The Spirit World

 
I hope that you are still on the Sizzle plan with your NCAA Final Four picks, if you have them. Me, not so much. I was crushed… literally crushed with the North Carolina vs Georgetown game.But, whether you are celebrating or just trying not to let your friends rub it in too much, the Cranberry […]

Imbibe Magazine is a UK publication dealing with all manner of wines, beers and spirits for the on-trade. It is aimed at drinks buyers, bar workers and sommeliers but this tasting of Vodkas caught my eye.
The article puts 10 vodkas through a taste test and compares value for money in addition to taste.
Out on top […]

After making a Broadway (aka Diesel, or to coin a new term, Shandicola), I recalled just how much I like Shandies. I have peculiar way of mixing Shandies and I write a whole series of articles this coming summer on the subject, but when I’m in a hurry for a refreshing, low alcohol drink, I’ll […]

Like Chartreuse, Bénédictine is another herbal liqueur with monastic associations. The recipe for Chartreuse was acquired by a monastery, where it was refined and subsequently manufactured, where it is still being made to this day. Bénédictine on the other had is a recipe that was originally developed in a monastery, and then later acquired by […]

If you’ve been following along, you’ll already know that I wasn’t that impressed with my first Black Bart. So I thought that I would move right along and try something that I felt would have a little more promise of producing a beverage that I would actually enjoy drinking.
Following the same principle I used to […]

Last Brewsday, I told you about a couple of beer/cola mixes: Black Bart and Diesel/Broadway. I struggled with what exact beers to mix with what cola. My gut told me to start with ingredients I would actually drink and combine those to make a drink that I could appreciate on more than just a gustatory […]

Do you know where all your local beer is brewed and served? Have you traveled around the U.S. or Canada and thirsted for a local beer?
Where do you turn when you are on a quest for an excellent craft brew? 
PubQuest is the result of two people who share a passion for good beer and travel. When […]

Last weekend Long Island had a serious ice storm. I didn’t know it was serious until Saturday morning when I went to step out into what I thought was about four inches of snow only to find myself slipping and skating around on top of a four inch thick layer of ice!
We live on […]

When thinking of something to do for my first post, I immediately thought of Greek drinks.
My mother is Greek and I thought it would be easier to attempt to fill Brenda Pederson’s shoes if I started with something familiar. Ouzo seemed too common, so I chose retsina wine.
Retsina has been produced in Greece for over […]

In the early days of distillation, it was common for the alcohol produced to be seen as more medicinal then it was intoxicating, or at least that’s what people often convinced themselves of. It was thus also common for the distilled spirits to be combined with a variety of botanicals which would be seen as […]