Archive for December, 2007
posted by admin on Dec 27
Miret Brut Reserva Cava, NV, Penedes, Spain.
Available for £6.99 from Cooden Cellars [more]
Quite possibly the perfect ‘party’ wine. Fizz, long lasting flavours, easy to drink. A fresh, if not terribly intense aroma. Flavours of green fruit mixed with a nice biscuit complexity. Finishes with a lovely bitter twist and hints of nuts plus a floral quality.
posted by admin on Dec 26
Today is a day that changed US history forever.
When you learned about our early settlers in grammar school, your teacher never mentioned beer. Possibly, the most pressing reason that the country’s first settlers settled where they did!
posted by admin on Dec 25
A KegWorks’ Holiday party tradition is a keg of Custom BrewCrafter’s Christmas Ale. The company Holiday party is this coming Friday, but I got a preview of this year’s batch of Christmas Ale. I liked it so much last year; I bought a keg of it as soon as it became available this year. Custom BrewCrafter’s is a local brewery whose production 
posted by admin on Dec 25
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all EDG readers!
posted by admin on Dec 24
As I promised last week, I am going to share the story of our first rare-find smoke with all of you. Here goes:
I was in Florida in the year 2000 visiting my Aunt in Boca Raton. The only way my mother and the other girls would get me to venture out with them in the afternoon on their shopping sprees was to promise to take me to the cigar shops I wanted to visit along the way. Little did they know the research I put into these afternoons. I would have a nice listing of all the shops I wanted to hit, and I had already called ahead to verify their hours.
Well, on one afternoon, as we were heading back after a long day out in the heat and shopping I noticed a sign in a plaza that advertised a cigar shop. So, of course I break the rare silence in the car (anyone who has dared to venture out on one of the shopping trips I am talking about knows how rare these “rare 
posted by admin on Dec 24
Lemon and orange juices combine for a sweet rendition of a Martini. For a sweeter cocktail use a larger dash of grenadine.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz orange juice
- dash of grenadine
posted by admin on Dec 24
The Mary Rose Martini is a delicious Martini that features Herb’s Rosemary Vodka. Additional flavors are contributed by the blackcurrant of cassis and cranberry juice. It’s a refreshing herbal drink perfect for a summer day in the garden.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 parts Herb’s Rosemary Vodka
- 1/2 part cassis
- 1/2 part cranberry juice
- splash of club soda