A Toast To Summer Nights To Come

Japan is currently home to the hottest whisky in the world. Earlier this year, a 50-year-old bottle of Yamazaki single malt was auctioned off in Hong Kong at $300,000--a new record. What makes it so special, aside from the fact that Beyonce regularly sings about it? Khaled Dajani, co-owner of Nihon Whisky Lounge in San Francisco, says, "Japanese whisky is unique because it's elegant but also very approachable and easy to drink." Opened in 2005, Nihon was an early adapter of the Japanese whisky trend. Today, the bar has amassed one of the largest collections of the spirit in the United States. Keep Reading →

Gourmet dining assumes all shapes, sizes, and levels of foaminess these days, but one rule has remained constant: A fancy meal requires a bottle of wine. Or, it did until now. Turns out, nursing a 2012 Napa Cab with your deconstructed whatnot has become a bit passe. The new alternative: a sudsy, refreshing craft beer. Keep Reading →