Clay Risen is an editor at
The New York Times, where he has written extensively on whiskey, rum, and other spirits. He has also written for
Smithsonian,
The Atlantic, and
The Washington Post. He wrote
American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation's Favorite Spirit in 2013. Risen grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two young children. Follow Clay at
clayrisen.com and
twitter.com/risenc.
