No matter if you’re drinking vodka, gin, rum, or whiskey, your booze of choice came from a plant of one form or another. the Drunken Botanist ($12) takes a look at this grand tradition of fermentation and distillation, with tons of information and stories about various drinks. And should you think it’s all just boring facts, rest assured that the 400-page book also contains over 50 drink recipes, as well as growing tips for those looking to grow their own garnishes. Source:The Drunken Botanist
What you saw this week on facebook hardly qualifies as fodder for stimulating conversation in a real social setting. Before your next dinner party, happy hour, or weekend get-together, try reading something worth talking about. Whiskey? Gin? the little hardcover Books that comprise the Edible Series explore the history and the minutiae of human consumption. Read up & you’ll be spitting facts. {Buy It}
Don’t confuse hot Vodka for warm vodka — that’s just gross. Instead, Stoli Hot Vodka ($TBA) is designed to trump normal pepper vodka by bringing some actual mouth-heat, thanks to the spicy jalapeño flavor that arrives on the tails of a hint of smoke. Now when you order your bloody mary “spicy as hell”, the barkeep will actually have something worthwhile to mix with the tall glass of Sriracha he’s making for you. {Source Stoli Hot Vodka}
Beer tastes best when chilled and Singha Beer Bag helps to do that, even on move, without compromising on style. Here’s one such elegant packaging design for the whiskey guzzlers too. If you are a fan of the spirits from Johnnie Walker’s stable, its time for you to savor their whiskey Gold Label in a new style, which is serving the drink chilled! France based QSLD Paris has created a new packaging for you to enjoy your drink better. All you need to do us place it in the freezer and then transfer it to the ice Pillar when you plan to serve drinks. This Ice Pillar cabinet comes coated with interiors coated in gold leaf to match the Gold Label it houses.
The transparent outer cabinet shows the ice that will be placed around the bottle. Moreover, you will find the cabinet adorned with a gold anodized metal ring and embossed logos. I say bottoms up!
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While i was at a spa in Hong Kong they used to have fruit floating in the water, while the taste was delicious the floating pieces were not as pleasant. The Ceylon Pitcher ($30) from CB2 is our new BFF, not to mention our summer salvation! The Ceylon comes with a removable filter, which you can fill with cucumbers, mint leaves, tea leaves, what have you. Fill the other side with water, sangria, vodka, what have you.
November 23rd, 2009
David
Any man feels a need to have a well stocked bar, Me included so I Recently purchased alot of liquor. I bought Vodka, Gin, Amaretto, Rum, Scotch, Martini Mixes, Lime Juice, Grenadine, Kalhua & Sweet & Sour mix. Now i know what your thinking, thats alot of gear for 1 bar but what i was surprised to find out is that i was always missing something. I came accross a number of iPhone apps and i was so excited because they have a feature that allows you to find any drink based on the ingrediants you enter. For example if i put vodka and rum in the app it will tell me 12 Drinks i can make with those 2 ingrediant combination. After reviewing the 12 i felt upset because i could only make 3 i would be here for ever trying to find all the drinks i could make.
If only there was a program that you enter ALL your ingredients and it will tell you all possible drinks you can make. Now that is a feature i yearned for a long long time. Intill recently i came apon Mixology which sports a brand new feature called Liquor Cabinet. It lets you enter all the liquor and mixer types you have on hand—and find all the cocktails you’re able to make. Full Specs Below. Drink Responsably.
Mixologist is the ultimate drink recipe and bartending guide for the iPhone.
- Browse and search through 7,900+ drink recipes and 1,300+ ingredients.
- Drink categories include Cocktails, Martinis, Shooters, Jello Shots, Hot Drinks, Punches, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, and Favorite Recipes.
- The “Liquor Cabinet” tab lets you enter all the liquor and mixer types you have on hand—and find all the cocktails you’re able to make.
- The “Random” tab has a slot machine interface, which lets you find random recipes based on liquor, mixer, and glassware criteria.
- The Cabinet and Random features are user-friendly because we’ve broken down 1,300+ ingredients into 87 categories.
- Choose between Metric and Imperial (US) units for all recipes with the click of one button.
- Find the closest liquor stores using GPS and Google Maps.
- Learn bartending techniques & terminology.
- Share recipes with friends via email, Facebook, and Twitter.
- Add your own custom recipes (paid version only).
- Select a random drink from any list you’re currently viewing (paid version only)
