Beer Review – Victory Anniversary 19 Ale


The Wedding Slinger, a cocktail that we discussed briefly in our review of “Brooklyn Spirits: Craft Cocktails and Stories from the World’s Hippest Borough“, takes a seriously potent and delicious cocktail (i.e. the Manhattan), and adds a healthy dose of Ginger Ale to it, thus transforming it into […]

Whisky Review – Syndicate 58/6


The other day, I opened the mail box and found a number of bills, some begging letters from a variety of worthy causes, and the odd catalogue (Oriental Trading, Victoria’s Secret, and Venus). At no point in time was my trip to the mail box worth my while, […]

Beer Review – Innis and Gunn Original


“There are no accidents.” – Master Oogway It’s a rare occurrence when the word “accident” is associated with a positive outcome (we’ll call there rarities, Happy Accidents). It just so happens that Innis & Gunn, a Scottish Craft Brewer based in Edinburgh, was born from one such Happy […]

Beer Review – Victory Winter Cheers


Christmas is over, and we’re well into 2015, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t crack open one of those holiday beers that you didn’t get to try during the actual holiday season. One such holiday beer that I didn’t get to try until after New Year’s Day […]

Whisky Review – Haig Club


Always the dutiful son, I purchased a Whisky Advent Calendar for my Pappy from Master of Malt. This works out well as he has just about everything he could possibly need, and he loves his whiskey. As an added bonus, I sometimes get a dreg or two returned […]