The Spirit World

Drinks Around the World is celebrating it’s one year anniversary this week. We’ve had three writers over the course of the year, two of us are still here, and all of us have tried to provide a little window into the traditions (some new, some old) and history of spirits from places near and […]

The first installment of Brewsday was published on December 20th, 2005; which means that this is my fifty-second Brewsday post. This completion of a full year of Brewsdays prompted me to take a look at that inaugural installment where I peered into the crystal ball to predict what I would be writing about. […]

Blue Agave

To begin with, let’s set the record straight. You will NOT find a worm in a bottle of Tequila, unless you put it there yourself.
Now that this is out of the way, let’s dive a little deeper into what Tequila is, and isn’t.
Like all distilled spirits, Tequila starts out as a fermented product. Brandy […]

We are taking a little break today. Check back tomorrow when we begin reminiscing about our commencement one year ago! And of course there will be plenty of cocktails to go along with those memories…

This month’s drink for the Designated Driver is actually much more for the sugar-addicted than any other drink I have written about here before. I would be afraid to guess how many calories it might contain. It is honestly only for hard-core fluff lovers and adventerous adults and children.
I decided on this concept […]

In a previous post I contrasted the English Pub with the American Bar. I said that I actually preferred the idealized “English Pub” because there is a non-zero probability that it will be quiet enough to have a conversation. Sitting down with a pint is, after all, about the talking.
Beer is a social drink. It’s […]

This weekend I will be celebrating the holiday with my family. Yes it’s still a week until Christmas but years ago we started this tradition of gathering the weekend before Christmas to celebrate. That way no one has to travel on the holiday (we are spread out over a 300+ mile stretch along […]

Woo hoo! What a bunch of festive drinks you now have for your holiday celebrations! There’s a little bit of everything and something for everyone in this batch of beverages! I think you’ll really enjoy looking through this month’s submissions. Twenty five people submitted recipes and a few of those […]

I like to drink with the seasons. When winter comes that means I get thirsty for darker, stronger beers. Last month I told you about darker beers: stouts and porters. This month I’ve decided to tell you about stronger beers, specifically a style of beer called barleywine.
A barleywine is not (as the […]

Well, it seems our day was a big success! Twenty plus people participated and several of them submitted two beverages!
So my little elfy-self, will be busily working on summing them up and putting them into some semblance of order for you. Check in tomorrow when the Drinks Around the World column […]