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  Let’s start with a fact we can all agree is true. Not all red wines are the same. Neither are all vodkas. Vodkas originate from different regions, are created under the care of different makers, and from different raw ingredients. “The standard definition of vodka is all wrong—it is …

Fresh ingredients delivered to your doorstep monthly for all your cocktail needs at a fraction of the price for similar services. SaloonBox combines convenience with cocktails. Each box contains your recipes by expert mixologists from around the nation alongside four total servings and all non-perishable ingredients. The only thing buyers …

The much-anticipated smoldering ball of gold has finally returned to the sky in full force giving off rays of warmth. While the world embraces the invisible heating and light-giving blanket, your cold drinks begin to melt at first exposure. Don’t let them suffer the same fate as the Wicked Witch, …

The auction specialist of wine has been bestowed upon us. GrapePip allows individuals looking to release some unwanted and superfluous wine stock to some very wanting customers on a user-friendly auction platform. The unique marketplace brings together vendors with willing buyers from around the globe that will welcome and cherish each …

A boy scout saves the Maldivian president from an attempted assassination. The first ever bionic eyeballs are transplanted into two blind patients in London. Nepal’s legislature votes out a 240-year monarchy and the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is established. There are a few reasons 2008 was a good year, …

What’s the perfect gift for an outdoor enthusiast who is also a beer aficionado? How about a portable brewery he or she can strap to his/her back, hit the trails, and sip craft IPA camelback-style from the top of a mountain? Creatively funded by a Kickstarter campaign, the ManCan Personal …

“It’s basically just sparkling water”, you muse to yourself virtuously as you pop open a second Truly Spiked and Sparkling  on a Friday afternoon. Spring is in the air and you’ve managed to slip out of work a couple of hours early this weekend to maximize your much-needed outdoors enjoyment. …

The day begins, a crisp coolness in the air with a shimmering glaze of sunshine between the occasional but not at all uncommon blast of rain and snow. Where are we you ask? Why, Aberdeen, of course! Today marks day 1 for the inaugural Black Cow Gold Top Cup Competition, …

First dates and red wine. Weddings and champagne. Christmas morning and spiked eggnog. Seriously though, is there any American past time and beverage pairing better suited or more delightfully complementary than baseball and beer? Could a beer ever taste better than when swallowed after a bite of a fresh, hot, …

Beets are pretty trendy these days. We love them roasted in an arugula salad with candied pistachios and a rich, creamy goat cheese. They’re excellent shredded raw into salads and smoothies. We even love them in a traditional ruby-hued borscht with a dollop of thick, sour yogurt on top. But …

Alexandria, Scotland, (near Loch Lomond) where High Commissioner Whisky  has been distilled, blended, and bottled since 1856, marks the boundary between Scotland’s highlands and lowlands. We think this is significant because High Commissioner  embodies the quality and smoothness of a high end single malt without the lofty price tag. It …

Start with an ultra-smooth, quadruple-distilled organic wheat vodka. Add three bursting-with-flavor Madagascar vanilla beans to each bottle. Allow the warm, buttery, enticing vanilla essence to seep from within the pods of organic vanilla into the vodka over a period of 5-6 months. It sounded good to us, especially when we …

    When it comes to whiskey the rule generally goes; the older, the better. The very years that give this drink its life however also cruelly take it away via ‘the angels share’. For the curious and the devoted alike we have gone ahead and created a list of …