• A Tip For You Marketing People – Top 10 Blog Posts on Future Branding and Communication From Ronnestam.com

    Updated: 2009-12-30 20:28:35
    Today I posted a blog-post on Ronnestam.com about my experimental book project – Top 10 Blog Posts on Future Branding and Communication From Ronnestam.com. It doesn’t really have that much to do with Whisky specifically. But if you’re into marketing and advertising it will sure inspire you to reach further with your whisky brand! Head on [...]

  • New Year’s Eve Champagne for Every Budget

    Updated: 2009-12-30 18:43:10
    It’s almost time to toast in 2010! So here are our bubbly picks to help you ring in the New Year. Sparkling Wine Under $15 Korbel Brut Rose: Korbel offers affordable sparkling wines made in the traditional way for many decades. While most aren’t too nuanced, they are solid offerings with pleasing flavors and textures. The brut [...]

  • What will they think of next? (Advance Jan. 2010 edition)

    Updated: 2009-12-29 20:22:40
    I’m releasing this expanded version of my monthly “What will they think of next?” feature for 2010 a few days early so you can go through it to select some New Year’s Eve cocktails. For that reason, the offering is double the usual trio of suggestions. They’ve been culled from the monthly recipes shared throughout [...]

  • New Years Eve Survival Tips

    Updated: 2009-12-29 06:16:40
    New Years Eve is upon us, several nights where we can all let loose and still have a day to recover. I thought we should take a moment to cover the basics for survival of all the drinking to ensue. First, an article on mixing great drinks at home, not only will this help stretch [...]

  • Holiday Cocktails from Chivas Regal

    Updated: 2009-12-28 06:28:11
    December Cocktail 1 1/4 oz. Chivas Regal 12 yo Dash Cinnamon Syrup 2 oz. Apple Juice Build all the ingredients in an Old Fashioned glass and add ice cubes. (Cinnamon Syrup can be made by mixing equal parts of powder sugar and warm water. Heat with a stick of Cinnamon and let rest until cold, when the Cinnamon will [...]

  • WhiskyCast Episode 232: December 27, 2009

    Updated: 2009-12-27 04:01:00
    We'll close out 2009 with a look at bourbon and beer. Devin Zell of Bourbon Drinker.com loves both. He'll share his dual passions with us ... tags: Arts beer bourbon distill distillery Food Haddonfield from WhiskyCast

  • WhiskyCast Episode 232: December 27, 2009

    Updated: 2009-12-27 04:01:00
    We'll close out 2009 with a look at bourbon and beer. Devin Zell of Bourbon Drinker.com loves both. He'll share his dual passions with us ... tags: Arts beer bourbon distill distillery Food Haddonfield from WhiskyCast

  • Bruce Willis a diehard Belvedere man

    Updated: 2009-12-26 22:01:53
    John McClane, actor Bruce Willis’s action hero character in the “Diehard” movie trilogy, took a lot of chances. But, he could always forget about them once the director yelled “Cut!” Willis’s newest character also is taking a chance. It’s his real-life role as a spokesman for Belvedere, the French wine and spirits maker that is having [...]

  • Pineapple Mai Tai (AKA Pai Tai)

    Updated: 2009-12-25 18:00:38
    It’s cold, so let’s try a bit of the Tropics, here’s a twist on the classic Mai Tai, AKA the Pai Tai! Drink this while you pretend it’s still warm outside! (Unless you live in Hawaii, where I took this photo, in which case you don’t have to pretend) This recipe differs from the Trader Vic’s [...]

  • Merry Christmas 2009!

    Updated: 2009-12-24 20:57:45
    A very merry Christmas to you and yours. P.S. If you’re stuck for a last-second gift for a person of refined taste, try my four-part “Holidays In a Bottle” gift guide. It covers rums, bourbons, Scotches and liqueurs. Go to my Upstate Restaurant Examiner column, my New York Drinks Calendar and my New York Wine Events Calendar.

  • Johnnie Walker Blue Label vs. Chivas Regal 18

    Updated: 2009-12-24 08:18:32
    We were recently asked to taste two amazing whiskies head to head - Johnnie Walker Blue Label vs. Chivas Regal 18 Chivas Regal 18 Chivas Regal 18 includes over 20 of Scotland’s rarest single malt whiskies Quite strong on the nose with a slight oakyness. The color is a rich dark amber. On the tongue Chivas 18 [...]

  • SKYY Holiday Cocktails

    Updated: 2009-12-23 05:25:39
    ‘Tis the Season to Eat, Drink and Be Merry! These cocktails from SKYY Infusions do well for the “drink” part of the equation, leaving your guest all the more merry. We even have some suggestions for the “eat” part. Candy Cane Swirl The Candy Cane Swirl is designed to add a simple, yet festive element [...]

