Before you purchase the gift of wine for your loved ones this year you may want to read up on ‘why’ you’re buying a specific wine or which wine is best for the occasion. Sure, you can go blindly into the wilderness of Christmas (or Holiday) shopping or you can learn up on it. You’d [...]
It’s all the rage. USDA certified organic products are cropping up everywhere in marketplaces across many industries. We’re not talking about a Kosher product exactly, but a certified and monitored crop which is considered organic by the United States Department of Agriculture. Why is this so important? Certain folks believe in using only all natural [...]
When it comes to popular alcoholic beverages both mixed and straight, vodka is high on the list. It’s a mysterious clear liquid containing water and ethanol (known by frat’s as grain alcohol) How does vodka make us the superior race on Earth? Who else would figure out how to take potatoes, grain or molasses and [...]
Brandy, short for Brandywine, is a really strong wine. In Dutch the translation of Brandywine (or brandewijn) is “fire wine” which is a great definition for the term Brandy, a wine that had more alcohol content than that of wine. For hundreds of years people have been enjoying brandy, usually as an after-dinner drink. There [...]
In the first episode of the Everyday Drinkers podcast we mention two key recipes, the Mai Tai and The Golden Eye, here are the recipes we used for our drinks. We chose them for two reasons, their easy to make and require very little ‘rare’ ingredients, we’re trying to make a “common man” recipe, that [...]
Our debut episode is ready for download! Episode one is entitled Ho Ho Ho And A Bottle of Rum and Coke and we discuss all the magic of Rum in all its shapes and size. What are we drinking? Captain Morgan Private Stock, Goslings Black Seal, Appletons Reserve and Ray and Nephew Overproof rum. We [...]
Grenadine is used for many drinks to sweeten them up, color them or just a staple additive for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, but what exactly is it? Ask a friend and they’ll probably say it’s some type of cherry syrup. Wrong. If you’re French you’re probably saying “Duh!” because the word grenadine is a [...]
If you’re looking for a top shelf beer, love a good brown ale, Sam Smith’s Nut Brown Ale is one of the best in the business. Prepare yourself for a silk smooth brown ale and for the sticker shock that follows. In New Hampshire, you’re looking at a 4-pack price of $10.99 for this lovely [...]
If you’ve got a loved one that takes a fancy to beers you’ll want to find them a beer related present this holiday season. Let’s assume you’ll spend $25.00 to $50.00 on your gift this holiday and you know their into beers of all shapes and sizes. First idea, a beer stein. If they’re into [...]
A refreshing pale ale, one of the most wide spread beer styles on the planet. How is Stone Mill Pale Ale differentiate itself against all other brands? It’s certified by the USDA as using 100% organic hops in the recipe. The big thing, lately, is to have “organic” in the name because it helps to [...]
