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1. Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon, Aged 7 Years Review

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   On a recent outing to Costco, we ran across a new item, the Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon. You might be thinking, really, Costco is making bourbon now? Well, Costco isn't really making bourbon; they sourced it from one of the distilleries and private labelled it. Given the price at $19.99, I was game to ...Read More

2. The Rules - Things A Man Should Know About Drinking

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   A few years ago, Esquire put out a terrific list of rules that every man, and we mean EVERY man should know. Here are a few of our favorites: #9 Garnish matters. #13 At the office holiday party, have one fewer drink than your boss. #24 On those chrome, hourglass-shaped bar measuring cups, the big side is the ...Read More

3. Football Drinks & Cocktails

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   College, NFL it is Fall and that means I don't leave the house in Saturdays and rarely on a Sunday. What to do while watching 12 hours of straight football? Cocktails! Football Drinks   Got a cocktails honoring your favorite team? We want to hear about it!Read More

4. Drink Recipes that Glow

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   I'm often asked how to make glow-in-the-dark cocktails. This can't really be done but you can make blacklight-reactive drinks and use glow in the dark accessories for some neat effects. Tonic water is made from quinine. This bitter-tasting soda-like water is made from the bark of the cinchona tree found in the Andes mountains. It ...Read More

5. D'usse Cognac VSOP Review

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   D'usse Cognac VSOP is the lastest offering from Bacardi's Chateau de Cognac, the Cognac house that produces Baron Otard.  This is not your ordinary bottle of Cognac.  It's producers have gone for a completely different look on the bottle.  It's a bit gothic, a bit midieval with a double cross on a squat bottle with ...Read More