The Tracks & Tales Guide Daily
A running journal of the listening bar world — fragments, reflections, and discoveries written in the moment. Each piece follows the culture of slow listening as it unfolds, one record and one room at a time.
Tracks and Tales Daily
The Geometry of the Whisky Cube: How Ice Shapes...
Rafi Mercer explores the art of ice in whisky, from Japanese cubes to home rituals, and how its geometry mirrors the listening bar experience.
The Geometry of the Whisky Cube: How Ice Shapes...
Rafi Mercer explores the art of ice in whisky, from Japanese cubes to home rituals, and how its geometry mirrors the listening bar experience.
The Ritual of the Needle Drop: Why Vinyl Still ...
Rafi Mercer explores the ritual of the needle drop, why vinyl still defines the listening bar, and how to recreate the ceremony at home with sound and whisky.
The Ritual of the Needle Drop: Why Vinyl Still ...
Rafi Mercer explores the ritual of the needle drop, why vinyl still defines the listening bar, and how to recreate the ceremony at home with sound and whisky.
The Pour: Ritual, Timing, and the Sound of Whisky
The pour is more than filling a glass. Rafi Mercer reflects on whisky ritual, Suntory Time, and how slowing down the moment changes the whole experience.
The Pour: Ritual, Timing, and the Sound of Whisky
The pour is more than filling a glass. Rafi Mercer reflects on whisky ritual, Suntory Time, and how slowing down the moment changes the whole experience.
The Right Glass: How Vessels Shape the Way We D...
The right glass changes how we taste, savour, and remember a drink. Rafi Mercer reflects on his first encounter with fine stemware — and how vessels shape ritual like sound.
The Right Glass: How Vessels Shape the Way We D...
The right glass changes how we taste, savour, and remember a drink. Rafi Mercer reflects on his first encounter with fine stemware — and how vessels shape ritual like sound.
The Art of Ice: Why It Matters in a Whisky Glass
Ice is more than a way to cool whisky. Rafi Mercer reflects on its shape, clarity, and ritual role in the listening bar experience.
The Art of Ice: Why It Matters in a Whisky Glass
Ice is more than a way to cool whisky. Rafi Mercer reflects on its shape, clarity, and ritual role in the listening bar experience.
Lost in Translation
Rafi Mercer reflects on why Lost in Translation endures: whisky, silence, and music woven into a cinematic listening bar experience.
Lost in Translation
Rafi Mercer reflects on why Lost in Translation endures: whisky, silence, and music woven into a cinematic listening bar experience.