Whisky Recipe: The Whisky Ninja
The Whisky Ninja is a new whisky recipe courtesy of Jamie Oliver’s Drinks Tube – think your traditional whisky sour with a little apple and ginger tossed in for giggles…
Whisky Cocktails
Lucky For You Friday The 13th Is World Cocktail Day!
It is your lucky day because today – Friday the 13th – is World Cocktail Day! Sure, for some people, every day is World Cocktail Day but it has its official day today. Celebrate World Cocktail Day with some cocktails of your choice. If you are looking for some suggestions, then WC is at your […]
WhiskyCritic vs. The Old Fashioned Cocktail
On a recent foray into whisky cocktail land, WhiskyCritic was understandably flummoxed by the possibilities that existed for mixing whiskies with a wide spectrum of ingredients from ant droppings to essence of rutabaga. Faced with such a daunting task of selecting an appropriate whisky cocktail to review, WC decided to go with the old favorite […]
A Cocktail Trey – And One – For Your St. Patrick’s Day March Into Madness
Some years you get the two unofficial drinking and gambling holidays – March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day – coinciding with each other for the former’s first and second round games – and this happens to be one of those years so you should be prepared with the proper cocktails for said events. Naturally, you […]
808 Drums Up Some Whisky
There is a new whisky sheriff in town and its name is 8O8. 808 Whisky is a blended grain Scotch whisky that will be put to its best use as a whisky for cocktails and mixed drinks. 808 is named after a drum machine produced by Roland and used widely in techno/house music circles. 8O8 […]
What Age Is Manhattan Moonshine?
Like the popular Hollywood movie star who will not divulge his or her age, Manhattan Moonshine guards its secret well and remains the world’s first luxury [depending on your definition for “luxury”] un-aged whiskey, best used for mixing in cocktails. Manhattan Moonshine is not aged in barrels, which dispenses with the heavier barrel-derived oak and […]
Studebakers Resurface – But Not The Kind You Think
Once upon a time, Studebakers were considered to be the cream of the crop in the automotive world – and that is the sentiment gigantic spirits industry icon Diageo would like to tap into as they launch their line of “Studebaker” whisky-infused cocktail drinks. Two cocktail varieties will debut with the Studebaker line – the […]
Fireball Whiskey Cheesecake Shots
Labor Day weekend is merely hours away – it might already be here for you for all we know – and holiday weekends are when the Fireball whiskey amateurs usually emerge from the woodwork. Fireball is not premium whiskey, of course, but if you are going to be inundated with promotional material about it, why […]