Clips
Here’s a selected sampling of published clips by Jake Emen, with bylines organized alphabetically by outlet.
A more complete and recent selection of clips is available on Muck Rack.
AFAR
Travel via Virtual Webcam During the Lockdown – March 2020
Why You Should Go To Shenzhen Now – October 2019
The Best Small Wine Towns in Australia – September 2019
Tourism Beyond Temples in Cambodia – May 2019
A Satisfying Renaissance for Maori Cuisine – April 2019
Why the Best Food in Morocco Isn’t Found at Restaurants – January 2019
An American Whiskey Road Trip Down Route 66 – May 2018
A Beginner’s Guide to Caribbean Rum – May 2018
8 European Hotels with Iconic Views – March 2018
Meet the Stars of Singapore’s Culinary Revolution – December 2017
Barron’s Penta
Great Escapes: Dubai | Panama City | San Juan | Madrid | Australian Wine Country | Tbilisi | Seoul | Sydney | Costa Rica Arenal Volcano | Petra | London Bankside | Siem Reap & Saigon | Jerusalem & Tel Aviv | Marrakech & Essaouira | Marlborough & Wellington NZ | Puglia & Matera | Languedoc | Ischia
Interviews: Henry Golding | Laurie Woolever | Larry Holmes | Drew Bledsoe
Is The Future of Whisky in China? – November 2019
The Magic of Sherry in Jerez – October 20199
Once in a Lifetime Trips Tied to Otherworldly Events – August 2019
On The Hunt for Ghost Spirits – June 2019
Tariffs Hit American Whiskey Hard – March 2019
The Changing Face of Irish Whiskey – March 2019
The Growth of the U.S. Craft Spirits Industry – March 2019
International Competition Puts Spotlight on Amaro – December 2018
Bloomberg Pursuits
The Negroni Sbagliato’s Origin Story Debunked – October 2022
The Naked Experience at Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape in Bali – September 2022
Conde Nast Traveler
The World’s Most Exhilarating Hotel Arrivals – September 2022
Inside Nairobi’s Growing Craft Drinks Scene – May 2020
Departures
After a change in the platform, previously published stories in Departures are now available here.
Discover Magazine
The Science Behind Whiskey Maturation – November 2020
Eater
Beginner’s Guides to: Whiskey & Whiskey Part II | Rum | Brandy | Cognac | Pisco | Fortified Wines | Barrel-Aged Gin |
Craft Spirits Conglomeration – September 2016
Why Booze Labels Need to Change – July 2016
Best Single Malt Distilleries in the U.S. – June 2016
How Taiwan is Conquering The Whiskey World – June 2016
The Fight for Transparency in Scotch Whisky – April 2016
How Mixology Revived Rye Whiskey – February 2016
Who Owns Your Favorite Booze Brands? – January 2016
Say Goodbye to These Beloved Whiskeys – December 2015
Is Water the Most Important Ingredient in Booze? – November 2015
The 4 Classic Pisco Cocktails – October 2015
The Outliers in Scotch Whisky – October 2015
10 Craft Distilleries to Watch in the Next Decade – September 2015
Best Bourbon Outside of Kentucky – August 2015
Inside the World of Counterfeit Whiskey – June 2015
Does Whiskey Need an Age Statement to be Good? – May 2015
Pappy vs. Fireball – May 2015
Women Changing the Face of Whiskey – April 2015
Is The U.S. Running Out of Bourbon? – April 2015
The Search for a Better Sriracha – March 2015
Food & Wine
Don’t Skip the Falkland Islands Distillery en Route to Antarctica – February 2023
How to Drink like a Royal – August 2022
A Famed Scotch Whisky Distillery Returns from the Dead – June 2021
Kentucky Meets Kyoto With Legent – May 2019
GQ
Want Some of the Best Whiskey in the U.S.? Go West
Imbibe
Elements: Blanc Vermouth – July 2020
Elements: Creme de Menthe – December 2019
Elements: Blue Curacao – July 2018
Inside Hook
Living the Languedoc Lifestyle with Gerard Bertrand – October 2021
Searching for the Platonic Ideal of the Pina Colada in Puerto Rico – September 2021
There Will Never be a Better Year to Visit the Greek Isles – July 2021
