April 16, 2008
A Little Recipe For Harmony in the Home
(From Eclecticity)
Un-related: Why your grandma is cooler than you
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March 26, 2008
Feeling inadequate?
The label museum at “Innocent Drinks”
Another tear-off wine label concept
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March 14, 2008
Ramune
Ramune (ラムネ) is a carbonated soft drink sold in Japan. It is widely known for the distinctive design of its bottle, often called Codd-neck bottles after the inventor, Hiram Codd.
They are made of glass and sealed with a marble; the marble is held in place by the pressure of the carbon dioxide in the drink. To open the bottle, a device to push the marble inward is provided with the bottle. The marble is pushed inside the neck of the bottle where it rattles around while drinking. Two little glass nodes inside the bottle allow the drinker to hook the marble in place while drinking.
People trying Ramune for the first time sometimes find it difficult to drink, as it takes practice to learn to stop the marble from blocking the flow. Ramune is one of the modern symbols of summer in Japan and is widely consumed during warm festival days and nights. Empty bottles are usually collected for recycling at stalls where it is sold. (We drank it at a Shabu-Shabu place in Rowland Heights the other night. It wasn't special, except of the marble)
How to Get the marble out
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March 06, 2008
Red Espresso
The reason why you drink, a film (called Le Grand Content) by Clemens Kogler and Karo Szmit. Voice by Andre Tschinder
The Squirrel Liquor Decanter by Sarina Brewer
A South African company has started selling what is being called "the world's first tea espresso." A special, patented grind of the tea leaves gives the tea "a rich espresso intensity"
The Wine Rack sports bra
Slate recently ran a contest to find the best Ben & Jerry's name for an Obama ice cream. The winner: Yes, Pecan
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February 22, 2008
The Sunday Drinker Wine Review
From Sunday Drinker
The rest of the poscasts are just as good. (Thank you, Rob)
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February 11, 2008
Got Milk bottles?
"It can be hard to implement change, and one of the hardest things about it is to recognize the need for change in the first place. It's easy to take the status quo as, well, the status quo. This is especially true for things that seem like they've just been the way they are forever..."
Yes, milk can be sold in paper bottles
The website of Bill Kaiser, member of The National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors
AriZona Iced Tea 'subway series'
(Art above from Nguyen Manh Hung)
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January 26, 2008
cocktails first. questions later
Ivan and Mick explain the odd reaction that occurs when cream is added to Tia Maria liqueur - The Tia Maria and Cream Experiment
Alcohol & Ammo don’t mix
One cup or two by Anna Bullus is a cup made of sugar
Drunken watermelon on tap
Russian Vodka Now and Then
Breaking the world record for the Largest Champagne Fountain
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November 11, 2007
Party in your stomach
How to sell sugar water - The new Orangina mascot
Jones Matzo Ball Soup Soda for the 2008 collection
Also, the Jones Soda Experiment
Canned bird's nest drink, one of “The Most Curious Canned Goods Found Online”
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October 21, 2007
Legal moonshine
Envelopes from Coca-Cola Bottlers at Bobby's Coca-Cola Gallery
Making Vodka pill the Molecular Gastronomy way. I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavored alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms. The process is simple, but requires great attention to certain details and a clean approach
How to (not) make Mountain Dew glow in the dark
Why Is Making Moonshine Against the Law?
Portland Barista Personality Index 2007
"Somebody left the cork out of my lunch"
Baby Mice Wine and the other 5 Most Terrifying Foods in the World
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September 23, 2007
Baklava flavored Ouzo
How to raise the national alcoholism rate of various countries
Tea Sketches are “sketches inspired by tea-stains on index cards”. (From Drawn)
How to make Clamato beer. (From Coudal’s extensive Friday Drink Links)
Rustic dimensions
A walk through a damp forest
Underpriced by half
A Haiku about Cartlidge & Brown Pinot Noir 2002 (California). From Red Wine Haiku blog
Latte Art on flickr
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August 24, 2007
Mayonnaise margarita anyone?
Mayonnaise margarita anyone?
