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• Set of whisky stones. What's that?!
Whisky stones keep your drink chilled without diluting it. Food grade soapstone, milled in Vemont. Oh yes. Finally. Who wouldn’t appreciate that?
• Hops and Dreams: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
“On November 15, thirty years ago, two friends mixed 300 pounds of pale malt and roasted barley, then added six pounds of hops. A week later they pried open their bottles of beer and poured it all down the drain—it had an unwelcome astringent taste. Ten batches later, after seeking advice internationally and experimenting, Ken [...]
• Here's a triple whammy: Dark Chocolate Truffles Infused with Barolo Wine & Grappa
From a favorite small Italian pasticceria, that of artisan Giovanni Cogno, tucked deep within Italian wine country. A sensual assortment of dark chocolate truffles infused with Barolo wine and grappa distilled from Barolo wine. For the true indulgents on your list (or in your household!)
• Be A Show-Off: A Gift of Riedel Wine Glasses Says You're A Connoisseur
“The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make.” (Source: Robert M. Parker, Jr. The Wine Advocate)
• A New Classic: "Reading between the Wines"
This book about why wine is important is going to end up taking its place among the most important wine books ever written. Beauty, according to the brilliant importer and writer Terry Theise, is what we’re ultimately seeking in life. Start there. Everything else is exposition. And the beauty in Theise’s prose is his refusal [...]
• Yes, gift Spanx for your man. Sly help for that holiday gut
Here’s a gift idea whose time has come…Spanx for your guy. Holiday partying and no time for the gym? Beer belly popping out? Got moobs? He’ll appreciate your thoughtfulness that gives him an easy way out because he can’t stand the idea of dieting. He can still look fit as a fiddle. Just don’t call [...]
• Kentucky Bourbon Double Chocolate Fudge with Pecans
Kentucky bourbon and chocolate. What could be bad?! And check out the Kentucky Bourbon and Carmel Corn with Pecans & Chocolate. Sinful! Handmade fresh daily, made with only real butter, sugars, real vanilla Freshly popped popcorn Fresh Texas Pecans Guittard semi-sweet chocolate chunks
• The Cocktails of the Ritz Paris by the World's Greatest Bartender
Want to pretend you’re the world’s greatest bartender? Well, you can try with the sound advice of Colin Field, bartender at the world famous Bar Hemingway in Paris. Here’s a cool review: This review is from: The Cocktails of the Ritz Paris (Hardcover) I have had the enjoyable opportunity to share many cocktails with Colin, [...]
• The Right Beer Glasses & A Six Pack Says "Happy Holidays!"
To enjoy your craft beer to the fullest, drinking from the proper glass enhances all the smells, flavors and subtleties. Try it…you’ll be surprised at the difference. BTW, it’s always best to pour your beer from a can or bottle into a glass. Prosit!
• 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die
101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die: A fun and accessible guide, to completing an education in whiskey from a man who knows his hooch. Avoiding the deliberately obscure, the ridiculously limited, and the absurdly expensive, whiskey expert Ian Buxton has scoured the shelves of the world’s whiskey warehouses to recommend an eclectic selection of [...]
• A Taste for Absinthe: 65 Recipes for Classic & Contemporary Cocktails
Absinthe is one of those things that immediately conjures mystery, forbidden hideaways, loucheness and insanity. It is none of those…today. Absinthe is enjoying a spirited resurgence since the 1990′s when countries in the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale. Lucky for us. And this book, A Taste for Absinthe: 65 Recipes for [...]
• Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers & Breweries by Andy Crouch
“Imagine that you have recently discovered good beer. Perhaps you’ve just had something called a “Wee Heavy” at the local pub and were surprised at how different from your expectations it turned out to be. Problem is, every time you go into a pub now, the array of choices baffles you: there seem to be [...]
• Brew North, strong and tasty. Book fêtes Canada's love of beer
Author Ian Coutts figured any book about the Canadian beer industry would end when Molson merged with Coors. The last of Canada’s three major brewers finally succumbed to U.S. ownership in 2008. But, as the Ontario-based writer and beer lover points out in his new book Brew North: How Canadians Made Beer and Beer Made [...]
• Whiskey, the Official Drink of Every Repression
We’re big whisky/whiskey gals. We even offer a tutorial in our new book, Bitches on a Budget, so a gal can sidle up to the bar and order with authority. After all, we think that whisky (or is it whiskey? read The Bitches to get the answer) should be the official drink of any Repression. Repression? [...]
• New Book Says Busch Family Lost Budweiser Amid Infighting, Missed Deals
“All you did by bringing those bankers in there was send a telegraph wire out to InBev that you’re ready to be taken over,” company architect August Busch III snapped to Anheuser executives during a 2007 quail-hunting trip in Florida. Two years ago, InBev bought Anheuser-Busch in a blockbuster $52 billion deal, putting an American [...]
