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
Ingredients
1 oz Cabo Reposado tequila
1 oz Cabo Blanco tequila
1 oz Clamato juice
Instructions
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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If you spent your childhood zapping Space Invaders, this ice cube tray from Fred offers a way to warm your heart while cooling your drink.
The Ice Invaders silicon tray makes ice cubes shaped like the aliens in the classic 1980s video game.
So fire up the Atari 2600, and make the cocktail on the rocks!
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During tough economic times, the ability to sneak booze from home when going out is crucial. And the makers of the secret binoculars flask are here to help!
With two 8 ounce chambers, you can bring two different kinds of hooch to the nose-bleed section at baseball games, the opera, Jimmy Buffet concerts — anywhere drunkenness is preferable and binoculars are not a really strange thing for you to be carrying around.
So whether you’re … Read more
Research is finally supporting what many of us already knew: Bacon helps relieve a hangover.
Despite all the hangover cures in a box, can or bottle, most people I know head for the tried-and-true greasy diner meal for relief.
Apparently, there are scientific reasons for this, according to the Newcastle University Centre for Life:
“Bread is high in carbohydrates and bacon is full of protein, which breaks down into amino acids. Your body needs these
Fifteen margaritas for $18? Not bad. Sauza is introducing its “Margarita-in-a-box,” hoping that the home-bartending trend will expand to include pre-mixed cocktails. Sauza says this will be the first boxed margarita with real tequila on the market.
The Wall Street Journal notes that two other major liquor companies plan to release pre-mixed cocktails this summer, suggesting that perhaps distillers are hedging their bets.
The artisan cocktail movement has thrived in bars and at home during … Read more
Bourbon on a stick, anyone?
The folks at Lollyphile in San Francisco “put some sweetness in the sour mash” to provide the world with bourbon lollipops.
The company also makes absinthe lollipops. (As well as maple bacon pops. Bacon is second only to booze, people.)
Buy 4 for $10 … or 36 for $52!
This is inspiring me to experiment with some boozy lollipop recipes myself.
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