Clay Dillow

Oct 21, 2024 | vinepair.com | Clay Dillow

Tequila lovers who want to know a little bit more about what’s in their bottles will now have to make do without one of the agave spirits industry’s most comprehensive resources. Earlier this month, the Consejo Regulador de Tequila (CRT) — the Mexican authority that regulates the tequila industry — threatened a number of tequila brands over the use of phrases like “additive free” on their labels and in their marketing materials.

Oct 8, 2024 | vinepair.com | Clay Dillow

Every year, Ivy Mix holds out hope that Pisco’s moment has finally arrived, that this is the year that we’ll finally experience a “Summer of Pisco.” And year after year, she’s disappointed. Mix, who co-owns pan-Latin cocktail bar Leyenda in Brooklyn and literally wrote the book on Latin American spirits, has long championed the Peruvian grape distillate both as a versatile cocktail component and as a neat sipping spirit, and for good reason.

Sep 9, 2024 | insidehook.com | Clay Dillow

When Raj Peter Bhakta founded WhistlePig in 2007, American rye whiskey was considered little more than an inexpensive cocktail base that worked well in spirit-forward cocktails. When he parted ways with WhistlePig 11 years later, he was widely credited with having ignited a rye whiskey renaissance, with bottles of WhistlePig's highly allocated Boss Hog expression trading for thousands of dollars on the secondary market.

Jul 9, 2024 | coolhunting.com | Lucrezia Worthington |Julie Wolfson |Paolo Ferrarini |Clay Dillow

A one-off bespoke Fuoriserie car heads to auction benefitting Festival Napa Valley The bespoke Maserati Fuoriserie GranCabrio Folgore Tignanello crafted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Tignanello wine, an expression by the celebrated Antinori wine making family, is being featured in an auction benefitting Festival Napa Valley on 14 July 2024.

Jul 9, 2024 | coolhunting.com | Julie Wolfson |Lucrezia Worthington |Paolo Ferrarini |Clay Dillow

Venturing from sun-soaked beaches to the heart of Italian craftsmanship in this glamorous seaside town When you dream of Tuscany, you might first imagine rolling green hills lined with cypress trees leading toward an old stone farmhouse. However, there’s much more to this bountiful region than the countryside. Along the coast, between Pisa and the Liguria region, lies Versilia—an elegant stretch set between the sea and the Apuan Alps.