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
close-up of a bourbon glass at Bardstown's The Trail Hotel

This New Luxury Hotel in Kentucky Offers a Bourbon Butler

The Trail Hotel in Bardstown is an upscale ode to whiskey, with five bars, themed rooms and even a distillery concierge

Ardbeg Smokiverse

Review: This Year’s Ardbeg Day Release Defies Gravity

How a “high-gravity mash” shapes the fruity and peaty flavor of the Islay whisky distillery’s new Smokiverse expression

Ardbeg Daiquiri

The Best Daiquiri Swaps Rum for a Peaty Scotch

How the smoky and tropical notes of Ardbeg 10 transform an iconic cocktail

The Homemade Bar: Miso

The Homemade Bar: It’s Time to Embrace Miso in Your Cocktails

And it’s best when you make it yourself (you’ll just need a LOT of time)

A picture of three fizzy cocktails

Have a Weird Bottle of Booze at Home? Make a Sonic.

The combination of soda water and tonic is the best way to explore mysterious flavors

Jefferson's Reserve Cask Strength

Review: Jefferson’s Reserve Cask Strength Offers a Distinct Flavor

This innovative Kentucky whiskey maker gets aggressive with a 130-proof take on its flagship bourbon

Fettercairn's lineup of single malt Scotch whisky that's coming to the U.S.

Why Did It Take 200 Years for This Cult Scotch to Hit the US?

Fettercairn is a single malt whisky with a unique distillation technique

an illustration of a bottle of soda water with the text and bubbles behind it

The Homemade Bar: Yes, You Should Make Your Own Seltzer Water

Carbonation is key to a great fizzy drink, and it’s better if you can control the CO2

On the Rocks cocktails with Hidetsugu Ueno

These Bottled Cocktails Are Overseen by a Japanese Bartending Icon

Hidetsugu Ueno helped craft two new ready-to-drink cocktails with On the Rocks, including a fascinating Japanese whisky take on a Boulevardier

Sony ULT Field 5

Review: Sony’s ULT FIELD 5 Is a Portable Summer Party

It’s not the flashiest speaker — even with a built-in light show — but the sound is crowd-pleasing

Billy Eichner and Truly

A Quick Drink With Billy Eichner

The new Truly Unruly Lemonade spokesperson talks his love of blue drinks, working with Ethan Coen and the joys of "Billy on the Street"

Miami, Florida, Miami International Airport, TSA checkpoint security screening, Real ID sign

So You Don’t Have a REAL ID. Now What?

Enforcement of new identification standards for travel begins on Wednesday, but there are options for those who procrastinated

Some of our favorite whiskeys for May 2025

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This May

Including releases from Barrell, Maker’s Mark and Kavalan

Tequila Partida Roble Fino Reposado

Partida Is the Single Malt of Tequilas

What does the “highest-rated tequila in the world” actually taste like?

five bottles of tequila recommended for Cinco de Mayo

The Best Bottles of Tequila for Cinco de Mayo

We tested entirely too much tequila to identify the ideal bottles for sipping, shots and cocktails, including a few surprises

Annabel Thomas Wants to Spread the Word of Modern Scotch

Annabel Thomas Wants to Spread the Word of Modern Scotch

A whisky outsider, Thomas has helped craft Nc’nean, an award-winning single malt that could entice a new generation of Scotch drinkers