MxMo August: Brown, Bitter and Stirred – Sazerac

The MxMo is back! Great! And the scomorokh is back too Actually the topic of MxMo August: Brown, Bitter and Stirred is very interesting fo me. This MxMo hosted by Lindsey Johnson from Brown, Bitter and Stirred and thanks for great topic, Lindsey! This... 

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Pisco Sour and Pisco Punch

Now we explore two amazing mixed drinks with exotic Peruvian or Chile brandy – pisco. Now we explore two amazing mixed drinks with exotic Peruvian or Chile brandy – pisco. Both are right choice for hot summer evening and both are extremely... 

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Old-Fashioned

The Old-Fashioned Cocktail is genuine cocktail. Actually, as Jerry Thomas suppose, cocktail is mix of strong spirit, bitter, sugar and water. Consequently the old-fashioned is the cocktail The Old-Fashioned Cocktail is genuine cocktail. Actually, as... 

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Collins

Second classic summer drink with same inhredients (alcohol, lemon juice, sugar and soda) at my blog is a Collins. Second classic summer drink with same inhredients (alcohol, lemon juice, sugar and soda) at my blog is a Collins. Collins is a versatile... 

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Macallan Auctioning Tastes of 64 Year Old Scotch for Charity

Want to try Macallan’s 64-year-old single malt (the oldest the company has ever produced), but don’t have the six figures to buy one of the few bottles from which it was made? Try snagging a 100ml taste from the company, which is auctioning... 

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Q&A: Does Zinfandel Make You More Drunk?

Reader Sara writes: I hear drinking zin will get me drunk faster. True or false? In the wine world, zinfandel has a bad reputation for making grown men and women into slobbering fools Reader Sara writes: I hear drinking zin will get me drunk faster.... 

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Whisky Explorers Club’s First Mystery Whiskies Arrive

Intriguing, no? Four mini bottles encased in black velvet and each a sticker with a serial number on it (one upside down, just to mix it up). Intriguing, no? Four mini bottles encased in black velvet and each a sticker with a serial number on it (one... 

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Drinking Scotch with Dalmore’s Richard Paterson

After spending some time with Tom Bulleit yesterday, I moved on to lunch with another whiskey world celebrity, Richad Paterson of Whyte & Mackay, which produces The Dalmore line of single malt Scotch whiskys, among other spirits. After spending... 

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Drinking Bourbon with Tom Bulleit

Bulleit bourbon is incredibly popular in San Francisco, and yesterday I got to spend a little time with the man behind the brand, Tom Bulleit. A Vietnam vet and reformed attorney, Bulleit waxed philosophical on his whiskey, an adaptation of a mid-1800s... 

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Review/Preview: Maker’s 46 Bourbon from Maker’s Mark

When people drink bourbon (and they’re not drinking Jack Daniel’s), they turn to Maker’s Mark in droves. When people drink bourbon (and they’re not drinking Jack Daniel’s), they turn to Maker’s Mark in droves. Millions... 

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