  • Scotch and Slow Food at Max London’s

    Updated: 2009-12-22 19:20:10
    The Saratoga convivium of the Slow Food USA movement will be pairing Scotch whiskies with the menu of its first anniversary dinner, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 14. The site will be Max London’s in Saratoga Springs, where the series’ first dinner was held 11 months ago. The cost is $90 per person, tax and [...]

  • ‘Positively Pinot’ offers deep discounts

    Updated: 2009-12-22 19:02:58
    It’s always nice to think positively. At The Wine Bar and Bistro in Albany, they’re thinking “Positively Pinot,” the theme of a party set for 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 12. The deal is simple: 25% off the bottle price of every pinot noir wine on its list. The restaurant, located at 200 Lark [...]

  • Holidays in a bottle: A gift guide (part 4 of 4)

    Updated: 2009-12-22 17:02:14
    Only two more shopping days till Christmas. A few more than that if you’re looking for a New Year’s gift. In any case, I’ve got the final part of my four-part series on good beverage gifts to track down for those discerning friends or family who might appreciate such a gift. Go here for that final installment [...]

  • Holiday Cocktails from Hiram Walker

    Updated: 2009-12-22 05:16:38
    Winter Slumber 1 part Whiskey or Bourbon 1/2 part Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice Liqueur 1/4 part Chai 1-1/2 part Heavy Whipping Cream Cinnamon & Sugar for Rim Garnish Place liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into a cocktail glass rimmed with cinnamon and sugar.  Rocky Mountain Ginger Crisp 1 part Premium Whiskey 1/2 part Hiram Walker [...]

  • Holiday Punch Recipes

    Updated: 2009-12-21 19:04:54
    One way to make the holiday season merry is with a fantastic bowl of punch. Not only is big bowl of Christmas punch is an easy way to serve a lot of guests, but it can also be a festive display that gets people in the holiday spirit. Here are some punch recipes we think will make [...]

  • Campari Bitter Bash

    Updated: 2009-12-21 06:47:21
    Earlier this week the folks at Campari held their Holiday Bitter Bash at Bourbon & Branch in San Francisco. It was night of Negronis and other tasty Campari cocktails. Upon entering the bar we were greeted by some of Santa’s Helpers with a bowlful this wonderful punch created by mixologist Jon Gasparini of Rye [...]

  • Holiday Gift Pick: Black Bull Blended Scotch Whisky

    Updated: 2009-12-19 18:48:08
    Normally, when I pick a scotch, it’s single malt all the way. But Black Bull 12 year blended scotch was a Whiskyfest find that I wouldn’t mind finding wrapped up for me under the tree this year! Bottled by Duncan Taylor, which has a great stable of whiskies, this scotch is very mellow. The light vanilla [...]

  • Yellow Daisy

    Updated: 2009-12-19 00:36:55
    My first recipe of Yellow Daisy Cocktail was found in one of my favorite cocktail book - The Cocktails and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg. The cocktail has simply and elegant composition - gin, vermouth and Grand Marnier. The inventor of Yellow Daisy Cocktail, as Savoy Cocktail Book specified, is Richard William Clark aka Deadwood [...]

  • Holidays in a bottle: A gift guide (3)

    Updated: 2009-12-18 18:57:45
    We’ve done the rums and bourbons for those on our holiday shopping list, so in this installment of the four-part series we head across The Pond to Scotland to check out some Scotch whiskies that, while maybe not as widely known as Johnnie Walker, are among the best made. Just click here for the top hints. Go [...]

  • Ontario winefest earlybird tickets on sale

    Updated: 2009-12-16 22:39:14
    Good winemaking doesn’t stop at the Canadian border. “Cuvee Weekend,” an annual gala celebration of Ontario province winemaking, will be held from Friday, February 19, through Sunday, February 21, beginning with the Cuvee Gala on opening day at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario, with tastings of more than 160 wines, plus a wine [...]

  • Pros: NY still undermarketing its wines

    Updated: 2009-12-13 23:31:22
    As anyone even vaguely familiar with the subject knows by now, lack of distribution is a continuing woe in the world of New York State wines. That applies whether is is for in-state sales or for increasing New York’s presence nationally. And, that is the major impediment to a national image of quality for the state’s wines, [...]

  • Holiday tasting for Berlin wine shop startup

    Updated: 2009-12-12 18:55:28
    Wine and chocolate often make a nice combination. Cheryl Thibodeau (right) will be presenting a range of wines as well as Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur samples at a holiday tasting scheduled for Saturday, December 19, at her Vonadeau Wine and Spirits shop in Berlin, Rensselaer County. Bill Blake, who poured samples at the shop’s grand opening [...]

  • Ballantine’s Rocks The Bar With A New Equalizer

    Updated: 2009-12-08 14:13:15
    Very smart packaging idea by Ballantine’s. Listen to this post

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