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Milwaukee Gin
Jack Bauer might drink this gin
Food & Drink
April 19, 2009
Beefeater 24 is a new line extension of the venerable, UK-made, London-style gin brand. It will make its American debut soon. The “24”...
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Martini musings
Food & Drink
March 29, 2009
A martini is a drink made with gin and dry vermouth, hence the term vodka martini to describe the same drink made with vodka instead of gin....
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What's new? Seagram's Brazilian rum
Food & Drink
March 12, 2009
Although Seagram's no longer exists as a company, it remains one of the only major U.S. beverage trademarks with products in multiple categories;...
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Is your barmade bitters the best? Prove it and win
Food & Drink
February 19, 2009
Bitters, according to cocktail historians, were an ingredient in almost every pre-Prohibition cocktail, to the point where some argue it was the...
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Are you drinking green?
Food & Drink
October 12, 2008
Green is the rage right now in many product categories, including distilled spirits.TRU is a new line that bills itself as America’s only...
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Help for lazy drink makers
Food & Drink
August 28, 2008
There’s a reason why I’m the Chicago Spirits Examiner and not the Chicago Cocktail Examiner.I’m a lazy drink maker.For example, I...
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We taste, and sniff, some gin
Food & Drink
July 29, 2008
We mostly “taste” with our sense of smell. This is true in the appreciation of fine spirits and with no category is it more so than gin...
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Craft distiller creates 'orchard' gin
Gin
April 6, 2012
GARDINER, NY -- The craft distiller Tuthilltown Spirits is launching a new gin with a definitely different twist.The average gin is distilled from...
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Five Holiday Punches for 2011
entertaining
December 19, 2011
THE HOLIDAYS ARE on us, and whether you're hosting parties for Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus or New Year's Eve, punches are a great way to...
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Gin 'revival' is greatly exaggerated
Gin
December 16, 2011
Uh, about that gin revival. Euromonitor International, the research firm, says that rather than the anecdotally-reported gain in gin sales, the...
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