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1. The Rules - Things A Man Should Know About Drinking

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   A few years ago, Esquire put out a terrific list of rules that every man, and we mean EVERY man should know. Here are a few of our favorites: #9 Garnish matters. #13 At the office holiday party, have one fewer drink than your boss. #24 On those chrome, hourglass-shaped bar measuring cups, the big side is the ...Read More

2. Football Drinks & Cocktails

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   College, NFL it is Fall and that means I don't leave the house in Saturdays and rarely on a Sunday. What to do while watching 12 hours of straight football? Cocktails! Football Drinks   Got a cocktails honoring your favorite team? We want to hear about it!Read More

3. Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon, Aged 7 Years Review

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   On a recent outing to Costco, we ran across a new item, the Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon. You might be thinking, really, Costco is making bourbon now? Well, Costco isn't really making bourbon; they sourced it from one of the distilleries and private labelled it. Given the price at $19.99, I was game to ...Read More

4. D'usse Cognac VSOP Review

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   D'usse Cognac VSOP is the lastest offering from Bacardi's Chateau de Cognac, the Cognac house that produces Baron Otard.  This is not your ordinary bottle of Cognac.  It's producers have gone for a completely different look on the bottle.  It's a bit gothic, a bit midieval with a double cross on a squat bottle with ...Read More

5. How Many Shots Are in a Fifth?

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   Q: Marlene writes, "How many ounces are in a 1/5th bottle of vodka?" A: First, let's use a 1 oz shot for this exercise. Next, what exactly is a fifth? It is an old measurement for a bottle of booze. It refers to the fact that the bottles were 1/5th of a gallon. These days most ...Read More