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Often times, when we're talking about the etymology of drinks, we point to the bartender or bar that made a cocktail popular -- not its original inventor, but its greatest spokesperson. For a good example of this, look at Wikipedia's brief history of the Cosmo, which points to several different possible creations of the drink, then admits that as much as anything else, the credit for its popularity belongs to Sex and the City.
I was reminded of the video just posted on Grantland's YouTube network, detailing the
John Daly (Or, Sans Vodka, the Arnold Palmer)
by Dennis Mayer December 7th, 2012 | Cocktails, Mixed Drinks
New Amsterdam Vodka
by Jason Lightner November 21st, 2012 | Liquor
Where can one procure a bottle of vodka for less than $15 that is both flavorful and unlikely to cause a horrible next morning? Apparently at the state-run liquor stores here in sunny Philadelphia!
Out of all the brands I could have taken home the other night, one in particular really stuck out; I guess I just keep striking gold. Ladies and gentlemen, New Amsterdam Vodka. Adorned in a stylish glass bottle with soft angles and a bold blue label, New Amsterdam's neutral spirit is anything but. Five-times distilled,
Martinis make drinking a full-time job.
– Me
Out of all the brands I could have taken home the other night, one in particular really stuck out; I guess I just keep striking gold. Ladies and gentlemen, New Amsterdam Vodka. Adorned in a stylish glass bottle with soft angles and a bold blue label, New Amsterdam's neutral spirit is anything but. Five-times distilled,
007
by Dennis Mayer November 9th, 2012 | Cocktails
This week will mark the release of Skyfall, the third movie in the Daniel Craig-starring reboot of the James Bond movies. With it, reports are that Bond's choice of libations are going awry. The drink of choice in this picture? It's going to be a Heineken, apparently, after a 45-million-pound payment from the Dutch brewer helped to balance the movie's budget.
That's all well and good, I suppose. They paid the money, they call the shots. But Bond drinking beer? At first glance, it just seem wrong -- and until now this new series of movies seemed to get
That's all well and good, I suppose. They paid the money, they call the shots. But Bond drinking beer? At first glance, it just seem wrong -- and until now this new series of movies seemed to get
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
by Jason Lightner November 7th, 2012 | Liquor
I'm on a bit of a clear liquor kick recently and, having just dropped by one of the many state-owned liquor stores here in the great commonwealth, verily I returned with a large bounty of offbeat spirits at fair prices. I live in a pretty sketchy part of town, mind you, so my trips to these stores are few, but they're usually an intriguing adventure. This story, however, is not the one where I had to continually navigate around the college girl in the paint-smattered green hoodie and the hipster glasses, or how I needed to repeatedly excuse myself
Finlandia Vodka
by Jason Lightner October 24th, 2012 | Liquor
Vodka is a spirit that's difficult to get wrong. After all, it's a neutral spirit which doesn't require aging, it's colorless, and rarely will one be put off because their vodka smells or tastes like vodka. Let's be frank – you've got to work pretty hard to screw up vodka. Burnett's does a pretty good job of making a mockery out of our dear friend, with its endless varieties of poorly crafted flavored vodkas, and a subpar unflavored vodka that makes one consider that maybe their definition of "triple distilled" isn't the same as everyone else's.
Meanwhile the martini, dear
Meanwhile the martini, dear