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
Several vodka bottles in a roundup celebrating National Vodka Day

The 25 Most Interesting Vodkas to Enjoy Right Now

These bottles highlight flavor, character and terroir

Three new bottles in The Dalmore Cask Curation Series

How to Enjoy The Dalmore’s New $44,000 Single Malt Collection

Three extra-aged whiskies transform with some help from Portugal’s Douro Valley

NotebookLM is a Google AI feature that turns research into podcasts

NotebookLM Turns Your Research Into an Engaging Podcast

An experimental AI feature from Google shows a lot of promise

Some of our favorite whiskeys of the month of October

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This October 

The best new whiskeys to try this month

Tales of the Cocktail Grant Recipient Showcase

These Organizations Are Seriously Uplifting the Hospitality Industry

The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation just announced its 2024 Grant Recipients, honoring organizations promoting bartender well-being

Angel's Envy Triple Oak on a table with an Old Fashioned

Angel’s Envy Triples Down on Oak With Its Latest Bourbon

Known for its finished whiskeys, the Louisville distillery makes an ambitious foray into unique wood maturations

Karuizawa Master Distiller Nakazato San

Karuizawa Is Back: How the Iconic Japanese Whisky Distillery Was Revived

A deep dive into Japanese whisky history and ambitious new plans with Karuizawa’s founder and master distiller

Coopers’ Craft Boulevardier

In Honor of Negroni Week, Six Negroni Variations That Are Perfectly Suited for Fall

A drink long associated with summer gets an autumnal makeover, just in time for Negroni Week

Whiskey clubs: Drink whiskey, make friends, win life.

The Best Way to Enjoy Whiskey Is Through a Whiskey Club

Membership has its rewards beyond barrel picks and guest speakers

The Macallan Time Space whisky set

How The Macallan Creates a $190,000 Single Malt

The Speyside whisky makers just released TIME : SPACE, an opulent nod to the distillery’s 200th anniversary

Renais, a new gin from Alex and Emma Watson

Renais Offers a Winemaker’s Perspective on Gin

The new spirit from Alex and Emma Watson makes for the best Negroni you’ll ever have

The three new bottles from Octomore (15.1, 15.2, 15.3)

Octomore 15 Is Redefining What “Heavily Peated” Really Means

The annual single malt releases from Bruichladdich find balance in contradictions

Basil Hayden

Revisiting the Classics: Basil Hayden Is Your Approachable Small-Batch Whiskey

Can this high-rye bourbon stand up to its higher-proof brethren?

Beyoncé and her new SirDavis whiskey

A First Taste of SirDavis, the New American Whisky From Beyoncé

An American rye with a sherry maturation? It’s a remix that works.

These 6 bottles of Pappy, signed exclusively by Julian Van Winkle III for this year’s auction, could fetch up to $30K at the Art of Bourbon auction on Sept 12.

The Art of Bourbon 2024 Is the Year’s Best Whiskey Auction

It includes a six-bottle complete vertical of all of the Van Winkle bottles, each signed by Julian Van Winkle III

Dierks Bentley holding a glass of whiskey in a rickhouse

Dierks Bentley’s New Bourbon Could Be a Hit 

The country star’s Row 94 is a serious whiskey that drinks just fine out of a Solo Cup