Kirk Miller

Currently InsideHook’s longest-serving resident at 10+ years, Sr. Lifestyle Editor Kirk Miller has been toiling away for decades (literally) as a writer and editor in New York. His love affair with journalism began at the University of Michigan, where he quickly realized interviewing bands for the Michigan Daily was far more fun than whatever his Political Science degree would eventually bring.

After a move to New York, Kirk has amassed an impressive CV at publications both respected and forgotten. His full-time editor roles include years at Rolling Stone and Stuff (RIP); an Editor-in-Chief position at CO-ED (where he interviewed everyone from Jennifer Garner to Jeb Bush); and a five-year stint as the lead editor at Metromix New York, which is where his love affair of drinks culture truly flourished.

Kirk has also written for Time Out, Spin, Maxim, Entertainment Weekly, Revolver and also dozens of publications and websites that no longer exist. Best interview? Obviously Dave Grohl.

After years as InsideHook's Nation Editor and Managing Editor, Kirk's current role has him focusing on the worlds of alcohol and technology (with a few dashes of pop culture and travel). He will probably never leave NYC, the best and most annoying city in the world.

All Articles From Kirk Miller
Six bottles of good whiskey coming out in May of 2024 on a bar counter

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This May 

Including new releases from WhistlePig, BHAKTA, Blackened, Overholt and more

A chilled Sidecar cocktail in a coupe glass with a sugared rim on a dark wood table next to a leather seat. The Sidecar is gaining in popularity in top bars.

The Sidecar Is the Classic Cocktail Making a Surprise Comeback

A Cognac-based drink, the Sidecar is gaining traction in the world's top bars

Anya Taylor-Joy in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

The Best Movies, TV and Music for May

Is "Furiosa" the best action film of the year? Plus, the return of "Behind the Music."

George Dickel Bottled in Bond Spring 2011, Aged 12 Years

At $45, George Dickel’s Most Awarded Whisky Is a Steal 

The bad news? The new Bottled in Bond release might be harder to find than usual.

A typical Speed Rack bartending competition set up with three cocktails

As a Drinks Competition, Speed Rack Is the Ultimate Rush

A new book (“A Quick Drink”) highlights the best of the cocktail-making tourney

Carl Friedrik Trunk, a new piece of luggage

Review: 5 Things I Love About the Carl Friedrik Trunk

It’s my new go-to luggage for longer trips

Three women and one man talking at a bar, illustrated.

Why Some Men Prefer the Friendship of Women 

It’s certainly not a bad thing, but experts suggest there are upsides to male bonding

Pierre Thiam/Yolélé, Garrett Oliver/Brooklyn Brewery

The Next Big Grain in Beer? It’s Called Fonio.

Brooklyn Brewery’s Garrett Oliver is leading a multi-brewery effort to incorporate this ancient African grain into new types of beer

Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Rye

Chicken Cock Is Reviving a 168-Year Whiskey Legacy

And yes, we’ll explain the name

A bottle and glass of Yamazaki 18 Year Old Mizunara

What’s the Sudden Big Deal About Yamazaki Whisky?

Everyone from Beyonce to Blue Jays star pitcher Yusei Kikuchi has been promoting the Japanese whisky recently, and for good reason

Meili vodka

Review: Meili Vodka Is a Sustainability-Focused Celebrity Spirit We Can Get Behind

Jason Momoa (aka Aquaman) has a vodka. The liquid is far more interesting than that.

Former professional football player O.J. Simpson speaks during a parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, July 20, 2017

O.J. Simpson Dies at 76 After “Battle With Cancer”

A double-murder charge and the subsequent "Trial of the Century" will forever define the former NFL player's legacy

Agostino Perrone, Director of Mixology at the Connaught hotel and Connaught Bar in Mayfair, London

How to Make the Signature Martini From the World’s Best Bar

London’s The Connaught Bar has perfected the classic cocktail

A bottle and glass of Martingale Cognac on a table

Review: Martingale Aims to Unite Cognac and Whisky Drinkers

A fresh take on France’s greatest export

Colin Farrell as John Sugar

Apple TV’s Detective Show “Sugar” Has an Affinity for Great Whiskey

The first episode gave ample time to discussing the joys of Willett and WhistlePig

A selection of non-alcoholic drinks from Boisson, an NA retailer that is rumored to be shuttering its physical stores

Is the Non-Alcoholic Marketplace Drying Up?

The booze-free world has a real future, even as non-alc marketplace Boisson undergoes a Chapter 11 "restructuring"