Kurt Maitland

Spirits Author/Podcaster

Born in Brooklyn, with stints in PA, Boston, and DC before returning to his beloved New York, Kurt Maitland started his whisk(e)y journey with drams of Jameson, the beloved drink of a college friend. From there he moved on to appreciating Maker’s Mark and Knob Creek and has been exploring the world of whiskey ever since. He currently nurses a fascination with old books on the whiskey industry, dead distilleries, and a love of Japanese whisky.

Kurt is one of the best-known faces in New York City’s whisk(e)y circuit. He is currently Deputy Editor of The Whiskey Reviewer and the curator of the Manhattan Whiskey Club.

Kurt is also a celebrated author, having written three popular cocktail handbooks; Drink - The Ultimate Cocktail Book, The Infused Cocktail Handbook, and Measure Shake Pour, and The Elements of Cocktail Making.

His writing and opinions have also been seen in The Whiskey Reviewer, The New York Times, Imbibe, The Atlantic, Distiller, ESPN's Andscape, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Men's Health, Essence, InsideHook, scotchwhisky.com, Whisky Magazine among others.