Booze News
Whiskey Dick: Bourbon-Flavored Lube. Finally.
The brains behind Epic Meal Time have taken a page from their YouTube videos and figured out the only thing missing in our consumer-addled-slightly-alcoholic society was bourbon flavored lube. Whiskey Dick Old No. 69 is totally real and totally available for $11.99 a bottle. It is a water-based, booze-flavored massage oil that, according to the [...]
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Beer News
Beer Bully Diageo Blackmails Charity To Cheat BrewDog Ale Award
The full story can be found here http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/diageo-v-brewdog Yesterday, in a public apology, Diageo admitted blackmailing a charity to cheat BrewDog out of an award which we rightfully won.
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Wine News
Bacteria, not blending, brings complexity to wine
Complexity in wine is a function of soil bacteria and not winemaking, according to Michel Chapoutier. Defending his decision to make his Châteauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac and Croix de Bois purely from Grenache, he stated, when speaking at the first trade tasting of his 2011s, “Complexity is coming from the blending of bacteria in the soils… I [...]
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Spirits News
Notorious Belfast prison reinvented as distillery
A notorious Belfast prison that held Irish Republican Army inmates during the worst of the city’s sectarian strife is to be transformed into a Whiskey distillery as Northern Ireland tries to reinvent itself and its struggling economy. A wing of the Victorian-era Crumlin Road prison, which closed in 1996, will house the first whiskey production [...]
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Industry News
Pernod registers Cuban rum Havanista TM
Pernod Ricard has registered the trademark Havanista in the US with a view to launching the brand there if the country lifts its embargo on Cuban imports. Produced and bottled in Cuba, Havanista is being positioned as “a premium Cuban rum aimed specifically at the US market.” The move follows yesterday’s decision by the US [...]
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Winner Best Cocktail Book: Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails
This book was the winner at Tales of the Cocktails in New Orleans for best cocktail/bartending book. 100 rediscovered recipes and the stories behind them. A fantastic read. Drink your way through it! Enjoy!
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Events
Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival 2012
That’s right! It’s back again – the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival! Featuring brewers from around the world and a great day of suds. For two days Atlantic City will be taken over by beer lovers from all over to sample some of the finest micro brews available. The Atlantic City Beer Festival is [...]
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