Andy Vasoyan
Author/Co-Author of 23 articles
Andy Vasoyan is a Chicago-based writer and audio editor. He has been fortunate to visit distilleries and breweries across the US, Mexico and Europe, writing about spirits and hospitality over the course of his travels.
A journalist with more than a decade of experience covering the intersection of culture, technology and the food and beverage industry, Andy's writing has appeared in Esquire, Slate, National Geographic, Forbes, and WIRED.
Before moving to Chicago, Andy was a local host for NPR’s Weekend Edition in Southern California, where his team's coverage of devastating regional wildfires won awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA).
Luminox’s new Adventure Watch trades tactical black for a weathered, vintage look
Luminox's new $795 Adventure Watch is a Swiss field watch with a pre-aged IP Antique finish
Nikka brings back a beloved 10-year single malt for the first time in a decade
Nikka's first age-statement Miyagikyo since 2015 arrives at $174.99, with just 1,572 bottles nationwide.
What sailors in the Race to Mackinac, America’s oldest freshwater race, wear on their wrists
From a $40 Timex to a Rolex Yacht-Master II, here's what sailors actually wear racing the Mac.
Sagamore Whiskey doubles down on Maryland roots with two new releases
Sagamore Whiskey debuts a national high-rye bourbon and an ultra-limited America 250 rye whiskey.
Luminox goes full stealth with a new all-steel Navy SEAL Foundation watch
Luminox adds a blacked-out, all-steel Navy SEAL Foundation dive watch, the XS.3228.NSF, for $925.
Buffalo Trace is turning its distillery into a summer camp for adults
Buffalo Trace debuts an adults-only summer camp with bourbon activities and overnight tents, entry by sweepstakes.
1792 launches its first-ever rye — and its oldest bourbon yet
Barton 1792 debuts its first-ever rye whiskey plus 1792 XV, a 15-year cask strength bourbon.
Zenith drops a pair of DEFY Extreme editions in two in-your-face colors
Zenith's new DEFY Extreme editions arrive in violet titanium and forged-carbon lapis lazuli.
Longines refreshes its cult-favorite central power reserve in light blue
Longines refreshes its Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve with a light blue dial and steel bracelet.
Shohei Ohtani’s newest Seiko is out of this world
Seiko's one-off Star Time watch for Shohei Ohtani tracks one million hours across five discs.
Woodinville Whiskey takes its single barrel program national
Woodinville's hand-picked single barrel cask strength bourbon and rye go national July 7 at $69.99.
Christopher Nolan and Hamilton made a bronze watch fit for The Odyssey
Hamilton and Christopher Nolan's bronze Khaki Field The Odyssey limited edition arrives July 17 at $1,495.
Buffalo Trace’s New Prohibition Collection Resurrects More Whiskey From Its Archives
Buffalo Trace's third Prohibition Collection revives five historic labels from its archives, a $999.99 five-bottle set.
Buck Mason’s Rancher Shirt Delivers Summer Linen With a Western Twist
Buck Mason adds a western-styled Draped Linen Rancher Shirt to its summer linen collection, out now from $168.
Casio’s New G-SHOCK Is a Pokémon Nostalgia-Bomb
Casio's new G-SHOCK Pokémon watch, the GA110PKM, marks 30 years with 30 creatures.
Torabhaig’s First Core Whisky Bets on Gentle Smoke
Torabhaig launches Taigh, its first permanent single malt, a gently peated Isle of Skye Scotch at $50.
Mount Gay Releases Its First Rums With Clear Age Statements, And Wow, They’re Old
Mount Gay launches 15- and 25-year rums with clear age statements and no added sugar.
Breitling Salutes America’s 250th With Two Star-Spangled Avengers
Breitling unveils two US-only Avenger America250 watches for the nation's 250th, limited to 250 and 50 pieces.
Weiss Teamed Up With a Nashville Denim Brand on a New Watch
Weiss Watch Co. and Nashville's imogene + willie team on a made-in-USA automatic.
Willett Distillery Fills The First Barrel At Their New Springfield Facility
Willett fills its first Springfield barrel — bucking a bourbon market where giants like Jim Beam are pausing.
Are Four Vats Better Than One? Blade and Bow’s New Bourbon Thinks So
Blade and Bow's 12-Year Solera Reserve finishes Kentucky bourbon across four vintage vats.
New Whiskey SHĀNG Is a Fusion of Chinese Baijiu and Kentucky Oak
SHĀNG launches a jiàngxiāng whiskey blending baijiu tradition with American craftsmanship.
Coors, Yes, That Coors, Just Released Its Most Ambitious Whiskey Yet
Coors Whiskey Co. debuts an 8-year-old blended American malt whiskey, limited to 1,200 bottles.