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Ground Control to Major Tom Collins: Glassware Designed for Space Travel

This week a company Cosmic Lifestyle Corporation announced work on a new space program to make cocktails in space a reality. The idea isn't to cater to astronauts, but rather for the much delayed space tourism industry expected to launch this year. We're not talking about sipping a drink Capri Sun style (prepackaged cocktails in a bag), but a stemmed drinking vessel that looks like a cocktail glass. Designed with grooves that hold the drink simply through surface tension rather than a physical barrier to keep it in the glass. The concept is based on the same kinds of principles... Read more →

New Booze: Denizen Merchant’s Reserve Rum

Denizen Merchant’s Reserve Rum Citizen Spirits LLC, the producers of Denizen Aged White Rum, a 3-year-old blend from Trinidad and Jamaica, announce the launch of their first amber expression named Denizen Merchant’s Reserve. Denizen Merchant’s Reserve is an amber colored molasses rum; a blend of 8-year-old plummer style Jamaican pot still rum and a component of Rhum Grande Arome from the French island of Martinique. It will be available in San Francisco and New York City early April with a suggested retail price of $29.99 per 750ml bottle. Related articles New Booze: Canne Bleue and Select Barrel from Rhum Clément... Read more →

New Booze: Elmer T. Lee Commemorative Edition Bourbon from Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace Distillery Releases Elmer T. Lee Commemorative Edition Bourbon After 36 years of service to Buffalo Trace Distillery, Elmer T. Lee, the Master Distiller who created the world’s first single barrel bourbon in 1984, retired in 1985. Shortly after his retirement Elmer was honored with his own namesake single barrel bourbon. In 2013 Elmer died just a few weeks shy of what would have been his 94th birthday. Now Buffalo Trace announces the release of a commemorative edition Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon at 93 proof, his age when he passed. Selected from the same warehouse floors which... Read more →

Resources about Tequila and Mezcal: Books, Movies, Websites

A list of books, documentaries, and websites about tequila and mezcal. Read more →

New Booze: Auriverdes from Ardbeg Launching in May

Ardbeg Distillery Releases Auriverdes Ardbeg announces the launch of its 2014 Limited Edition Ardbeg Auriverdes. The new Ardbeg will launch globally on May 31st, as part of “Ardbeg Day”- the distillery’s annual celebration of all things Ardbeg. Ardbeg Auriverdes has been matured in American oak casks, with specially toasted lids that were tailor-made for this formula. “Auriverde,” aPortuguese term, is the combination of auri (meaning “golden”) and verde (meaning “green”) - the colors found in the Ardbeg bottle, as well as the Brazilian Flag and a reflection of the “Ardbeg Day” salute to the 2014 World Cup. Ardbeg Auriverdes is... Read more →

Snap Shots: In the Blending Room

April 2010: Iaian McCallum in the Morrison Bowmore blending room in Glasglow, Scotland. Read about the visit here. Read more →

The Disgusting Things Bartenders Actually Drink

In a story for Details.com I wrote up some of the things that fancy cocktail bartenders actually drink. Check it out here. Read more →

New Booze: Brockmans Gin

Gin by Brockmans Brockmans Gin, a new style gin from the U.K., is now available in the U.S. Launched in England in 2009 and expanded to Switzerland & Spain in 2010, the London-based brand is now available in Massachusetts and New Jersey. Breaking away from the London Dry style gin, Brockmans is designed to be consumed neat or over ice. Brockmans is made with ingredients such as angelica, coriander from Bulgaria and juniper berries sourced from Tuscany. These botanicals is steeped in grain spirit for up to 24 hours to release their flavors. After steeping, Brockmans is distilled in a... Read more →