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- Long Island Ice Tea (64%, 9 Votes)
- Guinness Draft (36%, 5 Votes)
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Category Archives: Booze of the Week
Should we gift for St Patrick’s Day?
My answer – YES. Let’s gift to our Irish brethren lots of liquor and beer. Doesn’t matter where they live, or where they were born, if you have an Irishman or woman in your home, give them something this Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Booze of the Week - St. Pats
Tagged connemara, cooley distillery, Irish whiskey, St Patrick's Day
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Irish Car Bombs
The Irish Car Bomb is a staple of the St. Patrick’s Day diet. This delightful bomb shot consists of Irish stout, Irish whiskey, and Irish cream, and is definitely a tasty addition to the line up of potent potables imbibed … Continue reading
Posted in Booze of the Week - St. Pats, Recipes
Tagged Bailey's, beer, bomb shot, car bomb, cocktail, Guinness, Ireland, Irish, Irish cream, Irish stout, Irish whiskey, Jameson, Kahlua, St Patrick, St Patrick's Day, stout, whiskey
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Happy National Absinthe Day!
For the last five years, March 5 has been National Absinthe day, celebrating the legalization of Absinthe in the U.S. Today, we encourage you to try the Green Fairy, whether it’s the first time ever or the first time this … Continue reading
Dashed dreams of applejack
For a while now, we’ve been planning on scrapping the advice I give in my “Applejack: America’s forgotten liquor” article and seeing if we can freeze distillate our very own batch of tasty applejack. We talked on end about it … Continue reading
Posted in Booze of the Week - Applejack, Crafting
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Applejack – America’s Forgotten Liquor
Until the recent surge in mixing classic cocktails, Applejack had become a forgotten gem of America’s drinking culture. Surprisingly, however, this liquor plays part in some of our most traditional drinks. Finding new cocktails to try is something that has … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
It’s New Year’s Eve and it’s time to CELEBRATE! Tonight we’ll be drinking a variety of beers at one of our favorite local joints, and ringing in the new year in style! What are you up to? How will you … Continue reading
Before we eat, we drink and eat…Bloodies!
Yes, we do have pint glasses with our names on them, courtesy of my awesomely creative sister, Becky, and her wedding. © 2011, drinkmatron.com. All rights reserved. Contact website admin to obtain permission for republication.
Posted in Booze of the Week - Thanksgiving
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Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving!
Mimosas – start your turkey day out right. © 2011, drinkmatron.com. All rights reserved. Contact website admin to obtain permission for republication.
Guest Post: Erik Nabler of Liquor Locusts reviews Hornsby’s “Crisp” Apple Cider
In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. As Tennyson, or somebody, so wisely said. However, in the fall, it turns to thoughts of drink. For, as the days get shorter, moods get darker, what … Continue reading
Posted in Booze of the Week - Hard Cider, Reviews
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Drinkmatron Labs: Hard Cider
When it comes to homebrewing, the absolute easiest thing you can make is hard cider. In this day and age where apple cider is readily available from apple orchards all over (or from a grocery store if you have to), … Continue reading
Posted in Booze of the Week - Hard Cider, Crafting
Tagged apple cider, cider, hard cider, yeast
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