A new store in Arcadia, OK on Highway 66, that sells over 400 sodas with 43 kinds of root beer and 50 kinds of cream soda. (From Gadling. Previously-posted: Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Highland Park, Los Angeles)
There are 2707 different types of vodka at the Russian Vodka museum
A guide To After Hours Partying - “I’ve got some booze at my place”
Hot on the heels of Pepsi's Ice Cucumber, Kimura beverages has entered the oddly-flavored soft drink market, in Japan this summer, with its Curry & Wasabi flavored sodas
Home made Christmas tree made of Mountain Dew
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August 03, 2007
The Piet Hein Drink cooler
Schönbrunner Gold, 23-carat Gold Viennese Liqueur
The Perfect Trip Planner for The Underage...Drinking age in various countries
Grand Marnier Car
Unicum is a Hungarian herbal bitters, drunk as a digestif and apéritif. Found on wikipedia’s List of acquired tastes
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July 16, 2007
From “The Human Footprint”
Bacon Vodka. (Scroll down for photos)
Also, Meat Flavored Water (for dogs)
Is there a way to procure yak milk in the US?
Jerry Falwell talks about his first time
Vintage Coca Cola ads. (From Dark roasted blend)
The story behind The 10 greatest alcohol icons
Hot Calpis, kimchi Coolpis drink and others from the Top Ten Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks
The average person drinks 74,802 cups of tea in their lifetime
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June 15, 2007
Aspartame cocktail
Bush-inspired ad campaign for 42 Below vodka
Cosmic Latte is the color of the universe, according to a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University
Far from being the healthy drink implied by its sports sponsorships, Diet Coke is a worrying cocktail of neurotoxic and potentially carcinogenic chemicals
Here is a recipe for Kvas, an unusual Russian soft drink made from fermented dark bread
Least Popular Alcoholic Drinks
A barman balancing 3 pints of Guinness on top of each other
Update later: See comment below for explanation of the cryptic sign!
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April 07, 2007
Feminist vodka
Feminist vodka from Iceland
Ruthless Coke Dealers Photographed by Undercover Police Officer
A real Russian would not go to the beach without a bottle or two. As a result of such a habit there are a lot of bottles left
Turn wine into brandy with our Miniature Distilling Machine, The chemistry set for connoisseurs
The German origins of Fanta. There are over 70 Fanta flavors world-wide; however, most of them are only available by region in some countries. For example, in Romania (and some other countries), there is "Fanta Shokata" based on the traditional Romanian drink "Socată" made from elderflower. In Switzerland and previously the Netherlands blackcurrant is used to produce Fanta as well. Also there, Soft drink naming conventions
Wikipedia on Mentos eruption (also known as a Mentos and Diet Coke geyser, Soda Geyser)
>>> Unrelated: Kittens and Yarn in Koneko to Keito <<<
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March 14, 2007
The Jellyfish Shooter
Learn how to pour a layered drink that looks like a jellyfish swimming in your shot glass
Free Microsoft Soda
The technology of the Molotov cocktail
Starbucks Drinks Simplified
Many more Coffee links by Miss Cellania
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February 23, 2007
When life hands you gators, make Gatorade
Michelle Moon sings Woman drinking whiskey
What is the true cost of bottled water that retails for $1.5
W.C. Fields tells how he got the name of “Honest John”
Re-post: Home Run - The game
How to read wine labels
Unrelated: A giant sinkhole in Guatemala City
By the way, if you happen to be in downtown Los Angeles tomorrow, don’t forget to stop by The 4th 2nd Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational (Loud music warning)
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January 10, 2007
The drunken airline pilot
(11:00 PM: YouTube is down now - If you do not see the hilarious clip above, please come back for review later)
This is what happens when you leave a pop can in the freezer to chill it and forget about it for a while. Close-up of exploded pop can
The Cola Can Trick
Get your photo on soda bottles. Only $34.95 for a 12 pack case of Jones Soda, plus shipping and handling
The Mountain Dew Christmas Tree. Also, Wine Bottle Christmas Tree
Sabrage - The Noble Art of Sabering Champagne
Most Expensive Champagnes 2006.
1. Krug, Clos du Mesnil 1995 (US$750)
2. Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1998 (US$575)
3. Dom Pérignon Rosé 1996 (US$400)
4. Salon Le Mesnil 1996 (US$300)
5. Krug 1995 (US$200)
(Thanks to JRub. For the delightful Dean Martin & Foster Brooks clip above)
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December 06, 2006
Cocktails with beer
“This is the same Martini I order every time I come here!”
