Alcohol

George Lee’s “a date with wine”

George Lee’s “a date with wine”

For those of you who like to drink alone and are not seasoned enough to finish a bottle on your own or simply cannot finish a bottle in one sitting, New York-based designer George Lee, founder of le moutin noir & co, has your back with his new dated wine stopper.  Equipped with twistable date(…)

Great Lakes Christmas Ale

Great Lakes Christmas Ale

If you live on the eastern side of the Mississippi and looking for some yuletide cheer, the brewmasters at Great Lakes Brewing Company based out of Cleveland, Ohio have something that will make this upcoming Christmas season much more enjoyable or at least tolerable depending on how annoying your family may be.   Beyond having a(…)

A Tasting | Glenmorangie Original

A Tasting | Glenmorangie Original

When it is only Tuesday evening and you have over 50 hours of work in, a good single malt scotch is not only suggested, it is required for the survival of those around you. I happen to be having one of those weeks… actually it seems to have been on repeat for the past year(…)

A Tasting | North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner

A Tasting | North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner

It is starting to become that perfect time of the year. Football season is just getting started, the days are warm but not so hot that you feel like you’re in an oven and the nights are cool to a point where a hoodie and sandals is more than enough. One way to further maximize(…)

Alcoholic Milk Cartons

Alcoholic Milk Cartons

Grade school was a great time. Homework was easy, responsibilities were nowhere to be found and for a few bucks I had unlimited cartons of white and chocolate milk. All was right with the world. If only these same principles could be found when you’re all grown up and spend most of your time in(…)

Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky

Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky

In 1907, Ernest Shackleton, an old Irish-Anglo explorer, headed down to the South Pole as part of the Nimrod expedition that took man farther South than man has ever traveled at the time. As part of this expedition, Ernest misplaced several crates of his most important gear, his favorite Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt whisky,(…)

Operation Cookout | Your Guide to Summertime Success

Operation Cookout | Your Guide to Summertime Success

Good cookouts don’t just happen. Last thing you want to do is have your friends come over to your place and the only thing you can offer is a half pack of hot dogs, empty propane tank and Bud Light Lime. It just seems half-assed and afterthought so surprise your friends this 4th to truly(…)

Drink Combinations for Summer

Drink Combinations for Summer

The season has finally come where you can get outside, fire up your grill and enjoy everything that nature and summer have to offer. One item that is at times a prerequisite for enjoying the summer afternoon is a cold beverage, but have you ever noticed that besides those few random drinks in college such(…)

A Tasting: Laleure Vineyards

A Tasting: Laleure Vineyards

Recently, a group of friends invited me on a wine tour through some of the wineries of the always weather changing Northeast Ohio. Naturally being curious and inquisitive person that I am, how could I resist and from this trip I feel compelled to you about Laleure Vineyards. Tucked away 40 miles east of Cleveland(…)

Crystal Head Vodka

Crystal Head Vodka

First launched in Southern California in September, 2008, Crystal Head Vodka is produced by Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Ltd who is based out of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  This quadruple-distilled and triple charcoal filtered vodka is even finished off by triple filtration through Herkimer diamonds.  Yeah, I asked the same thing.  Why the hell(…)