The Perfect Iceland Itinerary – July 2021
Belize is the Low-Key Caribbean Paradise You Need – April 2021
In the Maldives, Paradise Still Awaits – February 2021
Trying the Wim Hof Method at a Luxe New Age Retreat in Wine Country – October 2020
A Month in Whiskey Country in its Most Difficult Year – October 2020
Inner Peace, Vegan Food & Sunmudo in South Korea – September 2020
Utah’s National Parks Might Be the Most Essential Road Trip in the U.S. – August 2020
A Reinvigorating California Road Trip – August 2020
The Allure of Bedouin Life in the Jordanian Desert – July 2020
Trinidad & Tobago is a Bitters Paradise: Angostura and Carnival in Trinidad – March 2020
Exploring Panama’s Famed $1,000 Geisha Coffee – February 2020
The Modern Kenyan Game Drive – January 2020
The Curious Case of Shenzhen – October 2019
The Mediterranean Is The World’s Most Underrated Gin Region – September 2019
Liquor.com
Bars are Reopening. Here’s How & The Big Ideas for Change – June 2020
The Chicago Bartender Who Fought for Cocktails To-Go – June 2020
How to Drink Your Way Through Marrakech – February 2019
The Czech Republic’s Crazy Cocktail Crowd – February 2019
How to Drink Rum in San Juan, Puerto Rico – February 2018
How to Drink Rum in Havana, Cuba – January 2018
The Amazing Art of the Japanese Highball – March 2017
A Trip North to Explore Canadian Whisky – March 2017
The Right Way to Drink Whisky in Japan – March 2017
Drink Scotch Like they Do in Scotland – October 2016
Jake Emen in Maxim
Savor the End of Summer With These Wines – August 2018
Best Irish Whiskeys for St. Patrick’s Day – March 2018
Brazil’s Favorite Booze is About to Blow Up in the U.S. – February 2018
Port Wine is Having a Full-Fledged Revival – January 2018
This Luxury Airline is a High-End Cocktail Bar in the Sky – June 2018
The World’s First Sound-Stirred Cocktail – March 2018
Riffing on the Classic Negroni – October 2017
The World’s Most Insane Cognac Collection – December 2017
Modern Farmer
How a California Distillery Teamed up with an Umeshu Farmer – December 2018
Farm to Glass Whiskey – November 2018
October
Previously published stories from October (Oct.co) are now available here.
Podcasts
Hospitality Forward – February 2023
Media in Minutes – August 2022
Punch
The Secret to Fluffy Egg White Perfection – November 2021
The New Japanese Whisky Rules – March 2021
Roads & Kingdoms
Steven Soderbergh’s Bolivian Elixir
5 p.m. Somewhere: Cognac | Islay | Peru | Craigellachie | Medellin | Orkney | Taiwan | California | Barbados | Japanese Alps | Tokyo | Cuba | Scotland
SevenFifty Daily
Are Craft Distillers Rebounding from the Pandemic? – April 2021
Pushing Ahead as a Wheelchair Sommelier – July 2019
A Bartender’s Battle with ALS – April 2019
Tales of the Cocktail
Drinking in the Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam – November 2017
An Ode to Havana’s Daiquiris – August 2017
Spirits Brands Using Crowdfunding to Expand – July 2017
A Cocktail Revolution in Puerto Rico – May 2017
The Art of Simplicity at Gen Yamamoto in Tokyo – December 2016
Vermouth by the Map – October 2016
What it Means to Turn 200 at Lagavulin – May 2016
How to Make Your Own Amaro – May 2016
Close up on Teeling Distillery in Dublin – April 2016
Visiting Jameson’s Midleton Distillery – March 2016
A Walking, Drinking Tour of D.C.’s Historic Hotel Bars – December 2015
Haiti’s Rhum Barbancourt Offers Hope to Port-au-Prince– December 2015
A Trip Through Cognac Country – December 2015
Drink Pisco Like a Peruvian – October 2015
Tasting Table
The Sensation of Japanese Whisky – October 2018
Beaver-Flavored Whiskey – June 2018
Inside Sipsmith, The Distillery That Started London’s Gin Revival – May 2018
The Most Beautiful New Bar in the Country is at a Westfield Mall in San Diego – May 2018
