Drinks

Drinkers and Smokers Unite before it is too late! Middle-class wine drinkers will be the focus of government plans to make drunkenness as socially unacceptable as smoking, The Times has learnt. Under the plans published today, a fresh audit is to be conducted by the Government into the overall costs of alcohol abuse to society [...]

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Vermouth: Your thoughts? and My Martini

April 19, 2007

About: Cocktails asks a very interesting question and gives us a list of drinks that just wouldn’t be worth a damn without Vermouth. My Martini: 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth 2 1/2 oz Gin (Beefeater is my current choice) 2 Bleu Cheese stuffed Olives Chilled Martini Glass Add vermouth and gin to a tumbler full of [...]

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Hoegaarden Video

April 2, 2007

Another Thirsty Traveler Video I thought I’d post since I mentioned I had one tonight and this is one of my favorite beers. The Thirsty Traveler visits the Hoegaarden Brewery.

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Links: Cigar Reviews and Wine Fraud.

March 30, 2007

I stumbled on this Wine Fraud story by accident at BlogCritics but definitely worth the read. The Stogie Review has a review of the Nording by Rocky Patel. This is a new cigar I haven’t heard of before, time to go chat with my local tobacconist. Â Keepers of the Flame review the La Flor [...]

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What do you drink with your cigar?

March 29, 2007

What libations do you usually have with your cigar? Mine varies, but if it is the first time I’ve smoked a cigar I’ll stick with Ice Water or maybe some Scotch if it is a bolder cigar like a Partagas Black. Please let let others know about this poll, I’m interested it what other people [...]

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