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Tru (True) Blood: Not Just For Vampires Anymore
I love, love, love True Blood. I have read all of the books, watched the TV shows and even attended True Blood fan events through the Paley Center (for all of you True Blood fans out there, Vampire Eric and Werewolf Alcide look as good in person). Imagine my delight when we received a couple ...Read More
D'usse Cognac VSOP Review
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
Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon, Aged 7 Years Review
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
Celebrate Repeal Day December 5th!
It's that time of year again. No, not annual holiday celebration, it is something else. This Tuesday we celebrate the end to a dark time in American history, the passing of the 21 Amendment, thus repealing the 18th (aka Prohibition). For cocktails, however, Prohibition was a huge success. During Prohibition, people were drinking more than ...Read More
Cocktail Q & A - Tall Drinks
Dear Barkeep, Is it customary to charge extra when someone orders a "tall" cocktail? I always thought that a tall meant more mix, not more alcohol, so what's with the extra $? Greed? Signed, Broke Alcoholic A: This seems to cause quite a bit of confusion and I cannot find a good definition. I have a feeling this ...Read More
