- Color
me not surprised by our FDA regulations. What does Fireball and antifreeze have in common? - The Presidents! They drink booze just like us!
- California brewers doing what they can to deal with this dang drought.
- And speaking of the drought, a Los Angeles bar introduces NO WATER cocktails. All booze, no ice.
- So many great bar books this year. Jim Meehan breaks down what you should be buying.
- I’ve tried most of the mixers on this list, but what’s your favorite??
- Mainly it’s a list of how to work in penis jokes on liquor bottles...
- Blingy wine being sold at a Sam’s Club in New Jersey. I wonder if any of the “Housewives” have bought this yet?
- Campari is not just for a Negroni. But mostly I want it for a Negroni.
- A short, interesting history on bootlegger George Remus. Repeal Day is a little over a month away folks!
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Monday Booze News some boozy Halloween stuff, potatoes can help your bar, and flavored whiskey...
- A
haunted bar for Halloween? Yes please! - If someone gave me boozy gummies for treats I think I’d be fine with that. All the candies!
- Some words of wisdom about bartenders from Gaz Regan.
- Cracking down on binge drinking in France. I know, right?
- In New York and looking for a place to drink? Try this list!
- Not your run-of-the-mill wine hoax story. Breaking into government files!? Baking accounts?! Whoa.
- My first introduction to flavored whiskey was via my Dad’s version of cough medicine when I was a kid: honey and whiskey. Here’s an article hoping flavored whiskey does not go the way of flavored vodka.
- The shitty side of expanding your distillery business: an interview with Balcones Founder Chip Tate.
- The problem of the bad restaurant cocktail is not just in NYC, we got them here in L.A. too. I just order off-menu.
- 16 uses for a potato at your bar. How can you not want to try these? My favorite is projectile. I’m sure we’ll see a luge soon though.
Monday Booze News beer makes you smart, drink like an ancient Greek drunk, and making boozy Fall snacks
- Here’s
a Fall DIY snack project with pumpkin seeds and booze. - FOMO at this fundraiser with some rare bottles of bourbon!
- It may be getting cooler, but I still love a Negroni. Here’s 10 places that Chef’s like to get theirs at.
- Here’s an infographic on glassware, because we all love pictures of things.
- This week’s health claim for booze: something in beer will improve your memory.
- And speaking of beer, let’s see how long it takes for a shot and a beer to reach $18. My guess is 3 months.
- Learn fun drinking games from the Ancients! Â (I want a puzzle jug!)
- Because I like to drink AND eat, here are the world’s best restaurant bars. Have you been to any of these?
- Ladies? Want to be a bartender and make it a career? Read here for some good advice.
- A cocktail book all about Sherry? I’m almost completely sold just by the cover.
Monday Booze News Win a Fall Entertaining Basket, plaid flasks because...October, and an easy wine and food pairing cheat sheet
- Have
you entered to win this FANTASTIC Fall basket of liqueurs and fun extras for cocktails and entertaining from VOM FASS?! Do it now!! - Did you miss the Coconut Club in Los Angeles last week? Well, you’re in luck. We’re doing it again on the 27th!
- There’s nothing more Fall than a plaid flask with a Rob Roy in it.
- Spotting a “fake” craft cocktail bar. Do you agree with this list?
- Are you feeling Autumn yet? Check out this take on a Rum Old Fashioned that I collaborated on with over at Dine X Design.
- Easy food and wine pairing cheat list, even if you don’t like cooking!
- Buy one of these booze brands and you’ll be giving back in some wonderful ways.
- Ladies, you don’t want that reputation do you? Drinking PSAs and women.
- Take that Switzerland. Absinthe ruled as generic and can be made anywhere in the world.
- Pint glasses now leaving their place in the world of Beer. Maybe not the worst thing that happened to beer….that would be light beer.
- And if you’re looking for the best places to drink beer, here’s a pretty good list.
Monday Booze News Coconut Club TONIGHT, Chicago bar recommendations, and is that bourbon in my Twinkie
- A
different type of tropical cocktail: how to pair coconut water with booze. - And speaking of tropical, TONIGHT you can attend The Coconut Club here in Los Angeles! Buy a ticket and come!
- Wondering what the best whiskies in the world are and that they were put into a convenient PDF? Here you go.
- A good read from Punch on motherhood and drinking. My takeaway is to be a responsible parent and could frankly care less what everyone thought of me while I make myself a cocktail and cook dinner for my family.
- Like high end wine? Like bidding on things? Go here.
- Twinkies. Filled with bourbon. YES PLEASE!
- It’s like beer… but not really beer… at Starbucks.
- If you’re into DIY projects (clearly I am), then take a crack at one of these drinking glass ideas.
- A brief history of the Maraschino Cherry (I’m all about food this week apparently).
- New traveling bartender bag on Kickstarter! I want one so let’s all make it happen!
- And if you happen to be visiting Chicago soon, here are some recommendations from Charles Joly.
