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What's the History of the Irish Car Bomb?

Cole Stryker — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:30:08 +0000

The Irish car bomb (a shot of Irish whiskey and Irish cream dropped into a pint of Guinness) is a standard St. Patrick’s Day cocktail, though its origins aren’t commonly known. First of all, it didn’t originate in Ireland. In 1979, Charles B. Oat created the drink at Wilson’s Saloon in Norwich, Connecticut, according to [...]

Tell Your Girlfriend You Were Right, Whiskey Helps You See Things Clearly

Mike Adams — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:00:23 +0000

Aside from waking up next to some wild beast with chronic halitosis and a wooden leg, one of the most horrifying experiences a man can possibly have after a blackout rendezvous with a bottle of grain alcohol is blindness. We’re not speaking in metaphor, here — we’re talking about real, holy-crap-i-can’t-see-anything blindness. That’s some scary [...]

Cool Down With a Whiskey Slush

BJ Ragone — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:00:25 +0000

Have you ever watched an episode of ‘Mad Men’ and admired Don Draper looking ultra cool sipping a whiskey on the rocks? Don’t try it. You’re not Don Draper. You’re more the ‘whiskey in a sip cup’ kind of fella. Don’t get offended, we recognize our own kind. Maybe you should try a Whiskey Slush first.

Whiskey Soothes Sore Throats and Freshens Breath While Getting You Drunk

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:00:50 +0000

You don’t usually need a good excuse to have a nice glass of heavenly whiskey, but now you have one. Whiskey can do so many things: calm your nerves after a long day, make a three look like an eight-and-a-half, turn a misdemeanor into a felony. Now, it can also calm a bothersome sore throat. [...]

The New Jack Daniel's Label

Jennifer Beaudoin — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:59:33 +0000

Famous Tennessee alcohol brand Jack Daniel’s is changing up the look of the infamous label that has donned their bottles of liquor since it was founded by Jack Daniel in 1875. The new label isn’t too different from the original, but I have to say I like the new one much better- it’s not as clustered [...]