THE AGE OF THE LUXURY COCKTAIL KITS
APPARENTLY luxe cocktail kits are en vogue these days. If you happen to have a few thousand extra dollars to spare that is. Following the launch of the plus $38,OOO Rolls Royce cocktail hamper late last year (featured last issue), Ralph Lauren has followed suit with a limited edition “mixologist... Read More
SOUTHERN COMFORT AND TUACA SOLD
BROWN-FORMAN has reached an agreement to sell its Southern Comfort and Tuaca trademarks to Sazerac for $543.5 million. Brown-Forman Chief Executive Officer Paul Varga said the decision to sell these brands reflects the company’s evolving portfolio strategy and a continuation of its efforts to focus resources on its highest strategic... Read More
BREAKING NEWS GOING TO THE PUB IS GOOD FOR YOU!
WELL, THIS IS A SHOCKER . . . New research from Oxford University has found that regularly going to your local pub makes you happier, healthier and more sociable. Previous research has shown that face-to-face meetings are vital to maintaining friendships, but the beneficial role that pubs have in this... Read More
NITROGEN BEER
ARTICLE BY ANDY CROUCH GUINNESS STOUT may be Ireland’s most popular beer by a distance, but it is the brand’s signature draft presentation that has long set it apart from competitor stouts. Whether presented on tap at a bar or at home through a widget-aided can, the secret behind the... Read More
WARM WINES for COOL WEATHER – UNFAMILIAR CRUS of the SOUTHERN RHÔNE
GENEROUS RED WINE, well suited to this season, are the characteristic products of the Southern Rhône. The wines of this vast region are distinguished from those of the smaller, narrower, more contained Northern Rhône, also a primarily red-wine producer, by a forefront of ripe fruit and a lavish lashing of... Read More
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: IRISH COCKTAIL
ARTICLE BY PINK LADY WE LUPEC LADIES are very fond of St. Patrick’s Day and feel fortunate to live in a city that celebrates the holiday so robustly. You could take part in shenanigans at any number of bars in our fair city, or avoid the madness and the masses... Read More
If it’s March . . . we must be talking about Irish Whiskey
ARTICLE BY LEW BRYSON Try as it may, Irish whiskey cannot get away from the March Spike brought on by America’s obsession with St. Patrick’s Day. Sure, people drink more of it through the rest of the year now – the sales numbers are undeniable. But to many, the only... Read More