Andy Vasoyan
Author/Co-Author of 45 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).
Red Wing’s newest boot color is too blue to be true
Red Wing's 8809 Classic Moc arrives in an exclusive Tidal Blue Muleskinner leather.
Todd Snyder and Timex just gave the Marlin a mesh bracelet
The Timex x Todd Snyder Marlin Mesh comes in three sunray dial colors, launching at $199.
MING’s newest watch has a dial made of pewter
MING's 37.06 Royal Selangor pairs a hand-hammered pewter dial with a titanium case
Luminox’s latest Navy SEAL watch hides a message in the dark
Luminox's Navy SEAL 3500 Semper Fortis reveals a Latin phrase in Super-LumiNova after dark.
Bib & Tucker’s first bottled-in-bond bourbon is aged twice the legal minimum
Bib & Tucker's 8-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond doubles the required aging, arriving nationally in September.
Old Elk’s new 10-year collection is its first big move under new ownership
Old Elk's 10-Year-Old Collection brings three decade-aged whiskies, its first release under Middle West Spirits.
This under-the-radar German brand just dropped a slick new dive watch
Hanhart's Aquasphere Matte Black adds a 30-bar case and helium escape valve to its dive watch line.
Union Glashütte’s new chronograph looks like a vintage race car dashboard
Union Glashütte's limited Averin Chronograph pulls its colors from 1970s and '80s racing stripes.
Citizen’s Tsuyosa Shore gets a vintage-leaning limited edition
Citizen's new Tsuyosa Shore NJ0238-57E adds a black gradient dial and gold accents,
Nomos just made its smallest watch even more interesting
Nomos Tetra 27 adds white and duo versions, hand-wound, 27.5mm, from $2,090.
Old Forester’s new bourbon is reaching char levels we can only dream about
Old Forester's Triple Char is the first 117 Series release distilled entirely at its Main Street distillery.
Herradura is bringing back its 110-proof tequila, the strongest it’s ever made
Herradura's Directo de Alambique returns at 110 proof, the legal maximum for tequila.
Goose Island just revealed its 2026 Bourbon County Stout lineup — six beers, seven barrels
Goose Island's 2026 Bourbon County Stout lineup brings six barrel-aged beers, out Black Friday.
H. Moser’s new $440,000 watch chimes the time out loud, and lets you watch it happen
H. Moser's Endeavour Cosmic Rain moves its minute-repeater chiming mechanism to the dial side. Just 20 exist.
A Green Beret team rode horses into Afghanistan in 2001. Now they’ve opened one of Kentucky’s biggest distilleries.
How a team of Green Beret veterans built one of Kentucky's biggest distilleries in a bourbon glut.
Swatch’s new gold MoonSwatch is priced like it’s 1969
Swatch's Mission to the Moon 1969 has 11 grams of real gold, priced at 1969 rates
Breitling’s new Top Time is a wearable tribute to the Aston Martin DB5
Breitling's Top Time B01 Chronograph 41 pays tribute to the DB5 in three limited editions.
Glenglassaugh adds a 15-year-old to its permanent coastal single malt range
Glenglassaugh's new 15-year-old single malt joins the core range, aged in Port and sherry casks.
Elite drip? These new Fireball Whisky sneakers have a built-in flask pocket
Fireball's limited-edition sneakers hide a Stash Flask pocket in the tongue. Here's how to enter the drop.
Shinola’s new blacked-out Mackinac Night Race revives a rare sailing complication
Shinola's new Mackinac Night Race pairs a forged carbon dial with a rare yacht timer complication.
Windup Chicago proves the watch fair is still the best room in the business
Inside Windup Chicago 2026, where microbrands, vintage dealers, and a $29,000 tourbillon shared one room.
These new Maker’s Mark city bottles are worth a layover
Maker's Mark's new Artist Series puts eleven world cities on limited-edition bottles, sold only in airports.
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.