{"id":864,"date":"2010-02-27T14:46:05","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T19:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=864"},"modified":"2024-11-27T10:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:13:03","slug":"drinkhumor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/drinkhumor\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinks &#038; Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Film<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appeared in the Johnnie Walker whisky documentary, <a href=\"https:\/\/themanwho.film\/en\">The Man Who Walked Around the World<\/a> (2020).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Publications<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Editor and founder, <a href=\"https:\/\/beveragesbooksandmore.substack.com\/\">Beverages, Books, and More<\/a> (2024-present)<\/li>\n<li>Editor and founder, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alcoholreviews.com\/\">AlcoholReviews.com<\/a> (1997-2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Books<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Author, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kQBbFH\">Moonshine: A Global History<\/a> (Reaktion, 2017).<\/li>\n<li>Author, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kNXyzp\">Whiskey: A Global History<\/a> (Reaktion, 2010).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Essays and reviews<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/i-wont-drink-to-that\/\">&#8220;I Won&#8217;t Drink to That: A review of Mal\u00f6rt: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Washington Free Beacon<\/strong>, November 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/tale-of-a-cocktail\/\">&#8220;Tale of a cocktail: A review of The French 75,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Washington Free Beacon<\/strong>, September 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/school-spirits\/\">School spirits: A review of The Faculty Lounge: A Cocktail Guide for Academics,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Washington Free Beacon<\/strong>, December 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/bottled-up-rage\/\">&#8220;Bottled Up Rage: A Review of The Whiskey Rebellion: A Distilled History of an American Crisis,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Washington Free Beacon<\/strong>, October 8, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/good-living-in-gomorrah-on-the-potomac-american-spectator-print-magazine\/\">&#8220;Good Living in Gomorrah on the Potomac,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, December 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/doctors-and-distillers-a-journey-back-in-time-to-the-rise-of-alcohol\/\">&#8220;Doctors and Distillers: A Journey Back in Time to the Rise of Alcohol,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, December 17, 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.com\/best-books\/whiskey-and-whisky\">&#8220;The best books on whiskey and whisky,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Shepherd.com<\/strong>, January 3, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/how-does-a-government-drinks-monopoly-lose-money\/\">&#8220;How does a government drinks monopoly lose money?&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, November 4, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.usatoday.com\/amp\/1587319001\">&#8220;New Tennessee ruling could lead to a more national alcohol marketplace,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>USAToday<\/strong>, July 6, 2019. (w\/ C. Jarrett Dieterle)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/pennsylvania-legislature-may-repeal-stealth-drinks-tax\/\">Pennsylvania may repeal stealth drinks tax,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, June 12, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/a-beer-poster-featuring-an-image-of-santa-call-the-authorities\/\">&#8220;A beer poster featuring an image of Santa? Call the authorities!&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, December 5, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/unusual-drinks-part-3\/\">&#8220;Unusual drinks (part 3),&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, September 25, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/sin-taxes-are-being-rebranded-as-health-taxes\/\">&#8220;Sin taxes are being rebranded as \u2018health taxes,\u2019&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, August 24, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/one-negroni-two-negroni-three\/\">&#8220;One negroni, two negroni, three,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, July 27, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/spectator.org\/old-whisky-new-mezcal-and-other-unexpected-spirits\/\">&#8220;Old whisky, new mezcal, and other unexpected drinks,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, June 25, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/04\/opinion\/native-american-whiskey.html\">&#8220;Why can&#8217;t Native Americans make whiskey?&#8221;<\/a> <strong>New York Times<\/strong>, June 4, 2018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/exploring-s-a-prum-rieslings\/\">&#8220;Exploring S.A. Pr\u00fcm rieslings,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, May 23, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/pennsylvania-might-improve-its-dreadful-drinks-laws-a-little\/\">&#8220;Pennsylvania might improve its dreadful drinks laws \u2014 a little,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, April 26, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/pink-ale-and-other-brews-ive-enjoyed-recently\/\">&#8220;Pink ale and other brews I&#8217;ve enjoyed recently,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, March 22, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/more-whiskies-to-warm-the-belly-and-help-me-ride-out-the-winter\/\">&#8220;More whiskies to warm the belly and help me ride out winter,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, February 20, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/scotchy-scotch-its-cold-out-there\/\">&#8220;Scotchy, Scotch: