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Drinks After Dark

Archive for August 2008

August 24th, 2008

Nominated for the Hot Blogger Calendar

OK, this is cool. I don’t know who did it, but I’ve been nominated for the Hot Blogger Calendar. They’re only taking nominations till tonight, and they’re basing it on how many nominations the person gets. I’m up against some pretty stiff competition, so get’cher ass over to the site and nominate me!
I […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 2 comments

August 24th, 2008

Bourbon Barrel Furniture

mmmm. I want to get all of my furniture from these guys. Not only is this stuff gorgeous, but I bet is smells amazing. May as well carry my love for good bourbon throughout the entire house!

The furniture is made from reclaimed bourbon barrels from Bardstown, Kentucky. Usually, the used barrels are only used […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 1 comment

August 21st, 2008

Snake Whiskey

(image, Life’s a gasp)
Yep, that’s exactly what it looks like. A snake in a bottle of alcohol. Snake Whiskey.
What is snake whiskey? Well, it’s madness, a bottle of whiskey with a dead cobra inside,pieces of snake skin floating around in it, nasty! [source]
I, personally, didn’t find it nasty. […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 7 comments

August 19th, 2008

Wine Searcher: The Industry Go To

I’m a full-on spirits girl. I love my hard alcohol.

Don’t get me wrong, I like wine too, but I really KNOW spirits. Now that Drinks After Dark is my own world, I need to start being schooled more about wine. I’m learning. Quite seriously, actually.
In the process of my education, I found […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 2 comments

August 18th, 2008

Red Bull gives you…. heart damage?

Oy. Based on this study, I will never, ever drink a Red Bull and Vodka ever again.
Researchers in Australia have found that just one sugar free can of Red Bull raised the level of stickiness of the blood and could lead to the formation of blood clots.
But according to Dr. Scott Willoughby, of […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 4 comments

August 17th, 2008

VinoCamp 2008 Wrap Up, In Pictures

Yesterday, the first (annual, we hope) VinoCamp Vancouver. I covered several of the sessions, found a Riesling I actually really enjoy (which is unusual for me), and became a hardcore Riedel glass convert.
Here’s some of the great shots from participants yesterday.

Image source: Megan Cole. You can […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 0 comments

August 17th, 2008

Paris Hilton Makes Wine

Who knew? I found out at VinoCamp.

The drink is described as: "The perfect ’starter drink’ for your night or a special pleasure as a reward at the end of the day." Paris has launched a new "bubbly blonde" drink - which comes in original, passion fruit and strawberry.
Of course she has. She already has her […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 0 comments

August 16th, 2008

Wine Blogging

Kelly and Annie write Full Bodied. Annie has a great wine rack. So does Kelly.

See? Great Wine Rack.
Annie and Kelly write Full Bodied. They talk about wine, and, well, wine. Check them out. They also blogged VinoCamp. It’s all so very good.
Tags: VinoCamp, VinoCamp08

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By Colleen Coplick -- 0 comments

August 16th, 2008

Organic and Sustainable Wine

France.
If you want to look at organic wine, you have to look at France, where it started.  A gazillion years ago.
The one thing to understand about organic wine is that there are 100s of wines you’ll never see on an “organic” shelf in the liquor store. They, much like several of the organic vegetable […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 0 comments

August 16th, 2008

The Glass as a Messenger

Wine is the message. The glass is the messenger.
The senses are the first things that help you taste wine. Your eyes let you take everything in, and then your sense of touch. You feel a smooth round stem with Riedel.
There’s some controversy over stemless glasses, but have you noticed, that when you knock […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 1 comment