Monday Booze News the case for vodka, degrees in beer making and the Coconut Club is back in October
- The
Coconut Club is BACK in October! Sign up for the mailing list or, even better, buy some tickets. The cocktails will be killer. - Get a minor in craft brewing here in the U.S., or go get a PhD in Europe!
- And speaking of things happening in other countries, is anyone off to Canada to attend Art of the Cocktail? I am jealous of you if you are. Even more so if you’re going to Simon Ford’s talk on Ian Fleming.
- Really enjoyed this photo series of liquor stores across the United States.
- Are there too many craft beers out there? If 92% of the market isn’t craft then I think the answer is no.
- Matthew Biancaniello is one of my favorite L.A. bartenders and has inspired a lot of what I make here on this site. Watch this video where he talks about his relationship with his craft.
- Distillery cats: cute attractions that used to be practical necessities.
- These wine carafes are seriously weird.
- An interesting article on the case for vodka (although I find the title a bit eye-rolling).
- And finally, a little more controversy: banned spirits.
Monday Booze News Jack Daniels is GIVING AWAY GOLD, cool distilleries, and....Red Sox...Wine...
- There’s
still time to get your Mixology Monday entry in before midnight tonight! - Some interesting liquor coming out of Napa Valley that isn’t wine.
- Something good for Red Sox fans: booze. In wine form.
- Digging the simplicity of these modernist cocktail posters.
- Drinks that make you smarter (booze is one of them!!!).
- The on demand hangover cure that kinda works.
- Have you guys been to any of these distilleries? Apparently next time I’m in RI visiting family I can go on a field trip.
- A julep doesn’t have to have mint in it!
- Every time I play Jenga it’s “drunk Jenga”.
- Jack Daniels is GIVING AWAYÂ GOLD….in Dubai.
Monday Booze News win some Fever-Tree, DIY light beer, and Denny's will serve you a proper Manhattan in Manhattan
- GUYS!
Have you entered to win a Fever-Tree Sampler 6 Pack? No?! Do it now and get some good mixers! - I’m intrigued by the turtle races: Bar Rules from across the country.
- Holding on to summer kicking and screaming and thinking about going to some of these awesome outdoor bars.
- For all you Light Beer lovers out there, here’s a video on how to make your own at home. It looks so easy!
- Someone fly me to London so I can go the Boutique Bar Show PRETTY PLEASE!
- WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AT DENNY’S IN NYC?!?! I want a Manhattan Cream Soda!
- I know a family who lives in Crested Butte and this Bud Light fiasco is the exact opposite of something they would be OK with. And I think most residents would also think this way.
- We love veggie cocktails on Stir and Strain! Here’s a few from around the internet.
- Vintage liquor ads. I’m quite partial to the Bacardi.
- The modern head scratcher: I can’t call myself a bartender because I don’t tend bar, I could call myself a mixologist but I think I’m going with Cocktail Magician.
Monday Booze News 30 days of Happy Hour Club, where do bartenders like to drink, and saying goodbye to dive bars
- Bourbon
and Goose is hosting a virtual Happy Hour Club for the next 30 days! Check out how to join in. - Are we saying goodbye to all the awesome dive bars out there?
- So basically if you want to avoid a hangover you should eat more/drink less.
- Feeling bad about how much Washington gets taxed on booze. Pretty happy about living in CA.
- Spies! Suspicion! Intrigue! WINE!
- Your bartender doesn’t care if you’re a man ordering a banana daiquiri. And I don’t like sweet drinks because I don’t have a palate for very sugary things.
- What bartenders do care about: where they will drink.
- Los Angeles drinkers are all about customizing their drinks. Does your city offer anything like this?
- A handful of craft batch gin out of England. Also, do all distilleries name their pot stills? Prudence is a good name.
- Shrubs are so hot right now. Quick interview with Michael Dietsch for his upcoming book on shrubs (looking forward to this one!!).
Monday Booze News Tiki articles on Punch you should read, China has a snake wine problem, and how to properly hide your booze
Happy Labor Day folks in the US! Hope you’re enjoying a day off or are at least sneaking a flask into work today. Here’s this week’s booze news:
- Speaking of sneaking booze, check out these gadgets that help you do just that.
- Having a small get together today? This 99 pack of beer may help.
- Did you catch the amazing round up of Tiki articles over on Punch this week? Pretty solid.
- I’d love to go to New Orleans and get served some drinks from this dude. I’m sure there’s stories.
- Seriously China? You lost 150 deadly snakes for your snake wine? WHY ARE YOU MAKING SNAKE WINE??
- Growing up in RI you couldn’t buy booze in grocery stores at all, and you couldn’t buy alcohol on Sundays. Now you can buy on Sundays apparently but you still can’t buy a bottle of bourbon at the Stop & Shop.
- What do you think? Do particular alcohols give you worse hangovers or is it that you’re just a big lush?
- This week’s character-themed beer: Tolkien’s Hobbit (cause there’s another movie coming out in December).
- If you hit the booze too hard today, try one of these non-alcoholic drinks this week to recuperate.
- Well, the earthquakes can’t be that good for the wine if it’s destroying 50% of its production this year.