Aerobics and a Cocktail

Which one of these doesn’t belong: free weights, personal trainer, elliptical machine, boot camp fitness class, vodka cocktail. According to David Barton of David Barton Gym, all of those things fit together quite nicely. The trendy health club chain has started serving vodka cocktails because “It’s a little weird to serve bourbon or Scotch,” and [...]

Another Dumb Alcohol Ruling – Crystal Head Vodka and Ontario

At least this time it’s not in the US. It seems like our lawmakers hold the world record for irrational fear of the drink. But now we turn our attention to Ontario, Canada where they’ve banned a brand of vodka called Crystal Head. It’s cleverly packaged in what appears to be a crystal skull. That’s [...]

Boozy Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving is just about upon us. With it comes lots of time with family and with that comes lots of reasons to drink. If you agree with me on this, then here is the thanksgiving turkey for us. O’Casey’s Tavern in New York serves a vodka infuse, vodka basted turkey with vodka gravy with a [...]

Healthy Booze

There seems to be a growing trend in looking for health benefits in booze. I first really noticed it probably around fifteen years ago when studies were showing that drinking wine might be good for the heart and in preventing cancer. Suddenly people were dedicated to their nightly glass of Cab Sauv with an almost [...]

‘They’ Have Declared Vodka Passé

I never really understood the vodka martini anyway so I’m not too upset by this news. Martinis are supposed to be sharp and wangy; vodka just took the edge off of the flavor. But, hey, drink what you like I always say. I suppose this is why drinks trends generally puzzle me. What is to [...]

Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka

The beauty of vodka is that it is largely a blank slate. Mix it with any other liquid and you have a drink that tastes of the mixer and a bit of alcohol. Drop any sort of herb, spice, flavoring or even, urp, skittles and you have a beautifully clean infusion. Given this I’m frankly [...]

Vodka through a Really Long Straw

Estonian police have arrested a ruthless gang of vodka smugglers. The cabal of Russian and Estonian criminals was sneaking hundreds of gallons of vodka across the border from Russia to Estonia via an underwater pipe. My first thought when I saw this story was how good could it be after going through those pipes? I [...]

OMG! Not History!

Is Absolut vodka trying to get Mexico to invade the US? Are we reading way too much into a simple ad?

Marketing Mentality

The marketing mentality says that diversity is what’s killing big beer. This beer blogger has another take.

Gin – A Retraction

Is gin coming back? Mixology-minded bartenders are starting to reintroduce drinkers to classic drinks made with gin and specialty flavored gins.