The History of Alcohol
Our 9,000-year experimentation with drinking explained.
Category: Commentary
Unhealthy Cocktails to Avoid
An article was published a while ago about eight unhealthy cocktails to avoid. Contributed by Clara Hogan to Liquor.com, she names the following cocktails which are so rich in sugar and/or fat (from cream) that you’re not doing yourself any...
The Campbell
In Jack Finney’s 1970 novel, Time and Again, a man travels from current day New York City to the winter of 1882, NYC. He does so via a combination of extensive training of the manners, history and attitudes of the...
Running & Drinking
I’ve been an avid runner for years. I’ve always been intrigued by races that not only receive sponsorship from liquor companies, but who also serve it up as refreshment. This led me to running in the 4-mile Midnight Run in...
Scotch – Options
It might be better to buy Scotch whisky sooner rather than later. A no-deal Brexit could be bad for the U.K. whisky industry. While liquor might be safe from E.U. tariffs, it’s reported that Scotch whisky could suffer from other costs...
Smith’s Union Bar, December 6, 1941
Saturday Evening, December 6, 1941, 9:30 PM, Honolulu: Strolling into Honolulu’s Smith’s Union Bar, just a few miles away from the military docks and ports of Pearl Harbor, one is greeted by a calmer, more open-area bar than the other...
What’ll you have?
Bored with the same old drink all the time? Would you like to soften that straight bourbon drink and go with a bourbon cocktail instead? Confused by all the different online recipes for the same cocktail? Is there a quick...
Recent Comments