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Forgotten Cocktails: The Blackthorn Cocktail
Awhile back, I started making my way through Ted Haigh’s book, Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum to the Zombie 100 Rediscovered Recipes and the Stories Behind Them, in a...
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Zipang Sparkling Sake
Tonight was the night for Zipang Sparkling Sake! I was a little skeptical at first. I’ve had some good and bad sake experiences. My first was in my younger days when I purchased a bottle of sake from...
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Brave Spirits: At Ease Rum
The world rests just a little bit better now. Thanks to the men and women that serve our country, there has been a victory in this seemingly endless war on terrorism. Regardless of religious or...
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Strawberries and Vinegar?
I recently came across this post from Serious Eats for a Balsamic Strawberry Smash cocktail. At first, putting vinegar in my cocktail didn’t seem that appealing. My childhood memory of smelling it...
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Battle of the Blends: Chivas Regal 18 yr vs. Johnnie Walker Blue Label
SCOTLAND. Single Malt. Blended Scotch? For many, your first Scotch Whisky experience was with a blend. It may or may not have been a good one. In my case, it was the latter. For a long time I...
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Mom, I had Ron Jeremy and I liked it….
Relax, Mom. What I meant to say was I had Ron de Jeremy RUM. An interesting play on words, considering ron is Spanish for rum. A clever name for the rum branded with the former special education...
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Getting to know The Glenlivet
Where the spirit turns into fine malt whisky In a previous article on blended Scotch whisky, the differences between blended scotch and single malt scotch were touched upon. Preceding reviews of the...
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Tasting The Glenlivet
Recently The Glenlivet Distillery generously delivered two bottles of their fine single malt whisky to sample and write about the experience. There is no better way to enjoy a fine drink such as The...
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Talking Scotch with a Scotsman: The Glenlivet
Where the spirit turns into fine malt whisky I had the opportunity recently to speak with the U.S. Brand Ambassador for The Glenlivet. Here’s the story.
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Big Thank You to Readers
I would like to thank you, the reader, for your constant visits to this site. I’m amazed at the new comments on older posts still showing up. Despite my hiatus from blogging, you’ve kept coming back...
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