This was a fun little experiment courtesy of our friend Rob… Take an 8 ounce Mason jar. Add one teaspoon of bitter orange peel (the kind you would use to make a Belgian Wit. He picked up a bag at his local homebrewer supply shoppe) and a teaspoon […]
AK: Hey, G-LO, you’re an experimental sort, ain’t ya? G-LO: Depends on the subject. Sometimes I’m a creature of habit. Sometimes I like to get jiggy with it. AK: OK, Mr. Jiggy, we’re gonna go where many have never gone. G-LO: Ohhhh! The final frontier? One of those […]
Herbal, Lime Zest Scent. Cane Sugar, Menthol Flavor. Crisp. Clean. Intriguing! _______________________________________________________ Many thanks to our Hipster Friends for passing this along!
After toiling away in a Northeast Philadelphia industrial park for a little over 11 years, Philadelphia Distilling (makers of Bluecoat Gin, Vieux Carré Absinthe, The Bay Seasoned Vodka and so much more) recently moved their distilling operation to a brand new, mixed-use facility in the Fishtown section of […]
“I’ve often compared Blended Scotch Whisky to a symphony orchestra, where all of the musicians are playing in unison and no one soloist stands out as they play the same composition seamlessly as one, while a Single Malt Scotch Whisky is like a jazz soloist (or a jazz […]
This time last year is when when we first started telling you about the American Whiskey Convention, an event that was held at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on March 25, 2016. We are happy to report that this event is once again on the March calendar […]
Down the Rabbit Hole – A term used to describe a situation that is strange, confusing, or illogical, and often hard to escape from. It originates from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a children’s story by Lewis Carroll in which a girl called Alice falls down a rabbit hole […]
According to the official Crown Royal website, their Fine Deluxe Blended Canadian Whisky goes all the way back to 1939. Here’s the official story in its entirety… In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made history when they became the first reigning monarchs to visit Canada, arriving by […]
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 […]
Before we get to the heart of this post (the “Booze Review and Cocktail” bit that I mention in the title), let me give you a brief timeline as to how all of this came together… Friday September 16th – An email from Food Shelter PR landed in […]
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