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Drink of the Week: The Egg Sour
A coworker of mine pointed out to me recently that a good chunk of my post on eggnog from Christmas of 2011 consisted of warnings, provisos, and disclaimers about the use of raw egg. Well, I included...
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Drink of the Week: The Vieux Carre
Like most Americans, I’m not exactly a polyglot. Four years of junior high and high school Spanish have been of great assistance in helping me to order items at taco trucks; three quarters of college...
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Mountain Dew Kickstart Adventure Starring BMX Pros Chad DeGroot and Mark...
Image Credit: Rob Dolecki/DigBMX.com When Mountain Dew gave me the opportunity to head down to Orlando, Florida for two days to learn how to ride bikes with professional BMX riders Chad DeGroot and...
View ArticleCrown Royal On Point: Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri has been a creative force in the music industry for more than twenty years. The founder of So So Def Records single handedly put Atlanta at the forefront of the R&B music scene....
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Drink of the Week: The Meyer 100 Proof Bourbon Semi-Sour
Corrections and retractions time. Though I totally stand behind my creation last year of the Meyer Canadian Semi-Sour, I was perhaps wrong when I described the wondrous Meyer lemon as “partly an...
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Drink of the Week: The Shamrock Sour
Okay, we admit that St. Patrick’s Day is nearly a fortnight away, but the tireless promoters of the alcoholic industrial complex have been hard at work plying me with bottles of top-quality hooch and...
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Drink of the Week: The Conhattan
With St. Patrick’s Day 2013 nearly upon us, we’re featuring the second of two cocktails that claim some sort of association with the Emerald Isle and it’s descendents in the vast Irish diaspora. Last...
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Grub for Guys: March Madness Spread
March Madness, like most big sporting events, has become a free-for-all of food options. But just because the Madison Avenue crowd tries to pump your eyes and ears full of pizza, tacos and subs, you...
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The Italian Mistress
I’m guessing that, even if you weren’t getting hammered specifically on Conhattans or Shamrock Sours last weekend, at least a few of you were overindulging. For your sake, I’m hoping you weren’t...
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Drink of the Week: The Fáilte
If you’re looking from tips on how to pronounce the name of this week’s drink, you’re barking up the wrong tree. For one thing, my secretive communications with the dark forces that provide me with...
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Drink of the Week: The Corpse Reviver
As promised when I took on the Corpse Reviver #2 last June, I’ve finally gotten around to the less known apparent original drink to bear the name. While my first attempts at a Corpse Reviver made it...
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Drink of the Week: The Tipperary
If you’ve heard of the Irish town of Tipperary, and you’re not from Ireland or the UK, odds are it isn’t because of this cocktail but because of the song, “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.” Gary Regan...
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The Paris Manhattan
There’s a movie out right now called “Paris-Manhattan” but that is actually just a pretty massive coincidence. I haven’t seen this French homage to the films of Woody Allen, but I’m certainly willing...
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Highland Park introduces Loki
After trying Thor last year, we had the opportunity to check out the latest release for Highland Park’s Valhalla Collection, a set of four unique whiskies taking inspiration from the Nordic gods of...
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Try a CoronaRita for Cinco de Mayo
When you look at this photo, you can’t help but think about partying on Cinco de Mayo. If you love partying like we do, you definitely love this holiday, and this drink can definitely add to the...
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The Bulleit Rye Mint Julep for Derby weekend
We love celebrating the Kentucky Derby, and one critical component has to be enjoying a Mint Julep which is the drink you’ll see everywhere during Derby weekend. Here’s a great recipe: Ingredients: 1.5...
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Drink of the Week: The Casa Noble Margarita
Can you feel the excitement in the air? Or, maybe it’s just the sound of boxes of bourbon and tequila being shipped all across the country as we approach Cinco de Mayo this Sunday and Derby Day...
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2013 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
The key to shopping for your mom, wife or anyone else on your Mother’s Day list is to put some thought into the gift. Even if you’re just getting flowers, you should go the extra mile with a card that...
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Drink of the Week: The Brancamenta Giulebbe di Menta
So, yeah, last week we hit Cinco de Mayo pretty good here at DOTW central, and we pretty much ignored Derby Day, but better late than never as we’ve got a very nice Mint Julep variation with a bit of...
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The Drinks of Hollywood Blvd, or TCM 2013: A Booze Odyssey
Booze and the movies go way back. From the self-medicating part-time hooker heroine of 1931′s “Safe in Hell” — a highlight of 2013′s Turner Classic Movies Festival — to the lovable dipsomaniacs of “The...
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