Bowled Over: Matzo Ball Pozole at Crack Shack – March 2018
Essential Ingredients for Thai Cooking – March 2015
How to Drink Whiskey Like a Pro – October 2014
Thrillist
Explore Nepal with Hands-on Cooking Classes – February 2023
Learn Muay Thai at a Luxe New Hotel in Bangkok – December 2022
Travel + Leisure
This Entire Picturesque Town in Swedish Lapland Was Moved – October 2022
The Secret Fine-Dining Restaurant in Newark International Airport – September 2022
Jake Emen in USA Today
Inside Look at Waterford Distillery & The Revolution in Irish Whiskey – March 2019
Tour of Martini & Rossi – November 2018
Old Forester’s New Downtown Louisville Distillery – June 2018
Macallan Debuts Sensational New Scotch Distillery – May 2018
Tour Historic Woodford Distillery – May 2018
50 States with 50 Locally-Sourcing Craft Distilleries – April 2018
Hong Kong Street Food in Kowloon – March 2018
Moet & Chandon in Champagne – February 2018
Culinary Croatia – November 2017
Vienna’s Coffee Culture – October 2017
Prague’s Beer Scene – October 2017
Beer in Belgium – September 2017
Cheese, Chocolate & Wine in Switzerland – August 2017
Puerto Rican Rum Distilleries – May 2017
Mount Gay, The World’s Oldest Rum Distillery – March 2017
Jake Emen in Vice Munchies
This Distillery Has Been Making Killer Apple Brandy Since Before America Was a Country – October 2018
The Secret Scotch Whisky Society You Never Knew Existed – September 2016
This Community Oriented Distillery Wants You to Drink Up Washington, DC – September 2016
This DC Bartender Has Protected the Most Political Secrets on Capitol Hill – June 2016
Vinepair
Icelandic Distilleries Making Real Icelandic Spirits – September 2021
How Kentucky’s Bourbon Distilleries are Navigating the Pandemic – September 2020
Why Sherry is an Essential Cocktail Ingredient – July 2020
6 Ways to Support Local Distilleries, Breweries & Wineries – May 2020
Dan Aykroyd’s Favorite Drinking Places & Tales – May 2020
Matthew McConaughey’s Favorite Ways to Drink Bourbon – May 2020
Drew Bledsoe’s Passion for Great Wine – April 2020
Savory Gin is In – March 2020
Absinthe is Having its Moment in America – March 2020
Why Irish Single Malts Deserve Your Attention – January 2020
New Zealand’s First Maori-Owned & Operated Winery has a 500 Year Plan – March 2019
Eager To Ditch its Bulk Wine Past, Puglia Embraces Native Grapes (and Hip Hop) – January 2019
Washington Post Express
Trevor Frye of Jack Rose Dining Saloon to Open a Bar in Adams Morgan
You’ve Got to Try These Taiwanese Dishes Mere Miles Apart in Rockville
Wine Enthusiast
True Sustainability means Social Responsibility – February 2020
The Indigenous Maori Winemakers of New Zealand – August 2019
Six Spots Reinventing the Literary Bar – July 2018
Diving into Singapore’s Culinary Scene – June 2018
Whisky Advocate
Whiskey Cocktail “Friends:” Sweet Vermouth, Campari – 2019
What Makes American Malt Whiskey Different than Single Malt? – June 2019
Earn a Whiskey Degree at These Schools – February 2018
The D.C. Craft Whiskey Trail – December 2017
What Flavors Do Different Types of Oak Produce? – August 2017
Why & How Oak Matters in Whiskey – August 2017
Whiskey Made from Alternative Grains – December 2016
Why You Should be Using Single Malt in Your Cocktails – December 2016
Yes, That’s Smoke in Your American Whiskey – September 2016
Craft Whiskey Hotspots – September 2016
The Rise of American Single Malt – June 2016
Zagat
Derek Brown on the Moral Imperative of Running Restaurants & Bars – December 2020
Rodney Scott on Holding Onto the Joys of BBQ Tradition – October 2020
Andrew Zimmern on Rallying for Independent Restaurants – June 2020
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Last updated November 2021
