About Drinkhacker

Welcome to Drinkhacker, the essential blog covering cocktails, wine, and beer. Drinkhacker is brought to you by Christopher Null, longtime entertainment, technology, and lifestyles writer and the finicky proprietor of what has been called "the best home bar in San Francisco." I've been wanting to put my thoughts on cocktail recipes and reviews of spirits, wine, and beer into blog form for a long time, and here it finally is!

A word about ratings. I rate beer, wine, and spirits on a simple F (fail) to A+ (perfect) scale, which you can translate to the 100-point scale if you like by considering an A+ to be a 99 or 100, an A- about a 91, a B about an 85, and so on down the line (most 100-point scales bottom out at 50). I won't waste a lot of time on reviews of awful stuff unless it's truly noteworthy; expect to see most reviews in the B- range or higher. However I do visit a lot of wineries and tasting events, so the occasional C and lower does make an appearance. The ratings, particularly for spirits, do take value into consideration. Throughout the site, prices for wine and spirits reflect 750ml bottles unless specified otherwise. Beer prices reflect six-packs of 12oz. bottles, again unless specified otherwise.

A word to readers and spirits producers, yes we do accept samples of liquor, wine, and beer for coverage in the blog. We also attend industry events -- formal tastings and dinners -- which are complimentary and are sponsored by producers or industry groups. As a rule, the site does not accept cash payment or other financial consideration in return for coverage. Any unusual compensation (like a meal) will always be disclosed.

For product submissions, turnaround time until a review appears is anywhere from a day to six weeks, and while I try to review everything, I can't guarantee coverage. Please see our full guidelines here for submission information.

Cheers, and thanks for reading!