Jason Wilson's Spirits Column: Spirits Articles: Spirits Archive

Can orgeat become essential?

(The Washington Post, March 12, 2013; 2:38 PM)

Maker’s Mark debacle: The proof is in the overreaction

(The Washington Post, February 26, 2013; 4:36 PM)

Navy-strength gins are perfect for cocktails

(The Washington Post, February 12, 2013; 1:22 PM)

Italian liqueurs, made in Washington

(The Washington Post, January 29, 2013; 1:24 PM)

Today, St-Germain; tomorrow, ginger liqueur

(The Washington Post, January 15, 2013; 1:31 PM)

Funky rum that packs a punch

(The Washington Post, December 31, 2012; 11:51 AM)

A spirited year — or was it a century?

(The Washington Post, December 18, 2012; 1:45 PM)

Cocktails that are whey out there

(The Washington Post, December 4, 2012; 12:12 AM)

Extravagant spirits to give thanks for

(The Washington Post, November 16, 2012; 4:21 PM)

A guide to drinking with Hemingway

(The Washington Post, November 6, 2012; 2:48 PM)

How old is that bourbon?

(The Washington Post, October 23, 2012; 3:06 PM)

A sour, a fizz, a daisy, a revelation

(The Washington Post, October 9, 2012; 3:03 PM)

A mash note about American ryes

(The Washington Post, September 21, 2012; 2:23 PM)

How the Spirits columnist spent his summer hiatus

(The Washington Post, September 11, 2012; 4:45 PM)

Byrrh and Swedish Punsch, on the comeback trail

(The Washington Post, June 19, 2012; 1:55 PM)

How to host a rum tasting

(The Washington Post, June 5, 2012; 3:50 PM)

Is the best curacao so 19th-century?

(The Washington Post, May 22, 2012; 2:50 PM)

Not your average mini-bar at the James Hotel

(The Washington Post, May 8, 2012; 1:25 PM)

Have grapefruit juice, will mix it up

(The Washington Post, April 25, 2012; 5:01 PM)

For cognac, being single doesn’t cut it

(The Washington Post, April 10, 2012; 11:06 AM)

At last, I play the ’cello card

(The Washington Post, March 27, 2012; 4:06 PM)

New standards for drinking like a girl

(The Washington Post, March 13, 2012; 12:42 PM)

Port gets the cocktail call

(The Washington Post, February 28, 2012; 2:00 PM)

White vermouth’s feeling the love

(The Washington Post, February 14, 2012; 4:21 PM)

How cocktails happen

(The Washington Post, January 31, 2012; 2:39 PM)

It’s Suntory time

(The Washington Post, January 17, 2012; 2:04 PM)

Is 2012 going to be a good year for spirits?

(The Washington Post, January 3, 2012; 2:31 PM)

The 3-/4-/5-Bottle Bars, or spirited holiday packages

(The Washington Post, December 20, 2011; 4:58 PM)

Spirits: Savory cocktails with a seasonal bent

(The Washington Post, December 6, 2011; 1:21 PM)

What to serve to people who ‘don’t like cocktails’

(The Washington Post, November 18, 2011; 8:53 PM)

Bitters, the acid test for bartenders

(The Washington Post, November 8, 2011; 2:21 PM)

New advances in the world of gin

(The Washington Post, October 25, 2011; 3:11 PM)

The most influential cocktail book to date

(The Washington Post, October 11, 2011; 1:58 PM)

No preservatives, but worth keeping around

(The Washington Post, September 27, 2011; 2:10 PM)

I’ll take Manhattans, with a twist

(The Washington Post, September 13, 2011; 5:05 PM)

Spirits: Liqueur gems, sky-high and affordable

(The Washington Post, August 30, 2011; 12:58 PM)

The beer back: A step forward?

(The Washington Post, August 16, 2011; 12:11 PM)

The cocktail craze has settled into a nice routine

(The Washington Post, August 2, 2011; 11:25 AM)

White whiskeys keep on coming

(The Washington Post, July 19, 2011; 12:32 PM)

What’s a good punch among friends?

(The Washington Post, July 5, 2011; 11:01 AM)

How to tell a buck from a fizz

(The Washington Post, June 21, 2011; 1:21 PM)

My Pimm’s is a bit muddled, but it’s all good

(The Washington Post, June 14, 2011; 12:17 PM)

Cider for summer, and its low-cal come-on

(The Washington Post, June 7, 2011; 5:25 PM)

A liqueur named Root

(The Washington Post, June 1, 2011; 10:09 AM)

Muddle your way through summer

(The Washington Post, May 24, 2011; 6:06 PM)

Single Oak Project yields early, tasty insight

(The Washington Post, May 3, 2011; 3:07 PM)

Spirits: Long live the Cuba Libre

(The Washington Post, April 26, 2011; 1:43 PM)

A tasting of Spanish brandies reveals their grandeur

(The Washington Post, April 5, 2011; 8:58 AM)

Sherry, the underappreciated wine

(The Washington Post, March 22, 2011; 4:42 PM)

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