It&#8217;s cold out there,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, January 24, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/a-drinky-gift-guide\/\">&#8220;A drinky gift guide,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator,<\/strong>\u00a0December 8, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/my-mouth-my-choice-raise-a-glass-to-prohibition-repeal-day\/article\/2642642\">&#8220;My mouth, my choice: Raise a glass to Prohibition Repeal Day,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong>, December 5, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcet.org\/shows\/meals-ready-to-eat\/the-military-and-whiskeys-250-year-old-relationship#\">&#8220;The Military and whiskey&#8217;s 250-year History,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>KCET.org<\/strong>, November 16, 2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/unusual-drinks-part-2\/\">&#8220;Unusual Drinks (Part 2),&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator,<\/strong>\u00a0October 20, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/pennsylvanias-stealth-tax-on-drinks\/\">&#8220;Pennsylvania&#8217;s Stealth Tax On Drinks,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator,<\/strong> September 13, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/no-science-does-not-prove-whiskey-tastes-better-with-water\/\">&#8220;No, Science Does Not Prove Whiskey Tastes Better With Water,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, August 30, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/refreshing-drinks-to-beat-the-august-heat\/\">&#8220;Refreshing Drinks to Beat the August Heat,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, August 15, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/moonshine-is-not-just-an-american-thing\/\">&#8220;Moonshine Is Not Just an American Thing,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, August 2, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/the-strange-war-on-alcohol-advertising\/\">&#8220;The Strange War on Alcohol Advertising,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, July 20, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/todays-whiskey-is-not-yesterdays-thank-goodness\/\">&#8220;Today&#8217;s Whiskey Is Not Yesterday&#8217;s&#8212;Thank Goodness,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, June 22, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Who Is to Blame for the 7 and 7 Cocktail?\">&#8220;Who Is to Blame for the 7 and 7 Cocktail?&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, June 4, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/the-bloody-mary-an-unlikely-breakfast-of-champions\/\">&#8220;The Bloody Mary: An Unlikely Breakfast of Champions,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, May 26, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/american-whiskey-trail-tour-day-4\/\">&#8220;American Whiskey Trail Tour, Day 5: That Other Tennessee Whiskey Makes for a Fitting Conclusion to My Trip,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, April 28, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/american-whiskey-trail-tour-day-4\/\">&#8220;American Whiskey Trail Tour, Day 4:\u00a0Whiskey Distilleries Become Vacation Destinations,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, April 27, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/american-whiskey-trail-tour-day-3\/\">&#8220;American Whiskey Trail Tour, Day 3: American Whiskey Goes Global,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, April 26, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/american-whiskey-trail-tour-day-2\/\">&#8220;American Whiskey Trail Tour, Day 2: Want to Help Manufacturing in America? Have a Bourbon,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, April 25, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/american-whiskey-trail-tour-day-1\/\">&#8220;American Whiskey Trail Tour, Day 1: Somewhere George Washington Is Smiling and Lifting His Cup,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, April 24, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/americas-gonzo-drinks-history\/\">&#8220;America&#8217;s Gonzo Drinks History,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, April 13, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/sardinian-wine-who-knew\/\">&#8220;Sardinian Wine? Who Knew!&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, March 9, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/good-alco-news-americas-spirits-business-is-booming\/\">&#8220;Good Alco-News: America\u2019s Spirits Business Is Booming,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, February 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/american-craft-beer-makers-set-up-in-mexico\/\">&#8220;American Craft Beer-Makers Set Up In Mexico,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, January 18, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/warming-winter-whiskeys\/\">&#8220;Warming Winter Whiskeys,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, January 9, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/prohibition-rising\/\">&#8220;Prohibition Rising,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, December 7, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/regulators-chase-cat-from-bar-and-are-shocked-when-mice-appear\/\">&#8220;Regulators Chase Cat from Bar and Are Shocked When Mice Appear,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, November 23, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/angling-for-bass-salmon-and-drinks-in-traverse-city-michigan\/\">&#8220;Angling for Bass, Salmon, and Drinks in Traverse City,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, November 9, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/finding-a-21st-century-system-for-booze\/\">&#8220;Finding a 21st Century System for Booze,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, November 3, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/taking-a-vacation-from-hop-bomb-beers\/\">&#8220;Taking a Break from Hop-Bomb Beers,&#8221;<\/a><strong>\u00a0American Spectator<\/strong>, October 21, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/unusual-drinks-part-1\/\">&#8220;Unusual