Guides
A few pieces, written to be used.
No health claims. Each piece names an author, dates, and sources.
- Whisky GuideHow to read a whisky label without the folkloreAge, place, and the word blend answer different questions. A label is a legal document wearing a story.
- Wine GuideWine styles, without the myth of a correct palateColour, sweetness, bubbles, and place are four different axes. Champagne is not a mood. It is a region.
- Beer GuideBeer families, in one sittingLager, ale, wheat, and stout describe method and grain more reliably than they describe flavour.
- Gin GuideGin, juniper, and the rest of the basketIf it is gin, juniper is doing legal or traditional work. Everything else is the house style.
- Cocktail GuideShake, stir, and the difference you can tasteTechnique is not theatre. Stirring keeps a spirit-forward drink clear. Shaking aerates a sour.
- Drink CultureDrink culture is local, and so are the rulesA global directory is only useful if it refuses to flatten India, the UAE, and the United States into one drinking age.