Spirits, Liqour and other Strong Alcohol

Spirits, Liqour and other Strong Alcohol

Strong Drink plays a part in many cultures around the world. From Saki in Japan, Vodka in Russian, Bourbon in the US and Scotch Whisky in Scotland & Irish Whiskey in Ireland. Here we'll gather articles on Alcohol, varities, customs and... [more]

Strong Drink plays a part in many cultures around the world. From Saki in Japan, Vodka in Russian, Bourbon in the US and Scotch Whisky in Scotland & Irish Whiskey in Ireland. Here we'll gather articles on Alcohol, varities, customs and history.
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A Walton woman who brews a once-forbidden herbal liquor got an early Christmas present when she and her Delaware Phoenix absinthe were featured in a New York Times article Wednesday. Cheryl Lins became interested in absinthe in early 2006 after ...  
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Malt Matcher helps you choose the perfect Single Malt for a loved one Stuck for a Christmas present for the uncle who always shows up slightly drunk? One option is to assist his slide into alcoholism by buying him a bottle of whisky, but the choice can be overwhelming - which do you go for? Enter Malt Matcher. It's an iPhone app which aims to help you pick exactly the right Single Malt for your loved one, based on other...  
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1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit.In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single- malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories...  
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Chivas Brothers is the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, the world's co-leader in Wines and Spirits. Chivas Brothers is the World's No. 2 in Scotch whisky and no. 1 in premium gin. [Read More...]  
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It all started with an assassin and his drink of choice: single malt scotch. After a hard day's work taking down bad guys, freelance assassin John Rain, of the various "Rain" novels by Barry Eisler, would sit down with the amber liquid and let the warm drink soothe his weary soul.  
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Practically every self-respecting country has its own whisky distillery, but England has lagged behind for over a century. Forced to import the beverage from around the world, Englishmen have peered enviously – warm real ale in hand - over Hadrian’s Wall at the alcoholic delights on offer north of the border. But all this is about to change. As the first whisky distillery in over a hundred years opens in Norfolk, let's take a short holiday...  
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       A little bit of Paris came to Rathbone Place last Saturday as Bourne and Hollingsworth hosted 'Dance with the Green Fairy', a belle époque themed night that brought the absinthe aficionados out of the (worm)wood-work. The bar had been transformed for the evening into an artists' drinking den from a bygone era, complete with easel and extracts of Baudelaire. Guests were treated to a master-class on the finer points of absinthe...  
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This is one to be excited about, folks. Tomorrow, House Spirits is finally releasing the whiskey. But not just a single whiskey. Nope. They are releasing three whiskeys. The first two beauties have been aged in New American Oak for around 2 1/2 years. One is a limited apothecary run of cask strength malt whiskey weighing in at 60% alcohol (boo-yah). The other is a not-as-limited run of straight malt whiskey in larger 750 ml bottles. Along with...  
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There's a drink named after me that I've gotta try because I'm pretty sure it'll turn me into the Ouroboros. Bosun's Mate 1 oz blended whiskey 1 oz ruby port 1 oz Jamaica rum several dashes Angostura bitters Mix all ingredients in a shaker with cracked ice. Serve in a tumbler. Repeat. Bos'un's Mate  
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St George's single malt, distilled in Norfolk, wins praise from the ScotsIt is hardly whisky galore, but English whisky will go on sale next week, the first time in more than 120 years that a distillery south of the border has produced the drink.The St George's distillery in Roudham, Norfolk, will be hoping to do for English whisky what wine producers in the home counties have done for sparkling wine, which has proved more than a match for...  
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Sad that you missed out on Whiskey Fest at the Happy Gnome last fall? At this special event at Brit's Pub in downtown Minneapolis, regular drinkers and those who are whiskey-curious can sample from an interesting variety of brands. Guests can learn a little about popular, new, and rare Scotch and wh...  
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I'm getting my little brother a nice bottle of gin for his graduation, but I'd like to include other side-presents along with it. But what? I'm not a gin drinker! My first reaction was to get him a nice bottle of scotch, but he doesn't like it the way I do. Instead, his alcohol of choice is Hendrick's Gin. I'm getting him a bottle of that, but it's less expensive than the scotch I was originally planning on and I'd like to include some...  
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It's safe to say the Winnipegger who bought a 750-ml bottle of White Bowmore Islay single-malt Scotch whisky last week -- the most expensive bottle of liquor ever sold in the province -- didn't pick up any Coke or orange juice to go with it. With a price tag of $4,500 -- $5,040 after taxes are...  
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A man has been arrested here for selling Indian-made alcohol in bottles of high-end premium whisky brands like Chivas Regal and Johnnie Walker, police said Friday. Jai Prakash was caught from Jehangirpuri A-Block Thursday when he was trying to sell...  
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whisky that were shipped to the Antarctic by British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton as part of his abandoned 1909 expedition. Whyte & Mackay, the drinks group that now owns McKinlay ... New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust will use special ...  
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