John Slover’s tastebuds matter. The Dirty French somm and beverage director with Major Food Group has created and manages some of New York City’s largest wine lists and drink collections (including a 20,000-plus bottle list at restaurants in the Seagram Building). He’s directed drinks programs at upper-echelon dining establishments like Le Bernadin, Blue Hill, Restaurant Daniel, Cru and more. But when asked what booze he couldn’t live without, his answers are anything but stuffy. From a classic German lager to a well-balanced amaro, here’s what sommelier John Slover always keeps in stock.
Reissdorf Kölsch
“Reissdorf Kolsch is my go to as I like crisp refreshing beers with mild attractive flavor. I don’t reach for beers for complexity but rather for thirst quenching.”
