Over on my Instagram account, I posted a lot of pictures of goofy ice projects for Halloween. I realized I should also share them here on the blog for posterity. This is one of several posts. I bought this plastic severed hand at the Halloween store. To get the fingers... Read more →
Taken from my Instagram account, here are some new bottles that have hit the market lately. Read more →
Over on my Instagram account, I posted a lot of pictures of goofy ice projects for Halloween. I realized I should also share them here on the blog for posterity. This is one of several posts. This is a plastic skull I bought at the Halloween store and froze in... Read more →
I covered it on my Instagram account, but I made some simple cranberry ice cubes. For the spheres, I simply added cranberries to clear ice molds. [list of recommended products here] For the spears/sheets, I floated some cranberries in a cooler and let it freeze for about a day. I... Read more →
For the past bunch of years, I've done a round-up of all the drink books (mostly cocktails and spirits) that have come out during the year, in consideration for gifting. I'm not doing that this year, as there are too many cocktail books, and if you want to see them... Read more →
I was recently in Hawaii and finagled a visit to the Ko Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum distillery. General Manager Kyle Reutner drove me a short distance to a nearby cane field then we walked through the distillery and I got to taste through the line. Agricole-style rum is distilled from... Read more →
Below is the last batch of drink books (mostly spirits/cocktails) coming out this year. As usual, I'll post a list of all the drink books that came out this year in a few weeks, but to give these their fair share of attention they are below. I usually put links... Read more →
The California Department of Beverage Control released a flier about "Cannabis Products, Industrial Hemp Products, and Alcoholic Beverages" that I thought was useful - basically you can't have alcohol and cannabis in the same venue in California. The below text is pasted from their email. 1. Can I hold both... Read more →