Tony Sachs Drinks

What I’m Writing

Newly published articles, oldies but goodies, pieces that have disappeared from the Internet, and some exclusive content as well. Basically a repository for my stuff.

What I'm Drinking: Wildly Expensive Bourbon, Incredibly Expensive Cognac, & Very Affordable Scotch

What I'm Drinking: Wildly Expensive Bourbon, Incredibly Expensive Cognac, & Very Affordable Scotch

Bourbon, Whisky, CognacChristine SachsApril 20, 2026Eagle Rare, Louis XIII, Johnnie Walker, Johnnie Walker Black Cask, Eagle Rare 30, Louis XIII Rare Cask, ForbesLife, ForbesComment

The Strange But True Story Of Tony Cask Rye

The Strange But True Story Of Tony Cask Rye

Rye, WhiskyChristine SachsApril 5, 2026Angel's Envy, Owen Martin, cask-finished whiskey Comment

Celebration Time: Michter's And More Michter’s

Celebration Time: Michter's And More Michter’s

Bourbon, WhiskyChristine SachsMarch 16, 2026Michter's, Michter's Celebration, Michter's 10 Year Old Bourbon, Joe Magliocco, Andrea Wilson, Dan McKeeComment

Scotland: Land Of Whisky AND Gin (And Haggis, But I Haven't Written About That)

Scotland: Land Of Whisky AND Gin (And Haggis, But I Haven't Written About That)

Gin, WhiskyChristine SachsFebruary 27, 2026Ardbeg Ten Cask Strength, Macallan, James Bond, Diamonds Are Forever, Hendrick's Gin, Another Hendrick's, Forbes, ForbesLife, Food & WineComment

Calvados & Bourbon: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

Calvados & Bourbon: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

BourbonChristine SachsFebruary 9, 2026ForbesLife, Forbes, Whisk(e)y Of The Week, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Christian Drouin Calvados Comment

Throne Reads & Bottles: Stuff I Wrote In January

Throne Reads & Bottles: Stuff I Wrote In January

Whisky, Booze BooksChristine SachsJanuary 31, 2026Bruichladdich, Robin Robinson, Matt Pietrek, Alexandre GabrielComment

Seriously Weird Rums From Puerto Rico & Barbados

Seriously Weird Rums From Puerto Rico & Barbados

RumChristine SachsJanuary 19, 2026Food & Wine, ForbesLife, Forbes, Ron del Barrilito, Planteray Rum, Alexandre GabrielComment

34 (Or 35) New Year's Eve Dinners And Counting At The Same Chinese Restaurant

34 (Or 35) New Year's Eve Dinners And Counting At The Same Chinese Restaurant

Cocktails, New York City, RestaurantsChristine SachsDecember 31, 2025ForbesLife, Forbes, whiskey sour, Madonna, restaurantsComment

Writing About Whiskey. Lots And Lots Of Whiskey. (And A Whisky, Too!)

Writing About Whiskey. Lots And Lots Of Whiskey. (And A Whisky, Too!)

A Wheat Whiskey That Comes In Its Own Silo! And A Bourbon That Took Three Master Distillers To Make!

A Wheat Whiskey That Comes In Its Own Silo! And A Bourbon That Took Three Master Distillers To Make!

Bourbon, WhiskyChristine SachsDecember 2, 2025Whisk(e)y Of The Week, ForbesLife, Forbes, Heaven Hill, Frey Ranch, wheat whiskeyComment

The First Ever Rye Whisky From Islay, And Other News From Food & Wine

The First Ever Rye Whisky From Islay, And Other News From Food & Wine

Bourbon, Rye, Tequila, WhiskyChristine SachsNovember 13, 2025Food & Wine, Bruichladdich, Laddie Rye, Westland Whisky, Westland Garryana, American single malt, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Glenlivet, Michter's, Michter's 20 Year Old Bourbon, Andrea WilsonComment

How A Whisky Legend Took A Backseat To Beyoncé To Create SirDavis

How A Whisky Legend Took A Backseat To Beyoncé To Create SirDavis

WhiskyChristine SachsNovember 2, 2025Dr. Bill Lumsden, SirDavis American Whiskey, Beyoncé, ForbesLife, ForbesComment

I Drank The Longest-Aged Single Malt Scotch... TWICE (Or Maybe Three Times)

I Drank The Longest-Aged Single Malt Scotch... TWICE (Or Maybe Three Times)

WhiskyChristine SachsOctober 26, 2025Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Stephen Rankin, Food & Wine, single malt ScotchComment

Waking Up With Willem Dafoe

Waking Up With Willem Dafoe

WhiskyChristine SachsSeptember 28, 2025Willem Dafoe, Laphroaig, Food & WineComment

Writing For Food & Wine — But Not About Food Or Wine

Writing For Food & Wine — But Not About Food Or Wine

Whisky, TequilaChristine SachsSeptember 15, 2025Food & Wine, Octomore, Bruichladdich, Glenfiddich, Aston Martin, Michter's, Michter's Sour Mash, Mijenta, Mijenta Maestra SelectionComment

A 34 Year Old Bourbon That Doesn't Suck! Will Wonders Never Cease?

A 34 Year Old Bourbon That Doesn't Suck! Will Wonders Never Cease?

BourbonChristine SachsSeptember 1, 2025I.W. Harper, Sotheby's, ForbesLife, Forbes, Whisk(e)y Of The WeekComment

Want To Make A Better Mai Tai? Here's How

Want To Make A Better Mai Tai? Here's How

Cocktails, RumChristine SachsAugust 17, 2025National Rum Day, mai tai, Holmes Cay, Trader Vic's Comment

25 Years In Mizunara Oak Makes For An A-Miz-ing Whisky

25 Years In Mizunara Oak Makes For An A-Miz-ing Whisky

WhiskyChristine SachsAugust 7, 2025Suntory, House of Suntory, Yamazaki, Japanese whisky, Mizunara oakComment

Another Restaurant Review, And A Damn Good Whiskey Of The Week

Another Restaurant Review, And A Damn Good Whiskey Of The Week

Bourbon, Whisky, New York City, RestaurantsChristine SachsJuly 27, 2025Inday's, Inday All Day, Forbes, Whisk(e)y Of The Week, Old Fitzgerald, bottled-in-bond, restaurantsComment

Whiskey Of The Week x 3: Top-Notch Tipples From Ireland, Kentucky & North Carolina

Whiskey Of The Week x 3: Top-Notch Tipples From Ireland, Kentucky & North Carolina

Bourbon, Rye, WhiskyChristine SachsJuly 8, 2025Whisk(e)y Of The Week, ForbesLife, Forbes, Irish whiskey, Oaklore Distilling Co., Kentucky Owl, MidletonComment