Top 10 Spanish Wines Any discussion or debate on classical wines would be incomplete without the French ‘champagnes’, ‘Cabernet Sauvignons’ or ‘Pinot Noirs’. So, when it comes to drawing up a list of the ‘top 10’ or ’20 best’ wines in the world, French wines invariably dominate the listing. However, wines produced in some specific … Read more
Spanish Beers: Top 10 You’re most likely to associate Spain with matadors, Corrida Del Toros, Pablo Picasso, flamenco, soccer, paella, Ibiza, and tapas. Spirit buffs will look for sangria, tapas, sherry, Anis, Licor de Orujo, Brandy de Jerez, and Gin de Menorca when they visit Spain. But do you know that the Spaniards go gaga … Read more
For Fans of a Simpler Cocktail If you are a fan of cognac, perhaps you have heard about the sidecar. This cocktail was thought up around the end of World War I and originates from Europe (the Ritz Hotel in Paris claims to be the birthplace of the sidebar, but no one knows for sure.) … Read more
Shirley, You Must Be Joking : A Guide To The Best Shirley Temple Cocktails As much as we’d love to claim we crawled out of the womb with a dirty gin Martini in one hand and the collected works of James Thurber in the other, we can’t entirely castigate the memory of our parents for … Read more
The Sazerac is a New Orleans classic, named after the brand of cognac that was originally its main ingredient. It is a stiff, whiskey-heavy drink, known for having as much personality as the city of its origin. The original calls for whiskey or cognac, absinth, sugar, and bitters, but the complexity of the flavors allows … Read more
The Rob Roy, named after a Scottish folk hero and outlaw, is one of those classic cocktails that lends itself to variation. The recipe is simple: it calls for Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, and bitters. But by tweaking these ingredients, you can come up with an endless variety of drinks. Classic Rob Roy Just like … Read more
Most Popular Polish Beers The practice of brewing beer commercially in Poland can be traced back to more than a millennium. Poland presently happens to be the 3rd largest producer of beer, just trailing behind Germany and UK, distilling approximately 36.9 million hectoliters annually. Fermenting lager originally used to be a home-based or household business … Read more
Unlike its namesake, the penicillin cocktail is not a life-saving antibiotic, nor does it actually contain any. It will make all sorts of ailments and problems seem better, though. It may actually have some medicinal qualities. The traditional version of the drink contains honey, lemon and ginger. The honey and lemon are pretty well known … Read more
Pretty as a Picture (and Delicious to Boot!) If you are a fan of tequila or if you’ve ever taken a trip to Mexico, you are likely familiar with the paloma (either because you have tried one or at least heard of the cocktail.) It is considered Mexico’s most beloved cocktails and with one sip, … Read more
If you don’t know much about cocktails and you heard someone at a bar say ‘’give me an old-fashioned cocktail’’ you might think they are a regular. However, they are probably ordering the OG of cocktails; Old-Fashioned cocktail. This cocktail was the first alcoholic beverage to be referred to as a cocktail. The Old Fashioned … Read more
Can Wine Be Non-Alcoholic? The first time I heard of a non-alcoholic wine I was stunned, as wines are fermented grape juice that, naturally, creates ethanol (alcohol). However, making wine non-alcoholic requires special equipment and expert knowledge. Non-alcoholic wine is not just grape juice, as opposed to what we buy from stores, but instead the … Read more
New York is Taking Kentucky’s Bourbon Crown If you are a fan of bourbon, you are no doubt familiar that Kentucky is considered the bourbon capitol. Bourbon traces its roots back to the southern state and is still widely considered Kentucky’s unofficial drink. But in recent times, bourbon distilleries have begun popping up in New … Read more