Have something to say? Say it with vodka.
Medea Vodka’s bottle has an LED display that holds six messages up to 255 characters each.
The bottle won the double gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Packaging Competition.
Inside the bottle is pot-distilled wheat vodka from Holland that goes for about $40. If you try it, let us know how it is!
Oh, the things you could do with 255 characters (times six!). Here’s just … Read more
For the first time since prohibition, Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, is available in the United States. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, originally known as West India Porter, dates back to 1801, when it was first brewed at St. James’s Gate brewery in Dublin. Guinness FES is brewed with extra hops, giving it a more intense flavor. These extra hops also act as a natural preservative, allowing it to survive long journeys overseas. FES enabled Guinness to … Read more
Welcome autumn with this honeyed cocktail from Grey Goose Vodka! The honey comb garnish is beautiful and delicious. If you want to play with flavors, try blackberry honey, lavender honey, or another floral honey for a more intense taste. Photo and recipe courtesy of Grey Goose Vodka.… Read more
I don’t know about where you are … but where we are it’s damn hot! Here are some recipes to help you manage during this unseasonable heat wave.
When trying to cook or mix drinks with coconut, there can be a bit of confusion. Cartons of coconut water are showing up at grocery stores everywhere … but how are they different from what’s in the cans labeled coconut milk. And which one do you make piña coladas with? Here’s the scoop!
Coconut water
Split open a coconut and the juice you’ll find inside is the coconut water. It tastes like water that slightly … Read more
Champagne cocktails are a fun way to celebrate … or just feel like you’re celebrating. The Shrinking Violet gets its delicate flavor and lovely color from crème de violette, a brandy-based liqueur made with violets. The liqueur gives a delicate sweetness and floral aroma to the cocktail, complementing the champagne rather than covering it up. Add a pansy, violet or viola for garnish!… Read more
Pomegranate juice tastes fantastic in cocktails. Looking at a pomegranate, though, you might be left wondering how to actually get juice out of that thing! Sure, it’s easy enough to find a bottle in the store. But it can be expensive. Maybe you hit the fresh-pomegranate jackpot and want to use the bounty. Or maybe like us you always use fresh juice whenever possible.
Here’s what to do to turn that funky fruit into juice. … Read more
Cocktail Week in San Francisco kicked off this week in the Mission Street digs of the new Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts. The Center is the brain child of Barbary Coast Conservancy of the American Cocktail founders H. Joseph Ehrmann (Elixir), Jeff Hollinger (Comstock Saloon), Duggan McDonnell (Cantina). The yet-to-be-finished space promises to be the gathering and educational space for San Francisco’s exploding mixology scene. We can’t wait!
Cocktail week continues through Monday, September … Read more
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