Drinks (Part 1),&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, October 6, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/articles\/congress-may-lower-taxes-on-drinks\/\">&#8220;Congress May Lower Drinks Taxes,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Conservative<\/strong>, October 5, 2016<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/stanfords-batty-booze-ban\/\">&#8220;Stanford&#8217;s Batty Booze Ban,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, September 22, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/carrie-nation-md\">&#8220;Carrie Nation, M.D.,&#8221;<\/a> the <strong>Weekly Standard<\/strong>, September 12, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/marylands-soviet-liquor-county\/\">&#8220;Maryland&#8217;s Soviet Liquor County,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, July 28, 2016. Republished by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2016\/07\/29\/a-soviet-drinks-monopoly-in-maryland\/\">R Street Institute Blog<\/a><\/strong>, July 29, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/boat-lust\/\">&#8220;Boat Lust,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, July 15, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/my-fathers-day-drinks-wish-list\/\">&#8220;My Father&#8217;s Day Drinks Wish List,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, June 17, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2016\/06\/09\/pennsylvanias-drinks-reform-changes-too-little\/\">&#8220;Pennsylvania\u2019s Drinks Reform Changes Too Little,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, June 9, 2016. Republished by the <a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/pennsylvanias-drinks-reform-changes-too-little\/\"><strong>American Spectator<\/strong><\/a> on June 17, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2016\/05\/20\/the-21st-amendment-continues-to-choke-the-drinks-trade\/\">&#8220;The 21st Amendment Continues to Choke the Drinks Trade,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, May 20, 2016. Republished by the <a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/the-21st-amendment-continues-to-choke-the-drinks-trade\/\"><strong>American Spectator<\/strong><\/a> on May 24, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/wine-review-bring-a-little-romance-into-your-weekend\/\">&#8220;Got the Wine Blahs? Try a New Grape,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, May 20, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2016\/05\/06\/nasty-politics-may-kill-drinks-reform-in-colorado\/\">&#8220;Nasty Politics May Kill Drinks Reform In Colorado,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, May 6, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2016\/05\/05\/lets-end-discrimination-in-the-drinks-market\/\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s End Discrimination In the Drinks Market,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, May 5, 2016. Republished by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/lets-end-discrimination-in-the-drinks-market\/\">American Spectator<\/a><\/strong> on May 12, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2016\/04\/20\/lets-free-the-antique-alcohol-market\/\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s Free the Antique Alcohol Market,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, April 20, 2016. Republished by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/articles\/66144\/let%E2%80%99s-free-antique-alcohol-market\">American Spectator<\/a><\/strong> on April 28, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2016\/04\/04\/the-washington-posts-reefer-madness-campaign-against-booze\/\">&#8220;The Washington Post&#8217;s &#8216;Reefer Madness&#8217; Campaign Against Booze,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, April 4, 2016. Republished by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/articles\/66039\/washington-post%E2%80%99s-neo-prohibitionist-moment\">American Spectator<\/a><\/strong> on April 14, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/articles\/65919\/maddening-whiskey-shortage\">&#8220;A Maddening Whiskey Shortage: Tennessee&#8217;s Alcohol Politics Put Entrenched Interests First,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, March 31, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/articles\/65810\/celebrate-st-patrick%E2%80%99s-day-right-irish-drinks-old-and-new\">&#8220;Celebrate St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Right With Irish Drinks Old and New,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, March 17, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/65748\/saloon-series-exploring-whiskey-world-whiskylive-usa\">&#8220;Exploring the Whiskey World at WhiskeyLIVE USA,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, March 10, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/65601\/saloon-series-government-crushing-wine-industry-literally\">&#8220;The Government Is Crushing the Wine Industry, Literally,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, February 26, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/65531\/saloon-series-resurgence-irish-whiskey\">&#8220;The Resurgence of Irish Whiskey,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, February 19, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/65387\/saloon-series-%E2%80%94-how-manhattan-made-mockery-prohibition\">&#8220;How Manhattan Made a Mockery of Prohibition,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, February 4, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/bios\/kevin-kosar\">&#8220;Liberated Women and Great Cocktails: Thank You, Prohibition,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, December 10, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2015\/11\/25\/should-we-be-worried-about-the-big-beer-merger\/\">&#8220;Should We Be Worried About the Big Beer Merger?