My In-laws, in an effort to support the blog (or perhaps hasten my demise because I am not Italian, and because there is a certain amount of Neapolitan-ness in their bloodlines), presented me with a $100 gift card to a local liquor store. In this instance, local meant […]
If drinking moonshine and whisky is your thing, then Gatlinburg, TN is where you wanna be, and US-441 is the road you want to be on. Within a half mile stretch of this shop and restaurant lined road, there are four places to get your fill of moonshine […]
Over the past few years, Highland Park has been seriously playing up Orkney’s Norse heritage with several of their limited release whiskies. Their Valhalla Collection featured four expressions named after the Norse gods Thor, Loki, Freya, and Odin, while their Ice and Fire Editions are named after Norse mythology’s […]
We (and by we I mean snobby booze bloggers such as ourselves) can poke fun at flavored whisky all we want, but there’s no denying their popularity with the booze drinking public. This is where you ask… “How do you know this, G-LO? Did you conduct extensive market […]
Our friends at Impex, sent G-LO a healthy pour of the Chapter 7™ 19 YO Highland Single Malt. Chapter 7™ is an independent bottler’s brand that was founded in Switzerland in 2014. Initially, they bottled single casks from some of Scotland’s lesser known distilleries. The distilleries had provided a good […]
Ok, I’ll admit it. It was the graphic design of this can that instantly grabbed my attention while I was putting together a mixed six pack at Beer Heaven. The two shades of blue, that bright red-orange circle, the exquisite Japanese lettering, and the crisp, clean font used […]
Advertising and public relations is a funny business. Sometimes their work is incredibly obvious (like when you get an invite to the launch of whatever product they are working to promote). Other times, their work is not so obvious. Below is a for instance of their not so […]
Once again, I received a call from G-LO regarding his weekly booze mail shipment. I’m not sure who he knows, but it’s abundantly clear that we are not on the same mailing list. I may get the occasional Vermont Country Store catalog, but I haven’t found too many […]
We recently received an email from The Baddish Group regarding a holiday friendly cocktail called The Apple Claus. This recipe which features Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon as the main ingredient was created by bartender Laura Moore of EDGE Social Drinkery in Tampa, Florida’s The Epicurean Hotel. The Baddish […]
In late October, we received an email from Lori Edelman of Second Self Media asking if we’d be interested in reviewing a new book by Arthur Shapiro, the man behind BoozeBusiness.com. Since this book is all about a topic that is near and dear to our hearts (and […]