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When it comes to classic cocktail base hierarchy, it’s pretty difficult to beat the overall appeal of rum as the base for your favorite mixed drinks. White rum, dark rum, and even spiced rum have such a long and storied history as a cocktail ingredient. It’s the base for some…
When it comes to the beer world, there are few phrases more shrouded in negativity than “light beer.” These words are like the proverbial nails on the chalkboard to many beer drinkers. This is because the phrase conjures up images of yellow, fizzy, borderline flavorless beer that tastes more like…
Rum is a distilled spirit made by fermenting and distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. It’s then bottled and sold as white rum or matured in oak barrels (and sometimes spiced). Rum is made almost everywhere in the world where sugarcane is grown. Obviously, the Caribbean and places like Jamaica,…
When it comes to European beers, there are a handful of countries that get more love than all the others. We’re talking about the Czech Republic (or Czechia), The UK, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, and of course Belgium. While every country has its fair share of historical beers and great…
To say that Germany has affected the American brewing industry is a massive understatement. Without Germany, there likely isn’t much of a brewing culture in the US at all. While there are a few breweries in the US that can trace their roots back to the late 1800s in pre-Prohibition…
In the last few years, you’ve likely (between sips of hard seltzer) heard the term RTD. For those unaware, it stands for “Ready To Drink.” The simple definition is that an RTD is a single-serve, pre-packaged cocktail. With the rise of RTDs, you can now find pretty much any cocktail…
Like many whisk(e)y styles, single malt Scotch is dominated by a few big names. Even though there are more than 140 distilleries in Scotland, the market is still saturated with the likes of Glenlivet, The Macallan, Glenfiddich, Lagavulin, and a handful of others. But, while these are great brands that…
If you go decade by decade and rank each one based on the number (and quality) of comedy movies, it’s pretty difficult to beat the prowess of the 1980s. Go ahead and try. The decade begins in 1980 with Caddyshack, one of the most iconic, quotable comedies of all time…
The 1980s seem like a long time ago. There’s a likelihood that you weren’t even born in time to enjoy the decade that brought the world The Walkman, MTV, snap bracelets, and disposable cameras. Even still, you’ve probably enjoyed your fair share of '80s movies. Because, let’s be honest, it…
You can say what you will about flavored whiskeys, but there’s definitely a market for them. Take a stroll down the aisle at your local liquor store or peruse an online retailer and you’ll find seemingly countless bottles. That being said, it feels like drinkers either love them or hate…
In the pantheon of party holidays, it’s tough to beat St. Patrick’s Day. Regardless of whether your ancestors were from Cork or from nowhere near the Emerald Isle, it's hard to deny the shenanigans and revelry that occurs every year on March 17th. It’s a day of parades, corned beef…
Just because we’ve hit March, that doesn’t mean that winter is over just yet. Even though the end of this dismal season is on March 20th, much of the Northern Hemisphere is still in the midst of a full-blown, chilly, potentially frigid, and snowy winter. But who wants to wait…
Stephen King is often referred to as a master of horror. The title is well-deserved thanks to terrifying novels like The Shining, It, Pet Sematary, Salem’s Lot, and others. He’s also written poignant, coming-of-age stories like The Body, science-fiction tales like The Running Man, dramatic tales like Rita Hayworth and…
Single malt Scotch is often unfairly labeled as “fancy” or “expensive,” when in reality it isn’t. Sure, countless bottles of long-aged, highly acclaimed single malt Scotch whisky fetch thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of dollars. But this is the same for any form of whiskey--bourbon, rye, Canadian whisky, and…
For those who haven’t spent hours studying bartending books and have never worked as a bartender or barback themselves, watching someone mix up a drink at your favorite cocktail bar or speakeasy might make you believe you need a master’s degree in Advanced Mixology to even attempt it at home.…
