Drinks After Dark

November 20th, 2008

Bourbon TV

The CBS Early Show stole my idea! They beat me to the Bourbon Trail by just one day.
While I’ll be telling you a whole lot about bourbon and how it’s made, and all about my trip to Kentucky and Tennessee, you can get a visual sneak peek on Sunday morning.
A crew from the CBS Early […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 0 comments

November 7th, 2008

Old-School Cuban Beer Returns

The Bacardi Family and Company “grew up” on the island of Cuba. Bacardi Rum was made on the island, but it wasn’t considered a refined drink at the time. In 1920, the family had started distilleries in other cities, and introduced a new beer: Hatuey.
Hatuey was a chief from Hispaniola, who lived in the […]

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October 26th, 2008

Smart people are drunks

According to a study by Dr. G. David Batty, from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and colleagues report in the American Journal of Public Health.
Batty’s team examined the associations between IQ scores obtained when 8,170 boys and girls were 10 years old and their alcohol intake and any problems when they were 30 years […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 2 comments

October 10th, 2008

A Must Have for Guinness Lovers

There are plenty of reasons to raise a pint to the Irish. Saint Patrick, the Blarney Stone, Leprechauns.
All of those reasons might be lovely, but one of the best reasons to raise a pint to the Irish is that in 1759, young Arthur Guinness founded a brewery at St. James’s Gate, and crafted a hearty, […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 1 comment

October 5th, 2008

Jim Beam Visitor’s Experience

Jim Beam bourbon recently announced a new, multi-million dollar Visitor’s Experience project at the Clearmont, KY distillery.

(L to R): Master Distiller Fred Noe (great-grandson of Jim Beam), head of the Visitor’s Experience Project Jim Beam Noe (great-grandson of Jim Beam), Kentucky Tourism Secretary Marcheta Sparrow and Jeff Conder, VP for North American Operations for Beam […]

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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

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 […]

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August 11th, 2008

Mutineer Magazine: a new voice

Martini Groove described this magazine as “Take a bit of Maxim, add some A.D.D., throw in some comic book stylings, then get drunk.”
Sounds like my kinda reading material!
Mutineer Magazine isn’t for the amateur mixologist looking to learn the newest, coolest drink (if you’re looking for that kind of content, you’re best to head […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 2 comments

June 16th, 2008

What to do with all those corks

At home, I have a box of corks that represent many fantastic evenings and bottles savored. I’ve seen people do some lovely things with their corks - even something as simple as displaying them on the wall in a glass case works. Their rough texture and symbolism co-mingle to provide an impressive representation of a […]

By Rachel Segal -- 5 comments

June 11th, 2008

Wine…sans sugar?

Laura from Luxist talks about Chateau Thomas Winery’s recently announced an artificially sweetened line of wines…their pitch:
No Sugar, No Carbs, No Fats, No Aftertaste, No KIDDING!
Hmm…oddly enough both Laura and the article on IndyStar.com tout the wine as being “no-calorie” - but I didn’t see that anywhere on the Chateau Thomas website to confirm […]

By Rachel Segal -- 1 comment