The Spirit World

If you live in the Seattle area (or you even may want to fly in for this) mark your calendar for this year’s Hops and Props held at the Museum of Flight.
The date: February 10 at 7:00 pm
This is an international event with fifty craft breweries from eight states and five countries […]

We’re taking a day off on this beautiful (in Seattle…) Friday - but only so we can come back tomorrow with the first of our drinks for Mixology Monday! This month it is hosted by Imbibe Unfiltered and you need to have your post online on Monday, January 15th. Check for all the […]

We’re ramping up to Superbowl weekend and it’s time to be thinking about football party food! Now this is not necessarily tailgating food but it could work for that, too. I’m actually in a class Sunday while my Hawks are playing but if I were at home this is what I’d be […]

Today’s Drinks Around the World column is going around the world - at least figuratively. Too bad it’s not literally!
The February 2007 issue of Wine and Spirits (which should really be Wine and Spirits since 99.5% of the coverage is on wine) lists some interesting options for your liquor cabinet.
The […]

This was sort of a perfect weekend and it started with a questionable Friday night.  Well, questionable because we had another huge windstorm come wailing in on Friday evening.  R and I had plan (well I made the plan and she was gamely following whatever I suggested) that involved three places and a drive in […]

Many of the spirits companies have websites where you can glean cocktail recipes and news of events as well as find information on their products. One site that’s kind of fun is theBar.com which is a site run by Diageo, the folks who bring you Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Bailey and Tanqueray among many […]

The finalists for the Food Blog Awards have been announced and now it’s up to you to vote for your favorites! Get all the details and links to all the categories in the announcement.

It seems we are all in a Champagne or sparkling wine mood this week and I’m going to continue that theme for Happy Hour at Home. You may have a bottle or two left from holiday celebrations or perhaps received a bottle as a gift or it might just be a good time to […]

Thanks to Andrew for bringing this to my attention!
The Murree Brewery has been in operation in Pakistan since 1860. It was originally founded to supply beverages “To meet the beer requirements of British personnel (mainly army)”, according to their website. Of course beer and other alcoholic beverages are not something readily found in […]

Our friends at Imbibe Magazine are hosting this month’s Mixology Monday. The theme is “Winter Warmers”, which just happens to be the theme of the January issue of Imbibe, also! Have your posts up on January 15th and check their site for all the details.