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 »
Many readers have been writing in and saying, “Don Julian! You have so much fun all the time! How do you do it? Can you provide a step by step tutorial on how I should do something fun?†And despite the fact that the previous sentence is completely fabricated, I will gladly oblige. Here is [...]
Filed under: booze, drunk food, party, sangria, Vodka, whiskey on August 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
Dear Whiskaliburr, I still think about you. I think about the first time. “I love this beer, this Milwaukee’s Best,†I said. “And I love this whiskey, this Jim Beam. I doubt I could love either of them more than I already do.†But I could. I drank an inch of the beer and I [...]
Filed under: Administrative, Beer, nostalgia, whiskey on July 27th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
While alcohol trends aren’t exactly my boozin’ beat (apologies for going wild with the alliteration), every so often, my shenanigans intersect with a liquor phenomenon. In this case, I feel it appropriate to report. I’ve been aware of “real man†barbershops for some time now. They’re a little pricey, but with the extra dough, you [...]
Filed under: whiskey on June 24th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
College graduation. Tears, laughter, a sense of accomplishment. And what’s that? That’s right: the feeling that someone’s watching you. It’s not your imagination. It’s us, the adult workforce, gleefully welcoming you to our ranks as each and every ounce of happiness begins to slowly, painfully drip from your carcass of a soul… But first, you’ve [...]
Filed under: booze, Bourbon, cruise, graduate, whiskey on May 18th, 2011 | No Comments »
Did you know that Canadian whisky had an image problem? Neither did I until I spotted this article in the New York Times. As I read the first few sentences, I realized that I have, unconsciously, harbored a dim view of whisky from the north. The article talks about how Canadian whisky is generally viewed [...]
Filed under: booze, Bourbon, whiskey, whisky on April 20th, 2011 | No Comments »
At first blush it seems unlikely that waste material from making whisky could be used to make electricity. Once the liquor is created, it leaves behind dirty water and spent grain and not much else. As has been done for centuries by brewers and distillers alike, the grain is generally given or sold to local [...]
Filed under: scotch, whiskey, whisky on February 28th, 2011 | No Comments »
The quick answer is to not call it that. In practice, that answer led to £60,000 in monthly profits for some Indian entrepreneurs and, eventually, to a half dozen arrests. Here’s what happened. The criminal masterminds in our little morality play were blending a couple of locally produced whiskeys, Signature and Bagpiper, aka Punjabi rocket [...]
Filed under: booze, scotch, whiskey, whisky on February 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
As you know, the term whisky is generally reserved for Scotch. Whiskey is the word used for the same sort of stuff made outside of Scotland although this distinction isn’t recognized in all cases. Some regions and countries choose to respect this distinction by writing it into law. Add China, Panama and Vietnam to the [...]
Filed under: Alcohol Law, scotch, whiskey, whisky on December 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
Frankly, I know nothing about Joe E. Lewis. But, I can’t argue with his position on water. It just takes up space in the glass that you could fill with more whisky! Whenever someone asks me if I want water with my Scotch, I say I’m thirsty, not dirty. -Joe E. Lewis Part of the [...]
Filed under: alcohol quotes, booze, scotch, whiskey, whisky on November 6th, 2010 | No Comments »