I had intended to tweet live from WhiskyFest Chicago last week but was thwarted in my efforts because I couldn't get a signal in the underground ballroom at the Hyatt Regency. I did, however, faithfully take notes as I went. As I transcribe them, we'll be
█████ and I had dinner at one of our favorite local restaurants this evening, Hopleaf. It's a Belgian place, with a bar out front specializing in Belgian and Belgian-style beers. It's always packed, and if you don't show up early you can wait an hour
Half the bars you see are polling places today.
BEER: Now Less Expensive Than Gas DRINK, DON'T DRIVE
THE LIVER IS EVIL. PUNISH IT HERE.
I have defeated the Bourbon County Brand Stout, but I fear it is a Pyrrhic victory at best.
We may be sitting directly in the path of a typhoon, but at least we're living it up at Icebar Tokyo. We hit it with Craig Engler and Brooks Peck. All the drinks are made with Absolut vodka, your glass is made of ice, and you're
A delightful Times article about New York City's speakeasies: One person who probably did not patronize the place was William M. Bennett, who in 1929 ran in the Republican mayoral primary as a dry candidate. One of his campaign promises was that he would close a speakeasy that
So, as threatened, Paul (of ✥theinferior4 fame) and Colin and I went down to the Brandy Library yesterday evening to attend a Spirit School class in rare & precious scotches at the feet of Ethan Kelley (hereinafter referred to as my hero). I'm hoping Paul will post more
Hey, New Yorkers! Like scotch? Have a $120 burning a hole in your pocket? Free tomorrow night? The Brandy Library's weekly Spirit School features a tasting of precious and rare scotches Tuesday at 6:30 pm. I'll be there along with a couple of friends. Why
Here are a couple of fun little squibs from page 8 of this week's The Week: Bad week for...Mitt Romney, after the presidential candidate alienated an audience of Cuban Americans in Miami by quoting, in stumbling Spanish, the Communist slogan "Fatherland or death. We shall overcome!
We didn't originally mean it to be a substitute for our Valentine's Day jazz-and-wine date. It just worked out that way, since I was stuck in Dallas all day on the 14th trying to get home to New York. (And unable to post to LiveJournal from
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