a print and online journalist/editor who has been covering the beverage universe -- including non-alcoholic drinks -- for decades.
Rats! All these years I've been making my martinis the wrong way.
No, not that endless and unwinnable argument over proportions of gin or vodka to dry vermouth. This is about stirring a martini.
No, not that endless...
Today is the start of the Asian lunar new year 4709, celebrated in China, Japan, Korean and Vietnam -- and by Asian Americans -- in anticipation of the coming spring.
Considering the surprisingly mild winter we're experiencing, looking ahead to...
NEW YORK -- Aficionados of the Japanese vodka called shochu or the rice-based awamori will be in heaven February 6-11 when 16 different bars and restaurants in the city participate in a tasting contest billed as the "1st...
VICTORIA, BC -- A distillery that endured years of legal battles with the Scotch Whisky Association over such things as its very name has emerged with top honors in the 2nd annual Canadian Whisky Awards revealed Thursday.
Glenora Distillery, which has...
A special U.S. market-only project teams up Concannon Vineyards of California and Cooley Distillery of Ireland to introduce a product being shipped to vendors this week.It's Concannon Irish Whiskey, distilled in Ireland from a barley...
If you like packing your own drinks while traveling, a collaboration between Barking Irons and Bombay Sapphire may be right up your alley. If you have a spare $495, that is.
The Bombay Sapphire Bar Bag was modeled after antique...
February 4 is Dia Nacional Del Pisco Sour. In English, that means National Pisco Sour Day. That is a good thing, especially for those unfamiliar with the excellent cocktail who might be tempted to try it for the first time...
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL -- Sobieski Vodka hit the U.S. market with quite a splash back in 2007. In my tasting notes entry at that time, I noted "Sobieski should have a market winner on its hands."
Apparently...
Just in time for the presidential caucus in Iowa today, Heaven Hill Distilleries has released a clever marketing gimmick -- a pair of bourbons to mark the run-up to November's final national vote: Red State and Blue State...
I've been researching and writing my family history off and on for several decades. As more and records, documents, church archives and the like are put online, it has become less tedious to reach back many generations to...