Vodka is tasteless (barring flavored vodkas) and can be made from any number of things. Milk, carrots, quinoa — wherever there are fresh ingredients, there are people making vodka from those fresh ingredients. However, Misadventure and Company out of San Diego, California is looking past fresh and straight to food waste. Co-owners Sam Chereskin and Whitney […]
Just when you thought rosé couldn’t get any more fun, a new beverage appears on the scene: the rosé wine pouch. Childhood nostalgia meets summer’s favorite adult beverage with Electric Rosé, the portable, corkscrew-free pouch ready to be thrown into a purse or backpack for rosé on the go.
Whisky drinkers can be awfully protective of their hooch, particularly when it comes to the issue of water dilution. Proponents of the purist approach often argue that ice or even a couple of drops of water can ruin the integrity of your favorite Bourbon, Rye or Scotch. Others assert that adding a drop or two […]
Winemakers worry about anything that could negatively affect the quality of their grapes. That usually includes less than optimal seasonal conditions, wildfires, insects, fungi, and animals. However, Robert Patrick, the CEO of the chamber of commerce of Lodi, California winemaking region, is worried about another possible culprit: large-scale marijuana production. The Central Valley is not […]
Have you ever wanted to hang out and drink wine with a celebrity for a good cause? Good news, because that’s exactly what Jennifer Lawrence has in mind. JLaw has teamed up with Represent.Us — a grassroots campaign that raises money to combat political corruption, promote competitive and equitable elections, and to make sure our […]
Ireland is famous for its pubs. Travelers come far and wide to pull up a stool next to locals, grab a proper pint of Guinness, and watch the time go by. But now, you can skip all the process of finding a pub and just rent one out yourself. In Aglish, Tipperary, a bar called […]
You love to drink beer, and you wish you could make a living sipping on a cold one. Becoming a cicerone or a brewer is a romantic idea, but both have a steep learning curve. Thankfully, there happens to be something in between. Researchers at the University of Nottingham are looking for professional beer tasters.
When many people think beer, they think of a low alcohol content, refreshing beverage that can be consumed in volume at barbecues or tailgates. Which makes sense: Most beer hovers between 5 and 10 percent alcohol by volume. But the brewers at Brewmeister went the complete other way with what they allege is the strongest […]
Grab a beer before your next meeting or deadline. A new study from the University of Graz in Austria found that a pint of beer boosts creativity. “Alcohol is so linked with creativity,” lead author of the study, Mathias Benedek, said according to The Independent. “Previous research has found almost half of the great writers […]