Now you can drink Beer and Champagne in the Same Bottle. (From Darren Barefoot)
Why bother with energy drinks, when energy drinks can take several minutes to take effect and may contain substances banned from professional sports? This canned oxygen product goes straight to the source, bringing badly needed oxygen to starving muscles
The mad scientists known as EepyBird know a thing or two about chain reactions. They first rocketed into viral video fame by turning the explosive act of mixing Diet Coke and Mentos into an art form. Now they're back with Domino Effect, a chain reaction like none other: 500 liters of Diet Coke and 1500+ Mentos, all triggered by the pull of one string. (Exclusively from The Official Google blog). It doesn’t work with Jones Soda
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October 29, 2006
Jell-O Shots
“Signs & Wonders Peanut Milk Is great For Your Skin, Immune System, Energy and Stamina & More”
The secret Coca Cola formula and Pepsi-Cola Recipe
Bling Water and other over-hyped, over-priced, pretentious designer water brands. (From Neatorama)
Lovely vinegar drinks
Ooga-Mooga - Tiki Mug Collections
Lighting a Jell-O Shot on Fire
World’s most expensive cocktails: $51,200. Also, most expensive bottle of tequila sold, $225,000 in Mexico City. (From J-Walk)
How to Make a Watermelon Martini
More Coffee art
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September 27, 2006
Coffee You Can Eat
Single malt Scotch whisky, the movie
Cocaine in a can. (The website was down)
The new Espesso by Ferran Adria
Five Things No Bar Should Have
Ice Jacket, Ice covered bottles
A British blog by the makers of Innocent Drinks smoothies. (Seen on TypePad featured blogs)
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September 09, 2006
Predicting the future
The Kingston Trio in a commercial For 7UP
More from PCL Linkdump: Some bottle caps
Newest Fair Food: Deep-Fried Coca-Cola on a Stick. Also, Deep Fried Wine with a Champagne Batter
The Big Free Starbucks Iced Coffee Debacle of 2006
3 oz weeniecello
1 oz dry vermouth
splash of sauerkraut brine
Garnish with a slice of frankfurter -
The birth of weeniecello, The hot dog infused vodka
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August 08, 2006
“Never order a frozen drink in a place that serves pickled eggs”
Three words you never want to see on a bottle of water in the Third World are "special", "yellow", and "surprise": Yellow Peril
Re-post: How to make shot glass out of ice
Have a Pepsi day. (From Surfez avec moi)
Mmm... Peach Mint Tea, a remedy for government-induced dyspepsia
A few years ago, Esquire magazine published its rules for drinking in the "Things a man should know" series
The Knowledge For Thirst,a soft-drink blog
The Insider: Microsoft rolls out Windows Vista, the soft drink
The new Ben and Jerry's Milkshakes
Wait Time Curbs Sales at Starbucks
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July 09, 2006
Sexy water
Eva Herzigova stars in a Karl Lagerfeld mini-movie for Dom Perignon. (From The Reverse Cowgirl)
Mr. P "lick" and other Shopmodi products
Kung Fu Tea! Welcome to the complex world of fine Chinese teas
Things That Are Difficult To Say When You're Drunk
I HATE sugar water and this ad is disgusting (But cute... "Twiiins"...)
The Triumph Of Diet Soda. Diet soda stands at the center of America’s passion for soft drinks. Studies suggesting the toxic nature of its many sweeteners, lackluster advertising, and an increased health consciousness in the United States have done little to stop its growth. Even the fact that consumers are paying for nothing but chemicals has not put a dent in diet soda’s apparently indestructible can. (From Quiddity)
(Last week I had an idea about developing a new liquid Viagra-like product which I think will sell incredibly well. But the domain name Sexy Water is used by a beachware distributor, and there is already a Liquid Rise out there, so I’m late again… In 1987 I also thought I was a genius when I dreamt about inventing “Dehydrated Water”… Photo above from the humorous linkblog Bits And Pieces). Many More Unusual Drinks Including Unusual Beers Here /// Digg this post /// Add it to your del.icio.us
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June 12, 2006
Libations – Sensations - That stagger the mind
In the interest of curiosity, I drank some Asparagus Juice. It was terrible!
Got alternatives to traditional cow’s milk? Meow….
Starbucks tastes like crap campaign
The experiment: Lighting a Jell-O Shot on Fire
I went out into the woods and dug up 200 milk bottles over a period of years. Then I sold them all. So I started my collection over again. And here is my current collection: Ken’s milk bottles page. They built houses over top of the places I used to dig
A different version of the Cola + Mentos explosion tricks with Pepsi Girl
Urban legends and Stella Liebeck and the McDonald's coffee case. Spawning the True Stella Awards applied to outrageous or ridiculous lawsuits
Grandiose Survey of Chinese Alcoholic Drinks and Beverages
From the eastern Mediterranean, aniseed-flavoured Arak
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May 04, 2006
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long and die behind the wheel
Green Chartreuse? Bloody Tampon? Fire in the Hole? Our mission was to find the worst-tasting bar drink in the world
Add to it: The Buzz Aldrin Cocktail - Yuck!
