Hi, guys! We’re happy to announce that we’ve added a new page to the site: Cocktail Recipes! On it, we’ll post recipes for new, interesting, cool cocktails we’ve tried or been introduced to as well as some old classics that we’ve loved for a long time. Check back frequently, we’ll be adding new ones as…
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It’s National Bourbon Heritage Month!
It’s also Back to School month. In honor of that, a bit of history: on May 4, 1964, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 declaring Bourbon “America’s native spirit,” making it “the only spirit distinctive to the United States.” S. Res. 19 was later reinforced in August 2007, by Senate Resolution 294 (sponsored…
In Praise of The Dive Bar
Years ago, I was invited to join a social club made up of local businessmen (yes, business men) and professionals, most of whom also shared the experience of being alumni of a certain northeastern institution best known for being the birthplace of college football and Mr. Magoo’s alma mater, Rutgers University. The club, whose membership was…
Justin Vineyards and Winery: an Appreciation
We recently took a weekend road trip up to Monterey to see old friends from back east who had come out to the coast for a Northern California Summer vacation. From where we live, that’s about a five-hour drive, straight through, without traffic (and there’s ALWAYS traffic). Of course, only if you enjoy back stiffness…
A New Spin on an Old Favorite
In recent years, whiskey–in all of its varieties: bourbon, rye, scotch (whisky), Tennessee–has enjoyed a most welcome (in the opinion of this writer) resurgence in popularity. An explosion of brands and different distillations and strengths for what Native Americans in the old west once dubbed “fire water” has hit liquor store shelves. These spirits’ popularity…
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