ANTI-AGEING GIN
A COCKTAIL that helps revitalize the skin? This one may sound too good to be true but food and drinks innovation company Bompas & Parr says it has created a new gin that contains “age-defying botanicals”, including drinkable pure collagen. Created for Warner Leisure Hotels, the gin is said to... Read More
BROWN-FORMAN LOOKS TO SCOTLAND
THE COMPANY behind Jack Daniel’s Whiskey is getting back into the Scotch biz. Brown-Forman is investing approximately $416.3 million to snap up the BenRiach Distillery and its three single-malt Scotch whisky brands as part of a continued push to reshape its portfolio. The deal will see the distillery’s brands –... Read More
EAT, DRINK AND BE HEALTHY . . . AND LIVE LONGER
by HARVEY FINKEL, MD A QUESTION OCCURRED to me recently during a discussion of a related subject with colleagues of the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research. How do we know that the healthfulness of alcohol is enhanced by drinking during meals, often almost assumed as a given? What is... Read More
WINE+FOOD=HAPPY LIFE?
HERE’S SOME WINE NEWS to raise a glass to! Up to a third of a bottle of wine with a meal every day results in a more positive outlook on life and fewer sicknesses. This is no secret in Mediterranean cultures, where a wine is a standard component of a... Read More
WINE . . . GOOD FOR THE GUT?
THE HEALTH BENEFITS of wine have long been extolled but mainly those are for heart and mind health. Now scientists have found that it may also be good for the digestive system as new research points to a glass of wine being good for the gut. A study published in science examined factors... Read More
THE BUZZ ON COFFEE BEERS
by Lew Bryson ONE OF THE FIRST COFFEE BEERS I ever had was Berkshire Brewing’s COFFEEHOUSE PORTER, made with organic coffee from Dean’s Beans, in Orange, Massachusetts. The idea of a porter with coffee in it was irresistible, and the beer delivered on every bit of that. Coffeehouse is still... Read More
THE ULTIMATE WINE HOARDER
THIS TAKES WINE collecting to a whole new level. A cache of over 22OO bottles of wine was recently discovered in the garage of an Aer Lingus pilot in England after he passed away. Sometime in the 197Os the unnamed man began collecting wine, picking up a case from duty-free... Read More
BRITISH BUBBLY BESTS FRANCE
CALL IT THE JUDGMENT of Paris . . . British style. In April, France’s top wine judges rated English sparkling higher than Champagne in a blind tasting. A selection of English sparkling wines, divided into three categories and tasted blind with comparable Champagnes, resulted in the English coming out on... Read More
THE WORLD’S BEST SOMMELIER IS . . .
SWEDEN can take bragging rights for being home to the world’s best sommelier! Swedish native Arvid Rosengren took the title this year as the Best Sommelier in the World after a grueling four day Concours du Meilleur Sommelier du Monde competition in Mendoza, Argentina, where 61 sommeliers competed for the... Read More
SAINT CROIX RUM FIX
PINK LADY’S ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH SAINT CROIX RUM FIX by Pink Lady AS THE DAYS GROW LONGER and warmer our thoughts turn to porch drinks – the type of cocktails you want to sip on a veranda as you watch the sun go down. Or, if you live... Read More