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The Weird Affinity Between ZU Vodka and Cocchi Americano

 

ZU vodka, known in the rest of the world as Zubrowka, is starting to appear in more serious drinks than just mixed with the usual apple juice.

 

Oddly enough, in each of these better drinks in which I've seen ZU used, it has been used in concert with Cocchi Americano. 

At Providence in Los Angeles:

Ellis Island
ZU Bison Grass Vodka, Cocchi Americano, Gruner Vetliner wine, and celery bitters

At AQ restaurant in San Francisco:

 

Bison Rose
Zubroska Bison Grass Vodka, Cocchi Americano, Meyer Lemon, Rosemary Shrub

At Blackbird in San Francisco:

Golden Glove
Zu vodka, Cocchi Americano, Apple Juice, Celery Bitters

Weird.

Good Booze, Bad Booze: Wine Not

 
One day science says drinking will make you live forever. The next day science says it will kill you tomorrow. Good Booze, Bad Booze is an Alcademics category where I put all these stories together. 

2/1/12:  Daily glass of red wine might not be good for you [link] 

From the Montreal Gazette: "Researchers there have found a widely held belief linking low amounts of alcohol consumption with heart disease prevention is still inconclusive."

 

Previous Good Booze, Bad Booze

1/19/12:  Science Proves that Alcohol is Fun [link] 

1/19/12:  The Personality Trait Linking Alcohol to Aggression [link] 

1/19/12:  10 Surprising Health Benefits of Beer [link] 

 12/27/11:  Prevention: Beer and Martinis: As Healthy as Wine? [link] 

 12/6/11:  A Sobering Look at Alcohol: 10-Year Study Finds High Death Rate [link] 

12/6/11:  Is a Daily Glass of Red Wine Good For Your Heart? Maybe Not [link] 

 12/3/11:  Moderate Alcohol Intake Linked To Lower Female Diabetes Risk[link] 

 11/16/11:  Wine is no Better Than Beer in Benefits [link]

 11/4/11:  Substance in red wine shows promise in first human study [link] 

11/1/11:  Raising the Chance of Some Cancers With Two Drinks a Day [link] 

10/28/11:  Alcohol linked to better survival after heart attack [link] 

9/29/11:  Moderate alcohol may reduce asthma risk [link] 

9/29/11:  CDC Finds Moderate Drinking Leads To Longer Life; Buries Finding [link] 

9/7/11:  Aging: Health Gains From a Small Drink a Day [link] 

9/7/11:  Raise a glass to healthy old age: Women in their 50s told two drinks a day can fight off illness [link] 

9/7/11:  Alcohol Dulls Brain “Alarm” That Monitors Mistakes, MU Study Finds [link] 

8/30/11:  Drinking And Sleeping May Be Bad For Your Health [link] 

8/17/11:  Moderate wine drinking can fight weight gain [link] 

8/01/11: Drinking wine could help to stop sunburn [link] 

7/25/11: Drinking Alcohol May Prolong, Not Relieve, Stress [link] 

7/07/11: Red wine compound good for those with 'sedentary lifestyle', says study [link] 

6/22/11:  Half a glass of wine a day increases risk of cancer: Researchers [link] 

 

see plenty more news stories after the jump...

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New Booze for January 2012

As you may know, I have been blogging over at ShakeStir.com, an online community for bartenders. I write the New Booze blog posts, which describe new spirits launching as they happen.

I wrote about following new products in January:

• John B. Stetson Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Patron XO Cafe Dark Cocoa
• Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao Ancienne Methode
• Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
• Concannon Irish Whiskey
• Redbreast 12 Cask Strength
• Monkey Shoulder Scotch
• Absolut Miami
• Absolut Grapevine
• EH Taylor, Jr. Warehouse C Tornado Surviving Bourbon
• Mandarine Napoleon XO

To read all the write-ups, go to ShakeStir.com.