Let’s do a shot. Are there four words in the drunkard’s vocabulary more heartening than those? Four simple words, yet so packed with drama and purpose. It can be an invitation to bond with friends and strangers alike. An instant shared experience. A way of marking an occasion, of saying hello, good luck, congratulations, better luck next time, and so long. An opportunity to become blood brothers, if only as long as the same booze courses through your veins
Gimme anuther gal-dang Kurfee, Lorna Gene! I gotta stay up tonight and catch them possums. How to Roll Your Own Frappuccinos
The Gatorade Conspiracy - Maybe it's all a simple misunderstanding
Lemon Drops, Manhattans, Cosmos, Mojitos. Five drinks that bartenders hate to make
I'll be in NYC for 3 days. If any Grow-a-brain reader wishes to get together for a drink or a fine meal, please call the hotel at 212-736-1600, and leave me a message. I may be booked, but it's worth a try. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Drinks Including Unusual Beers Here
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March 25, 2006
Alligator Wine
A large collection - 200 Years of Wines of the World, with many sub-categories: With cricket labels, decorated in the Art Nouveau style, with pigs and donkeys, and so much more. Similar to Igor Sergeev's collection of full cigarette packs. (Largest in the world)
4 new Google Gulp products
More Latte Art tutorials
Death by Caffeine. How much of your favorite caffeinated drink would it take to kill you? (From Verbatim)
The Kid from Brooklyn rants about why he can’t stand Starbucks. (Very profane language)
Building an Automated Bar
Mexican Coke, The Real Thing
By the way, I started posting again to the old Blog Of The Day page, now that so many of the old blogs are defunct. Check regularly for new additions there. Please email me or submit your favorite blogs for consideration.
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February 05, 2006
“If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am not drinking any Merlot…”
Army Worm Wine, wine made out of crushed Forest Tent Caterpillars
The Nose of Wine Aroma Kit. Only $349.00
Wine blogs - blogs about wine, wine making, wine drinking, vineyards, or even other spirits
42below is gay! The latest offensive flash animation from 42 Below Vodka sponsoring an event called Hero Party 2006, coming later this month in Auckland, New Zealand - NSFW!
The Espresso MiniFAQ from the Coffee Kid
Victorian Coffee and other anachronism from Worth1000
I finally saw the movie “Sideways”... Many More Unusual Drinks Including Unusual Beers Here
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December 10, 2005
Heavy drinking
"What is it about a beautiful sunny afternoon, with the birds singing and the wind rustling through the leaves, that makes you want to get drunk?"
Elvis coffee. Old postcards about coffee
Pickle Juice - Mmmmm… Don't Pour Out the Pickle Jar: Plenty of Uses for Pickle Juice
Vodka in A Tube. Like Wine in a can, but faster
A giant list of Liquid Links from Malt Maniacs
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2005 - A Proclamation. (Thank you, Braddy)
The Myth of Fernet-Branca and how it became the toast of San Francisco. The legendary liquid in that emerald bottle is more than merely San Francisco's preferred method of self-medication; it's an intoxicating fairy tale
The History of Tea
Breaking news: Eugene McCarthy, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood’s biggest black stars, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 89
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November 06, 2005
The Perfect Martini
Tasting the Old New Coke. There are certain things that you should really taste at least once, but are usually hard to get a hold of to taste, like let's say top quality caviar, or kobe beef… Then there's a category of items that were eaten in the olden times, but are not considered acceptable food anymore: whale meat, horse meat and other intelligent and/or exotic animal meats… And of course, there are commercial drinks with formulations that are not made anymore
What is Ultimate Jell-O Shot? The purpose of this experiment was to determine the highest possible concentration of alcohol attainable in a Jell-O shot, while still maintaining the structural integrity of the gelatin
The TCP/IP Drinking Game. (From ”Attu”)
How to run a Steely Dan party
The Perfect Martini by Jim Coudal: First a note about substituting ingredients or tools. Don't. This method has been exhaustively tested and retested for excellence and the smallest variation can result in catastrophic and unintended consequences... There is room for personal preference and improvisation in many things. This is not one of them