I wasn’t a Girl Scout as a kid. I’m not quite sure why since most of my friends were, but I did love the cookies they sold. Especially those Thin Mints. Being a huge fan of Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream, Thin Mints were a no-brainer choice when I got […]
G-LO: So, Mr. Peabody, where we headed this evening? Is the Wayback Machine all fired up? AK: Fired up, indeed, Seamus. The calendar tells me that it’s the day we’ll be celebrating that grand old Saint of ours, Patrick. G-LO: Ah yes! Got your green beer on order? AK: […]
A couple of weeks ago, we received two sample bottles of Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer. Since I already reviewed this grown-up soda, I decided that I’d try it in a cocktail. The obvious cocktail choice would have been a Dark’N’Stormy or a Moscow Mule, but I decided to […]
The color of Sixpoint’s C.R.E.A.M. is quite peculiar. It has an odd orangey glow to it (not to be confused with Orange Glo). Magda from There’s Something About Mary comes to mind. You remember Magda! She was the little old lady that spent too much time at the […]
If you’re a regular visitor to this here booze blog, then you already know that we LOVE the Jewish Whisky Company’s annual NYC event, the Whisky Jewbilee! We’ve been lucky enough to attend the last three events and look forward to their 5th Anniversary event which will be […]
How do you say Gose? Repeat after me: GOH-zuh. I have yet to try a German version, But I’ve had several American versions. Four of them to be exact. My first Gose was made with blood oranges. My second was made with cherries. My third was closer to […]
AK: Well, Señor, we meet again for another Friday night Siesta y Fiesta! G-LO: Hola, Mi Amigo! Where we headed tonight? AK: We are headed, my friend, to España! Via Scotland. G-LO: Muy bueno! It’s been many moons since I set foot on Spanish soil. I dig it! […]
If you’re a regular reader of “It’s just the booze dancing…“, then you already know that we love a great whisk(e)y show. Sadly, ever since the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America suspended the Philadelphia Whisky Extravaganza, we’ve been seriously lacking in large scale, Philadelphia whisk(e)y events. All […]
Just before the start of 2016, we received an email from Brass Ring Spirit Brands of Greenville, SC asking if we were interested in reviewing their new line of flavored whiskies called Whiskey Girl. Given our past experiences with flavored whiskies, I was hesitant to accept their offer, […]
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel is an imposing structure in Downtown Los Angeles that makes one think of swank charity balls for the latest disease du jour, catering for a thousand well-dressed business types, and a room service menu with $12.00 bagels for those who need $12.00 bagels after […]