When you’re here, you’re family – especially if that family is full of boozehounds.  It seems that on March 31, a Florida Olive Garden mistakenly gave a toddler a sippy cup full of sangria instead of the orange juice that was ordered.  According to an AP report from today: Jill VanHeest says she took her [...]

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I got a tip from a friend of mine who works with the National Geographic Channel about a couple of their upcoming shows that go behind-the-scenes at beverage factories – Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola.  Based on a recent post where I talked about Oprah (partially) pulling back the curtains of a Cargill slaughterhouse, this is [...]

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Well, technically “whisky” since it’s of the Scottish variety. A company named Scottish Spirits has become the first company to package whiskey in a can, not a bottle. The traditional 12 oz can holds 8 shots worth of whiskey, but of course, cannot be re-sealed. The company urges you to share with friends, but you [...]

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If you’re anything like me you decided at some point that you HAD to try Four Loko. Had to. I couldn’t see news story after news story about people getting blackout drunk, how this was the worst scourge since the Bubonic plague etc. without trying Four Loko for myself. So a few months ago I [...]

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Despite a number of recommendations, I have never watched a single episode of Sons of Anarchy on FX. That said, according to Brand Channel, the cable show has found a clever way to highlight products in their shows, particularly in the case of Jameson Irish Whiskey. As you can see in the photo above, taken from the [...]

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That’s the call being put out by a new website LegalizeLoko.com.  They also have a petition you can sign to “End the Four Loko” prohibition.  Oh, and they’re also selling T-shirts to help support the cause.

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Since its creation in 1987, Dippin’ Dots have been dubbed “the ice cream of the future.” Which, given that it is 23 years old, means the future is now. Give me my laser gun and let me teleport somewhere already!  Despite Dippin’ Dots losing its patent in 2007, there are plenty of imitators out there [...]

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As further evidence of bacon permeating society, I present Bakon Vodka c/o our friends at Jezebel.  So Good previously noted a recipe for making this cringe-inducing concoction at home (perhaps even in your bathtub), but this idea has now officially gone commercial.  And they even have a Twitter feed – how cute. When, oh when, [...]

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This weekend while I was hanging out at a bar, a bagpiper suddenly entered and two attractive women with a tray full of plastic shot glasses appeared in front of me.  Sweet, a drink promotion I thought to myself. Who doesn’t love a good free shot? That’s when the woman asked me: “would you like [...]

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