
Kevin Kosar
We all have heard the story: manufacturing is dying in America. All the good blue collar jobs are moving to…
Where better to start a tour of the American Whiskey Trail than at Mount Vernon? George Washington often has been…
Steven Grasse’s Colonial Spirits (Abrams Image, 2016) is the wackiest drinks book I have ever read. (I state this with admiration, and…
When you think of Texas alcohol, you usually think of good ole Shiner beer. The state is more famous for…
What comes to mind when one reads the word “Sardinia”? Sardines? That island where Napoleon was exiled? (Actually, he cooled…
The U.S. drinks business is booming, despite the finger-wagging by neo-prohibitionists. Last year’s liquor volume sales climbed 2.4 percent to…
When you think of Mexican beer, light lagers like Corona, Pacifico, and Negro Modelo probably come to mind. But American-style…
I am a seasonal drinker. What tastes best to me in the summer swelter is not what I hoist in…
December 5 was Repeal Day. Eighty-three years have passed since that dreadful social experiment, Prohibition, was killed. We think we…
One of New York City’s oldest bars recently was shut down for a few days. McSorley’s Old Ale House has…