Back in Black

SeanMike | April 20, 2011

Oh, come on, like I could resist that kind of article title. A while ago, I responded to an offer to try Crown Royal Black. It’s a new variation of Crown Royal, it lists on the back about being aged in charred oak and blended to a higher proof than regular Crown Royal – 90 [...]

Mixology Monday LVI: Your *Best*?!

SeanMike | April 11, 2011

“Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.” “Carla was the prom queen.” “Really?” (chambers a round in his gun) “Yeah.” Sorry. I love that movie (The Rock, if you have to ask). We used to watch it twice a night in college – once on a copy with [...]

Hotel and Airport Drinking

Marshall | April 9, 2011

Not long ago I received a question via the Twitter regarding what to order at an airport bar. Then, just yesterday I was asked about what drinks someone should order out at a bar that wasn’t as complicated as my usual missives. And the final nail in this coffin was a friend commenting that he [...]

A Twist & A Toy

Marshall | January 29, 2011

Sometimes an old favorite cocktail is just what is needed. Something familiar, comfortable, and preferably, easy to make. The other day I was in the mood for just such a cocktail. After a few moments of thought (which caused a bit of a sweat) I decided on a whiskey sour. My normal whiskey sour is [...]

Mixology Monday LIV: see you on the flipside

SeanMike | January 17, 2011

And it’s that time again – Mixology Monday! This time it’s hosted by Josh over at Cocktail Assembly and he chose the theme of “flips”. He said: You see, I figure this would be a great time to strategically use all this combined creative and crafty brainpower to build up a list of recipes to [...]