It was inevitable that someone would combine potato chips and beer into one über-snack.
With all the exotic flavors of potato chips out there, it was only matter of time before the simple pleasure of beer and chips was combined into one product.
… Read moreThese babies are thick-cut kettle style chips with a serious coating of sugar and salt and to top it off, covered with a major dose of the world’s most perfect beverage beer.
When I first saw the Gioia Luisa Lemoncello Creme bottle, I knew that something delicious was inside. And I was right.
This liqueur is creamy and sweet with a very pleasant lemon flavor.
The milky mouthfeel lends richness without a heavy or syrupy feeling. Without being too sugary, it gives you a pleasant lemon candy flavor with some alcohol punch.
As with other limoncello, there is no tartness since only the zest of the lemon … Read more
Cocktail week is back again with an opening gala at Le Colonial tonight and after party at 15 Romolo. Tomorrow, Harry Denton’s Starlight Room hosts a US Bartender’s Guild National Competition with a host of celebrity judges, after party at Cantina. Events continue throughout the week, the highlight being Thursday’s Bar School, a series of classes taught t by SF’s best bartenders in their native environment. Saturday, I am looking forward to the North Beach … Read more
Some people are paying thousands of dollars for vintage scotch. And scientists say a lot of it is fake. (Well, it’s real scotch … just faked to seem old.)
How can they tell? Easy. Scotch made after 1950 has more radioactive particles due to the proliferation of nuclear bomb testing.
… Read more“So far there have probably been more fakes among the samples we’ve tested than real examples of old whisky.”
The technique the scientists use is
This boozy brownie recipe mixes a creamy chocolatey topping with the bite of whiskey for a dessert that I just can’t stop eating!
You can, of course, make it without the whiskey — but why would you want to?
Whiskey Brownies Ingredients¾ cup flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
2 tbs. water
2 eggs
1 (6 oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup … Read more
It being Cinco de Mayo, the folks at Asylum.com, with the help of Joanne Weir author of “Tequila: A Guide to Types, Flights, Cocktails, and Bites along with a few thoughts from Beam Global Tequila Ambassadors Jaime Rodriguez, Jaime Salas and Eddie Perales — the guys behind Sauza’s Hornitos tequila.
“As Weir stresses the spirit deserves a finer appreciation than it normally receives on the sticky floor of a frat house.”
This is a prefect … Read more
It isn’t Cinco de Mayo without margaritas! (OK, so it technically still would be the 5th of May. But not as fun.)
Here are some great recipes for your fiesta.
Whether it’s a classic margarita on the rocks or a frozen concoction with new flavors, it’s margarita time!
Cabo Wabo, the Ultra Premium Tequila created by the Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar suggests we all rock out this Cinco de Mayo. To help out, they created these Tequila cocktails in the fun-loving spirit of Cabo San Lucas.
Cabo Alemja Ingredients1 oz Cabo Reposado tequila
1 oz Cabo Blanco tequila
1 oz Clamato juice
Shake it up and serve over ice in a salt-rimmed rocks glass. Rock it out with a lime wheel.… Read more
Le Tourment Vert Absinthe Francaise is now the first absinthe in the sky and it’s only on Virgin America. To launch mile-high absinthe cocktails in style, Le Tourment is giving away 2 Free Tickets to anywhere Virgin America flies. How can you win? Choose a city where Virgin America flies and share why you love to travel there (map above). So picture yourself enjoying Le Tourment at 40,000 feet as you jet off to a … Read more
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