Mark Koester

Collector of whisk(e)y, watches & wheels. Always curious. Always going deeper. Poured. Worn. Driven.

Islay

Aug 19, 2026

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7 min read

Manual gearboxes, slant noses, and six Islay Golds under $90

Poured. Worn. Driven. | Issue No. 20.

Mark Koester

OpEd

Your Car Is Watching You. Here's Everything It's Telling On You For.

Aug 12, 2026

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9 min read

Your Car Is Watching You. Here's Everything It's Telling On You For.

Poured. Worn. Driven. | Issue No. 19. Op-Ed

Mark Koester

Independents Are Quietly Winning The Watch Game And So Is A $40 Bourbon.

Aug 5, 2026

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8 min read

Independents Are Quietly Winning The Watch Game And So Is A $40 Bourbon.

Wristmas & The W's: Issue No. 18.

Mark Koester

Whiskey News

Gold Rush, Tariff Whiplash, and a Very Pink Bronco

Jul 29, 2026

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6 min read

Gold Rush, Tariff Whiplash, and a Very Pink Bronco

Wristmas & The W's. Issue No. 17

Mark Koester

Barrel-aged, watch-obsessed, and 777 horsepower down to 8

Jul 22, 2026

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9 min read

Barrel-aged, watch-obsessed, and 777 horsepower down to 8

Poured. Worn. Driven. | Issue No. 16

Mark Koester

OpEd

Jul 15, 2026

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10 min read

Under Pressure

Whisky. Watches. & Wheels | Issue No. 15. Op-Ed

Mark Koester

Whiskey News

Old Pulteney turns 200. Your dashboard should turn back.

Jul 8, 2026

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13 min read

Old Pulteney turns 200. Your dashboard should turn back.

Wristmas & The W's. Issue No. 14

Mark Koester

Bourbon

Jul 1, 2026

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14 min read

The All-American Issue: Bourbon, RGM, and Restomod Central.

Poured. Worn. Driven. - Issue No. 13

Mark Koester

OpEd

Jun 24, 2026

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9 min read

And On That Bombshell

Poured. Worn. Driven. | Issue No. 12.

Mark Koester

OpEd

Jun 17, 2026

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9 min read

A LOVE LETTER TO SCOTCH

Poured. Worn. Driven. | Issue No. 11. Op-Ed

Mark Koester

Newsletter

Stills Gone Cold, Rubber Meets Wrist, and Three Reasons to Keep the Clutch

Jun 10, 2026

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10 min read

Stills Gone Cold, Rubber Meets Wrist, and Three Reasons to Keep the Clutch

Poured. Worn. Driven. | Issue No. 10

Mark Koester

Islay

The Scrambler's back, the submarine surfaced, and EH Taylor is finally findable again.

Jun 3, 2026

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12 min read

The Scrambler's back, the submarine surfaced, and EH Taylor is finally findable again.

Poured. Worn. Driven. Issue No. 9.

Mark Koester

$640,000 Cars, $10 Million Watches, a $198 Fish watch, and No Thank You Jack.

May 27, 2026

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11 min read

$640,000 Cars, $10 Million Watches, a $198 Fish watch, and No Thank You Jack.

Poured. Worn. Driven. — Issue No. 8

Mark Koester

OpEd

Everything You Love Is Rotting (You're Welcome)

May 20, 2026

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10 min read

Everything You Love Is Rotting (You're Welcome)

Issue No. 7. On oxidation, controlled decay, and the quiet dignity of things that change slowly.

Mark Koester

Islay

May 13, 2026

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9 min read

Blacked Out, Cask Strength, No Brakes

Worn. Poured. Driven. Issue No. 6

Mark Koester

OpEd

May 6, 2026

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9 min read

The Collector's Paradox

Poured. Worn. Driven. | Issue No. 5. Op-Ed

Mark Koester

Whiskey News

Oversupply, Godzilla, and The Best Dress Watch Under $200.

Apr 29, 2026

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10 min read

Oversupply, Godzilla, and The Best Dress Watch Under $200.

Issue No. 4: Poured. Worn. Driven.

Mark Koester

Science

Apr 22, 2026

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9 min read

Class Is In Session!

Dust off your lab notebooks and grab your safety glasses.

Mark Koester

Apr 15, 2026

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16 min read

Empires, Embargoes, and 700 Horsepower

Massive consolidation, Geneva is open, and Ford going Darkkkkk.

Mark Koester

Apr 8, 2026

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20 min read

Alive. Married! Still Driving The WRX.

Issue No. 1 is a long one. Pour something good before you start.

Mark Koester

Oct 4, 2023

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7 min read

ARCHIVE: Lap #5.

From: 2023-10-04 11:00:05

Mark Koester

Sep 27, 2023

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9 min read

ARCHIVED: Lap #4

From: 2023-09-27 11:50:05

Mark Koester

Archived

Sep 20, 2023

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5 min read

ARCHIVED: Lap #3

From: 2023-09-20 11:45:07

Mark Koester

Archived

Sep 13, 2023

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3 min read

ARCHIVED: Lap #2

From: 2023-09-13 11:40:16

Mark Koester

Archived

Sep 6, 2023

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5 min read

ARCHIVED: Lap #1

From: 2023-09-06 03:10:50

Mark Koester

Mark Koester

Manual gearboxes, slant noses, and six Islay Golds under $90

Your Car Is Watching You. Here's Everything It's Telling On You For.

Independents Are Quietly Winning The Watch Game And So Is A $40 Bourbon.

Gold Rush, Tariff Whiplash, and a Very Pink Bronco

Barrel-aged, watch-obsessed, and 777 horsepower down to 8

Under Pressure

Old Pulteney turns 200. Your dashboard should turn back.

The All-American Issue: Bourbon, RGM, and Restomod Central.

And On That Bombshell

A LOVE LETTER TO SCOTCH

Stills Gone Cold, Rubber Meets Wrist, and Three Reasons to Keep the Clutch

The Scrambler's back, the submarine surfaced, and EH Taylor is finally findable again.

$640,000 Cars, $10 Million Watches, a $198 Fish watch, and No Thank You Jack.

Everything You Love Is Rotting (You're Welcome)

Blacked Out, Cask Strength, No Brakes

The Collector's Paradox

Oversupply, Godzilla, and The Best Dress Watch Under $200.

Class Is In Session!

Empires, Embargoes, and 700 Horsepower

Alive. Married! Still Driving The WRX.

ARCHIVE: Lap #5.

ARCHIVED: Lap #4

ARCHIVED: Lap #3

ARCHIVED: Lap #2

ARCHIVED: Lap #1

Wristmas & The W’s

Poured. Worn. Driven.