Seven Drinks I’ve Made that You Probably Have No Interest in Trying

Written by Julian Stern | Published September 13, 2011

I consider myself a novice mixologist. Of course, by “novice”, I mean “terrible”, and by “mixologist”, I mean “person to make your next drink”. 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 »

Bar behind bars

Written by Bryce Eddings | Published May 28, 2011

You know that scene that seems to show up in every cop movie or TV show where the cops approach the old cellmate of their main suspect? The guy is always still in jail and the suspect apparently shared a vital piece of information to the cops’ case with him. The cellmate asks for a [...]

Filed under: Beer, Tequila, Vodka on May 28th, 2011 | No Comments »

Bending Elbows With Hillary, Ruddy, and the Rest

Written by Bryce Eddings | Published November 27, 2007

If you were going to have Hillary over for drinks what would you serve? If you wanted to buy Ruddy a drink in a bar what would it be? The Boozin’ Blog is here to help.

Filed under: Beer, Bourbon, Cocktails, Gin, Tequila on November 27th, 2007 | No Comments »

Welcoming Patrón

Written by Bryce Eddings | Published June 7, 2007

Boozin’ Gear is always looking for more branded clothes for you to add to your collection. Recently Patrón Tequila gear joined the list of brands available. As welcome to the new addition I offer the following tequila drink recipes – all perfect for these hot summer days. First, naturally, is the margarita: You’ll need: Tequila [...]

Filed under: Cocktails, Tequila on June 7th, 2007 | No Comments »

Bleak Future?

Written by Bryce Eddings | Published May 31, 2007

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 »

Look Who’s Distilling Now

Written by Bryce Eddings | Published May 28, 2007

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 »

Sammy Sells Cabo Wabo

Written by Bryce Eddings | Published May 16, 2007

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 »

The Enduring Mystique of Tequila

Written by Bryce Eddings | Published May 7, 2007

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 »