I remember fondly the first time I used beer as a mixer. Okay, that’s a lie, but I do believe it was three or four years ago and it involved vodka, Milwaukee’s Best, and a desire to be classy enough for cocktails, but not classy enough for anything that remotely resembled a cocktail (Though I’m [...]
Filed under: Administrative, Beer, beer history, Cocktails on January 14th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I consider myself a novice mixologist. Of course, by “noviceâ€, I mean “terribleâ€, and by “mixologistâ€, I mean “person to make your next drinkâ€. This is because of my sense of adventure and complete disregard for recipes. For all the bad, hurtful things you can say about my creations, though, I’ve never made one I [...]
Filed under: Beer, booze, champagne, Cocktails, cooking, Gin, Tequila, Vodka, whiskey, Wine on September 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
What’s James Bond’s favorite drink? C’mon, say it with me: Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred. That line is so famous one could be forgiven for thinking that the world’s best known employee of MI-6 drinks nothing else. Not so. Try 28 other drinks slurped up by Jimmy B. and the girls throughout 23 films. So, [...]
Filed under: Cocktails, Vodka on May 31st, 2011 | No Comments »
My grocery store sells peeled boiled eggs. I was stunned when I came across these little jewels of ridiculousness and had to inspect them. They come two to a pack and are wrapped in plastic, which means that you have to exert roughly the same amount of effort in getting them out of the plastic [...]
Filed under: Cocktails, Vodka on April 27th, 2011 | No Comments »
There’s nothing like a well mixed cocktail to create a memorable evening. If you’re planning an elegant meal or just a quiet evening at home with your lover this Valentine’s Day, cocktails are your key for making an impression. The great thing about mixed drinks is that you can create any flavor or experience that [...]
Filed under: Cocktails, holiday on February 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
I seem to become more liberal all the time in my acceptance of what beer can be. There was a time when I wouldn’t have even considered mixing beer with anything else. Even the black and tan seemed a little wrong. I had this idea that what one found in the bottle or the keg [...]
Filed under: Beer, Cocktails on June 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
Let’s talk egg nog. This perennial holiday favorite is as important to the season as a Christmas tree to some. My wife is particularly fond of the stuff and bottles of the premade variety become fixtures in our refrigerator sometime in mid-November. I’ve always been a why-buy-it-when-I-can-make-it kind of guy but I couldn’t keep up [...]
Filed under: Cocktails on November 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
We’ve all been there. You’ve been out for a few hours. You had dinner with wine or a beer; maybe even a cocktail or two. After that you stop at a club and have a few more. But you’ve been pacing yourself. You feel fine but you wonder if there’s a road-block or if you roll through a stop sign and get pulled over if you will get busted for DUI
Filed under: Alcohol Law, Beer, Breathalyzer, Cocktails, DUI, Wine on October 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
Plan your Independence Day drinking festivities with some summertime drinking favorites – from recommended summertime brews, cocktails and wines, be sure to stock up accordingly this year.
Filed under: Beer, Cocktails, Wine on July 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »