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Pickle Back Rears its Head Again

Mar 11, 2010 5:30am

A little bit ago we told you about the Jameson's Pickle Back, and expressed our nervousness about the shot. We have been overwhelmed by reader response since the story ran, telling us we need to sack up and give it......

WhiskyCast iPod App

Mar 10, 2010 5:29pm

Do you want to learn more about whisky? Of course, we all do. That's why Mark Gillespie's WhiskyCast is great. You can listen to it while you do other things - work, brush your teeth, or drink whisky, for example.......

Chilly Twist Reusable Party Cups

Mar 10, 2010 4:50pm

Looking for a replacement for the ubiquitous red plastic keg cup at your next party? Or maybe you're sick of pulling warm beer off a keg that's been sitting in the sun for a bit too long? Possibly you're one......

paQui Tequila Arrives for Review

Mar 5, 2010 10:47am

We always love hearing about brands were weren't otherwise familiar with, and we recently got a package on our stoop that gave us just such a surprise. In the box was a bottle of paQui tequila. According to their website,......

How to do a No-Hands Shot

Mar 1, 2010 9:26pm

When was the last time you thought about taking a drink? If you're thirsty, you reach out and take the glass, and you put it to your lips. But what if drinking didn't come that easily? What if taking a......

Pickle Back Shot: Jameson's and Pickle Juice

Feb 17, 2010 6:40pm

There are some moments in your life that you will always remember. Your first kiss? Hopefully. The birth of your first child? Probably. The first time you drink a shot of whiskey with a chaser of pickle juice? Most definitely.......

Jagermeister Recipes: You Can Mix it With Stuff?

Feb 16, 2010 7:20pm

Jager is one of those things people either love or hate. With its syrupy consistency and punch-you-in-the-tongue flavor, this herbal liqueur is definitely not for everyone, but the people who love it love it fiercely, and the people who hate......

David Cross: I Drink for a Reason

Feb 15, 2010 6:52pm

One of our favorites of the failed children's book titles that hit your inbox back in 2002 or so is "Daddy Drinks Because You Cry." If you take issue with the hilarity of that book title, click that little X......

Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipe Roundup 2010

Feb 9, 2010 1:09pm

As you can imagine, every holiday season, the Liquor Snob office gets a lot of emails about holiday-themed cocktail recipes. Valentine's Day is no different, with just about every liquor company, PR agency, and sodden drunk coming up with some......

360 Vodka Releases Cola and Chocolate Flavors

Feb 8, 2010 6:38pm

We have to admit, we haven't exactly been pining for two more flavored vodkas, but we are interested in these two. 360 Vodka, which we were familiar with as an eco-friendly spirit, has just released two new varieties - 360......

Seagram's 7 Dark Honey Arrives for Review

Feb 4, 2010 2:47am

Last week, we posted about Seagram's 7 Dark Honey, positing it was Seagram's' attempt to hit the same "I don't like whiskey" market that Beam seems to be targeting with Red Stag.The folks at Seagram's were kind enough to send......

Bacardi True Originals: The Hummingbird

Feb 2, 2010 8:30am

There's a new series of videos made by Bacardi, where a man is on a hunt for the greatest bartender on the planet. This particular bartender (side note: never call female bartenders "bartendress" - we have a friend who learned......

Get Your Joan Jett on With Blackheart Rum

Feb 2, 2010 5:30am

Are we dating ourselves with a Joan Jett & the Blackhearts reference? Maybe. But we couldn't avoid it, because it was the first thing that popped into our heads when we read the press release from Heaven Hill announcing the......

Liquor Snob Monthly Roundup: January 2010

Feb 1, 2010 4:49pm

Welcome to 2010, dear readers, and we have to say - we started this year like we've started many others. Souls crushed and barely able to get out of bed, bleary-eyed and headachey, we limped into 2010 like we did......

State of the Union '10 Drinking Game

Jan 27, 2010 3:55pm

Wow, we're way behind on posting this, and we're guessing a lot of you have already seen this (and their "this is a joke, don't binge drink" disclaimer) over at Huffington Post, but hey...better late than never. Kind of like......

Seagram's 7 Dark Honey

Jan 25, 2010 5:17pm

Sounds great for getting a buzz on. Get it? Buzz? Honey? Bees? JOKES!!...

Pernod Absinthe "Creator Of" Contest

Jan 20, 2010 5:45pm

Calling all arty absinthe lovers for a contest that should be right up your alley. Pernod is currently running a "Creator of" art contest with all kinds of great prizes, including a grand prize of $1,805 (1805 was when Pernod......

Tsingtao Beer: Lager and Pure Draft Arrive

Jan 19, 2010 5:05pm

We don't know much about Asian beers here at Liquor Snob, other than the fact we usually get Sapporo when we're having Japanese, Singha with our Pad Thai, and Tsingtao with our local Chines buffet. We got in two bottles......

Detox Cocktail is Just What the Doctor Ordered

Jan 14, 2010 7:36pm

A while back we told you about our dream of creating a prune-based laxative cocktail and calling it the "Pootini." We haven't done that yet, but we've found a cocktail that recalls the Master Cleanse, a two-week juice fast we......

Rumdood on How to Help Haitians

Jan 13, 2010 7:48pm

We wish we could be linking to Rumdood under better circumstances, we really do, because he knows a ton about his namesake. We're linking to him now because he has put together some really nice resources for readers who want......

Jim Meehan Shows Us How It's Done

Jan 12, 2010 5:24pm

We've known for a while that Jim Meehan of NYC's Please Don't Tell was a class act, but we love the fact he got a chance to do it on national TV. Here's what we learned in this video: Don't......

Buzz Shot Beer Pong Card Game

Jan 7, 2010 2:24pm

It's like beer pong and Uno had a baby....

About.com's Best New Liquors of 2009

Jan 6, 2010 4:30pm

We're not big ones for looking back at last year, mostly because that smacks of introversion, self-awareness, and work. Luckily, other people are a bit more prone to it, and Colleen from Cocktails.About.com has put together a nice roundup of......

4 Ways to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions This Year

Jan 5, 2010 12:49pm

Tis the season for temporary self-betterment, or in the parlance of our time...New Year's Resolutions. We know a lot of people who make them, but we don't know too many who actually stick to them. A lot of resolutions, at......

We Miss our Angostura Bitters

Jan 4, 2010 3:17pm

We know there are all kinds of bitters out there to use in our cocktails, but we have to say we're sort of used to using Angostura. For those who don't pay attention, Angostura is the bitters you commonly get......

Liquor Snob Monthly Roundup: December 2009

Jan 1, 2010 5:51pm

Happy New Year, Liquor Snob readers! We want to be among the first to welcome you to 2010 (the year we make contact, if you believe the movie's tagline), but before we get all starry-eyed about the beginning of a......

Bacardi Superior 89 Proof Rum Review

Dec 15, 2009 3:27pm

It's like rum, but with more of the boozey parts. How can you go wrong?...

Cheers, MFer - A Flask for the Season

Dec 14, 2009 3:25pm

This is a flask that says "Cheers Motherfucker" on it. Christmas is coming and we've been very good little boys. That's all we're saying. Available at Refinery29shops [via ThisNext] (Thanks for the tip, JoJo!)......

In the Spirit of Giving...

Dec 9, 2009 12:39pm

OK, so we realize this is a liquor blog, and for the most part we tend to stay on topic. However, the holiday season is a season of giving, if you're into that kind of thing, and we wanted to......