Ungettable. That’s what Craft Beer and Whisky Geeks call that magical elixir that everyone wants, but few of us actually get. If you’re a Craft Beer Geek, then you already know how difficult it is to track down something like Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) and CBS (Canadian […]
Eighty years, one month and twelve days ago, the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified. This amendment repealed the 18th Amendment and marked the end of Prohibition, a 14 year period where the manufacture, transport, and sale of liquor was outlawed in the United States. To […]
By the time you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’ve already had your Christmas breakfast, and that you’ve opened all your presents. That is most definitely what happened at the G-LO residence, since there’s no such thing as sleeping late when you have little ones about. […]
Ever since we received samples of Punt E Mes and Carpano Antica Vermouth back in late June, Limpd and I have been kicking around the idea of doing a post in which we would try to determine which of these Vermouths will make the better Manhattan cocktail. As […]
If you’re a regular reader of “It’s just the booze dancing…” then you should already be familiar with Single Cask Nation (click here to find out about their upcoming Whisky JewBilee in Manhattan and Mt. Kisco, NY). If not, here’s a brief refresher as to who they are and what […]
Two weekends ago, Mrs. G-LO left me home alone with The Boys (aka our two sons) on a Saturday night so that she could attend a bridal shower / bachelorette party for my future sister in law in Atlantic City. As luck would have it, The Boys were […]
The above photo of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Cask No. 3.188 is my answer to The Daily Post’s “Weekly Photo Challenge”. Below is a bit more information about this week’s challenge: Go out and take photos and share a shot that reveals a new and different POV. You […]
I won’t go into a huge amount of detail about where Mrs. G-LO, the kids, and I went on our annual summer road trip since I plan on pulling together a blog post about it, but I will tell you this, we went back to Maine. This time […]
“Never go in against a Sicilian when whisky is on the line!”– G-LO I enjoy Roulette, March Madness and Super Bowl pools, and even buying a lottery ticket every so often, but I would never consider myself to be a gambler. Like most people, I don’t like to […]
Since today marks the 197th anniversary of Argentina’s declaration of independence from Spain, I thought I would repost this post which was originally published on July 9th, 2011… On July 9th, 1816, Argentina declared its independence from Spain. Since I’m not much of a historian, I’ll skip all […]