Articles By Derek Brown

Derek Brown is the owner of The Columbia Room, Eat the Rich and Southern Efficiency in Washington, D.C., and our 2015 Bartender of the Year. A longtime bartender and bar owner, Brown has also written for publications including Imbibe and The Atlantic. He's now the Chief Spirits Advisor to the National Archives, where in 2015 he coordinated a year-long symposium series on spirits, cocktails and American history.