Something needs to be done. There’s a real problem looming on the horizon and I’m not sure that we have done enough to properly prepare ourselves for it. Al Gore and environmental activists have finally, after years of persistence, convinced the world that global climate change is an issue that must be dealt with. As [...]
Filed under: Beer, Tequila on May 31st, 2007 | No Comments »
Taking the idea of extreme beer to the logical next step some craft brewers here in the US are trying their hands at distilling. Even though alcohol and tax laws seem to have been written, at least in part, to make brewing and distilling mutually exclusive endevours, these brewers are willing to wade through the [...]
Filed under: Beer, Bourbon, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, whiskey on May 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
And I didn’t even know it was on the market! It seems that Skyy Spirits has bought a controlling share of Sammy Haggar’s iconic top-shelf tequila brand. Sammy kept twenty percent for himself and hopes that this deal will help improve distribution of Cabo so more people can have “a shot at the best tequila [...]
Filed under: Tequila on May 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is the first in what will be an occasional series of posts that will explore the often confusing words that booze makers use on their labels. This entry explores the difference between whisky and whiskey especially with regard to Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey.
Filed under: What's In a Name?, whiskey, whisky on May 15th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Have you ever noticed that the fickle designation of “hip†never seems to slip from tequila? In the world of booze different types of alcohol rise and fall on the cool-o-meter. Gin, once the hippest drink around, is now as stodgy as shuffle-board. It is so out of fashioned that when martinis enjoyed a revival [...]
Filed under: Tequila on May 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was searching for booze news over at Google and I came across this tantilyzing headline: Kosher conference decides fate of shrimp, vodka. Who knew that vodka isn’t kosher? But that that’s not necessarily the problem here. A rabbi spoke at the conference and uncovered his recent findings that certain alcohol manufactures are using horse [...]
Filed under: Beer, Cocktails, Vodka on May 6th, 2007 | No Comments »