Send all questions to: advice@vinepair.com Is it a bad idea to drink when you’re sick? While a Hot Toddy will definitely help you sleep, all in all, drinking alcohol while sick is not a great idea. It will actually make a cold last longer. There are a few reasons for this: 1. Alcohol, just like […]
Send all questions to: advice@vinepair.com If I bring beer to a party and it doesn’t get opened, can I take it home with me? Not unless you want the host to never invite you back.
At this point, thanks to its 2011 purchase by AB InBev, Goose Island can be found almost anywhere. It’s the default ”craft” beer at many bars, even if most drinkers no longer consider it craft. And that means you’ve probably consumed a Goose Island beer at least once in your lifetime. (We’re willing to bet […]
The first thing I notice about Patrick Cappiello is how fast he talks. We’re sitting in Rebelle, his Michelin-starred restaurant on New York City’s Bowery, and I immediately have to ditch my notepad for the voice recorder on my phone. But when I consider the breadth and momentum of Cappiello’s career, this tempo makes perfect […]
Send all questions to: advice@vinepair.com What should I do to store my wine in the summer months if I don’t have a wine fridge? Summer can be an awful time for wine. With temperatures rising at a dramatic rate, the delicate liquid inside your bottle can cook and turn very easily, which is why understanding […]
Am I allowed to order the bartender a drink? Buying a drink or shot for your bartender is always a nice gesture, but there are obviously some important things to keep in mind before you do. The first is what your intentions are. If you’re buying a drink as a way to hit on the […]
I was out with a group at a bar recently; some of the people I knew and some of them were friends of friends. One of the people I don’t know was headed to the bar to order another drink and grabbed me one, too. Was it O.K. that when it was my turn to […]
Sometimes you get a tip that seems too good to be true. That’s what happened last week when VinePair’s cofounder, Josh Malin, came in to work one day with something he’d heard at the gym the night before. He’d been chatting with a trainer, and when he mentioned what he did for a living, her […]
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Single Malt Scotch can be incredibly confusing. With different regions and styles it can be hard to find a Scotch you like. And once you do, it’s still difficult to find other Scotches with a similar profile. Just because a Scotch is made in the same region as the one you like does not mean […]
