Beverages

Bargain beverages for bringing to holiday parties

Also, there's a delicious holiday baked good that you must try.

Dec 18, 2024 •

What's in the Gorilla Panic cocktail?

Plus you can get a free subscription to an independent news site that's often funny

Nov 23, 2024 •

Lots of funny jokes popped into my head, but departed like butterflies: Our correspondent samples a fizzy drink laced with THC

Also: Looking back on the Big Lebowski more than a quarter of a century and news you can use.

Oct 25, 2024 •

Fizzy wine in a can!

And some interesting news about the release of interviews with the Rolling Stones from 1972 and how you can be a distiller for a day.

Sep 27, 2024 •

Fine wines from Gary Farrell Winery

And a visit to a chocolate factory and a century-old ice cream parlor

Sep 6, 2024 •

"Upon opening the can one is greeted with a forbidding stench." Or, why I no longer bother to post nasty reviews

Plus news on new drinks, new eateries, and a book that teaches you to make callaloo and saltfish fritters

Aug 10, 2024 •

An effort to resurrect a 3,000-year old beer

And how a fabulous divorcee blew the better part of $100 million while trying to enter the drinks and food business

Jul 26, 2024 •

Hurricane season is here

Plus two books that make fine summer reads

Jul 16, 2024 •

Is America a "binge and abstain" nation?

And some interesting book and drinks news you might have missed.

Jun 27, 2024 •

Wine, whiskey, and alcohol archeology

And a quick thanks to subscribers.

Jun 18, 2024 •

Tonight's tipple: Gin & Tonic, or Vodka & Tonic, or Perhaps Just Tonic

Whichever you choose, a tonic drink is a great way way to beat the summer heat.

Jun 14, 2024 •

Tonight's Tipple: Chicken Cock Kentucky Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Here's what I am having for happy hour tonight.

Jun 7, 2024 •

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