What's distilled and what remains

Reflection on writing about drinks or anything else

Hard-copy edits on an early draft of one of my articles

Writing is rewriting. Getting fresh words onto a blank screen or page is merely the first step in a long process. Unless you're some sort of genius, any decent written work requires going over at least a couple of times. It's in this tweaking and tightening that you get to what you really want to sa…