&#8221;<\/a> <strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, November 25, 2015. Republished by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/64865\/saloon-series-should-we-be-worried-about-big-beer\">American Spectator<\/a><\/strong>, on December 7, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/64642\/saloon-series-%E2%80%94-new-gin-new-century\">&#8220;A New Gin for a New Century,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, November 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/blog\/64508\/saloon-series-gin-and-regulation-lesson-bottle\">&#8220;Gin and Regulation: A Lesson in a Bottle,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Spectator<\/strong>, October 29, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2015\/05\/28\/free-americas-beverage-markets\/\">&#8220;Free America&#8217;s Drinks Market!&#8221;<\/a> <strong>R Street Institute Blog<\/strong>, May 28, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Review of Dennis Pogue,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/spirits-of-76\">Founding Spirits: George Washington and the Beginnings of the American Whiskey Industry<\/a> (Harbour Books, 2011),\u00a0<strong>The Weekly Standard<\/strong>, June 4, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/the-scots-are-coming\">&#8220;The Scots Are Coming,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>WeeklyStandard.com<\/strong>, March 29, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/chasing-whiskey\">&#8220;Chasing Whiskey,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>WeeklyStandard.com<\/strong>, October 18, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.american.com\/2011\/08\/let-it-flow-chipping-away-at-the-three-tier-alcohol-system\/\">&#8220;Let It Flow: Chipping Away at the Three-Tier Alcohol System,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>American Enterprise Institute blog<\/strong>, July 18, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/booze-critic\">Review of Jason Wilson, Boozehound<\/a> (Ten Speed Press), <strong>WeeklyStandard.com<\/strong>, June 22, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/the-mint-julep-and-derby-day\">&#8220;The Mint Julep and Derby Day,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>WeeklyStandard.com<\/strong>, May 7, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/ignoble-experiment-536861\">Review of Daniel Okrent, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition<\/a> (Scribner, 2010),\u00a0<strong>The Weekly Standard<\/strong>, January 31, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesmartset.com\/article\/article12031001.aspx\">&#8220;The Wet, the Dry, and the Ugly,&#8221;<\/a> (on Prohibition) <strong>The Smart Set<\/strong>, December 3, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Review of <a href=\"http:\/\/american.com\/archive\/2009\/the-story-of-booze\">Iain Gately, Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol<\/a> (New York: Gotham Books, 2008), <strong>The American<\/strong>, January 21, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.american.com\/archive\/2008\/october-10-08\/whiskey-galore\">&#8220;Whiskey Galore,&#8221;<\/a> (article on the Kentucky Bourbon Festival) <strong>The American<\/strong>, October 8, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vodka in America,&#8221; and &#8220;Hard Cider,&#8221; in Andrew F. Smith, ed., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0195154371\/alcoholreviewsco\">Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America<\/a> (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;F. Sot Fitzgerald&#8217;s Booze Column,&#8221; <strong>New York Hangover<\/strong>, August 2000-January 2002.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinrkosar.com\/newyorkhangover-10-99-07-00.pdf\">&#8220;F. Sot Fitzgerald&#8217;s Booze Column,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>New York Hangover<\/strong>, October 1999-July 2000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinrkosar.com\/citysearchnewyork-08-11-00.pdf\">&#8220;The Abbey,&#8221; &#8220;Alfama,&#8221; &#8220;Whiskey Ward,&#8221; and &#8220;Under the Volcano,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>CitySearchNewYork<\/strong>, August 2000-November 2000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinrkosar.com\/newyorkpress99-11-22-00.pdf\">Assorted Beverage Pieces,<\/a> <strong>New York Press<\/strong>, January 1999-November 2000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinrkosar.com\/newyorkhangover-02-99-09-99.pdf\">&#8220;F. Sot Fitzgerald&#8217;s Booze Column,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>New York Hangover<\/strong>, February 1999-September 1999.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/local\/*\/s\/by:115327081830834845765?gl=us&amp;hl=en\">My Google.com Restaurant Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Humor Writing:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Co-Founder\/Co-Editor\/Writer, <strong>Bully Magazine<\/strong>, 1998-2003 (with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenwohlrob.com\/\">Ken Wohlrob<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinrkosar.com\/bully-fist-07-30-98.pdf\">&#8220;Consolidating for a Better Tomorrow: Memorandum to Employees,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Bully Magazine<\/strong>, July 30, 1998.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Come to Chicago&#8230;&#8221; (with Sean D. Huntington) <strong>The Plague<\/strong>, 1995.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fear, Loathing, Booze, But Mostly Fear in Atlantic City,&#8221; (with Sean D. Huntington) <strong>The Plague<\/strong>, 1995.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinrkosar.com\/kosar-plague-1994.pdf\">&#8220;Fear and Loathing in Las Quantas Physicas,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>The Plague<\/strong>, 1994.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinrkosar.com\/How-to-Play-Chess.pdf\">How to Play Chess<\/a> booklet, (New York: Chess-In-the-Schools, 1996\/1997).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Film Appeared in the Johnnie Walker whisky documentary, The Man Who Walked Around the World (2020). Publications Editor and founder, Beverages, Books, and More (2024-present) Editor and founder, AlcoholReviews.com (1997-2024) Books Author, Moonshine: A Global History (Reaktion, 2017). Author, Whiskey: A Global History (Reaktion, 2010). 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