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This is the perfect elegant holiday cocktail for the fancy affairs of the season. Served in a snifter, the Tanqueray Almond is an aromatic cocktail that features the lovely Tanqueray London Dry Gin and an almond liqueur (amaretto works wonderfully) with a dash of sour mix and bitters to liven it up.
posted by admin on Nov 30
Only the best will do on New Year’s Eve and this cocktail is filled with the best of the best. It’s almost too simple for one to think anything of it, but the basic combination of two super-premium beverages can lead to one spectacular cocktail. The elements necessary for the perfect Elit Midnight Millionaire? Stolichnaya Elit Vodka and Perrier Jouët Fleur de Champagne.
posted by admin on Nov 30
Dave just sent me a link to a really great story about Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, in the New York Times. After years of research and code-cracking, Mr. Berry has written a number of books, chock-full of tiki cocktail recipes, to finally revitalize Don the Beachcomber’s original creations from the 1930’s.
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My good friend Tim ran a post yesterday on WineCast detailing his 10 most popular tasting notes. A good idea thought I! At the very least it would reveal what my burgeoning readership are interested in. So here we are then the ten most popular notes during November.
posted by admin on Nov 30
A thief in Ireland has taken shoplifting beer to new heights.
A man simply drove a truck through the gates of the Guinness brewery in Dublin on Wednesday and hitched up a trailer with 450 kegs, then drove away before security staff realized what happened. The theft was captured by security cameras. Police believe the thief counted on going undetected in the bustling loading dock area of the St. James’s Gate Brewery complex, which is even busier this time of year as the brewery works to fill holiday orders.
Police say the trailer had 180 kegs of Guinness, 180 kegs of Budweiser and 90 kegs of Carlsberg on board, worth more than $94,000.
The vehicle, the driver and the beer are still missing.
posted by admin on Nov 30
What will you do when they come for your beer fridge?
Denise Young, a researcher at the University of Alberta, wants beer drinkers to pull the plug on the ultimate luxury: the beer fridge. Environmentalists issued a report today that claims homes that use older refrigerators to keep beverages cold are contributing to global warming.
The reason is older model refrigerators suck as much as 50 percent more energy when compared to modern units. Many North American households do not retire old refrigerators when newer units are purchased. Instead, the old units are placed in garages, basements or game rooms and given the new task of keeping a chilled supply of beer, soda, wine and bottled water at the ready. The study estimated that as many as 30 percent of homes have a second refrigerator.
The University of Alberta study recommends that governments offer to buy back inefficient beer fridges. The researchers say that if beer drinkers gave up their beer fridges that enough energy would be saved to power tens of thousands of homes. They also note that a refrigerator that is more than 10 years old costs consumers $250 annually to operate.
“People need to understand the impact of their lifestyles,” says Joanna Yarrow, director of Beyond Green, a sustainable development consultancy in the UK. “Clearly the environmental implications of having a frivolous luxury like a beer fridge are not hitting home. This research helps inform people – let’s hope it has an effect.”
They almost had me convinced until they called the beer fridge a “frivolous luxury.” The microwave oven, indoor plumbing and the incandescent light bulb are far more expendable when compared to making sure that there is plenty of cold beer available. Besides, this is not wasteful — in fact, I consider it to be a form of recycling. Beer drinkers are keeping the beer fridge out of the waste stream. This is a noble act.
Long live the beer fridge!
posted by admin on Nov 30
Star Trek fans had to have create this shooter. An interesting mix of coffee liqueur, crème de banane and Irish cream that creates a smooth, creamy shot. This shooter is also often layered directly in the shot glass, beginning with the coffee liqueur, then the crème de banane and topped off with Irish cream.
