My boy G-LO is a big fan of the cocktail, and on those rare occasions when he’s motivated enough to don his bartender’s cap, he’ll expend a great deal of effort to throw together a respectable and representable version of whatever cocktail he’s been inspired to make. I […]
Awhile back, in anticipation of a neighborhood tasting, I headed out in search of two bottles to share. I was looking for something that I hadn’t had, and found the Tomintoul 16 and Glengoyne 17. While the Tomintoul didn’t live up to my expectations (curse those whiskies with […]
Some days it’s okay to have a little hangover. Today is one of those days. Some days it’s great to be a Booze Dancer. Yesterday was that day. Last night our friends at Beam Global invited us to join them at a fabulous event they hosted at the […]
During a recent office lunch at Fogo de Chao in Philadelphia (we dubbed this meal MeatFest or Meat-A-Palooza!), I was thoroughly stuffed and found myself declining dessert (my colleagues were flabbergasted!). Instead of ordering Fogo de Chao’s fiendishly delicious Papaya Cream (the gastronomic equivalent of
I have been a fan of bourbon whiskey since the late 80s when I first had a taste of Old Grand Dad. I guess you could say that Old Grand Dad was my gateway bourbon. Right around the early to mid 90s, I became aware of Jim Beam’s […]