by John Johnson | Feb 13, 2018 | Adult Beverages, Advice for Men, Lifestyle
Beer is war. Whether you like it or not. Whether you say you care or not. There is a war going on and if you are a fan of and a drinker of beer with flavor, I’m talking independent craft beer, then you cannot avoid this battle against big beer. It has been, is, and...
by Lewis Gordon | Feb 9, 2018 | Adult Beverages
As we carry on with our look at gin-based cocktails, our next question is what is a Singapore Sling? I have been lucky enough to sample a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel, Singapore where it was invented sometime before 1915. It is easy to sip a Singapore Sling on the...
by Lewis Gordon | Feb 7, 2018 | Adult Beverages
This gin-based cocktail is a classic that you may not know about. What is a Floradora? It originates from the musical called Florodora and was a massive hit in the 1900s through to the 1950s. It could be called the original ‘girly drink’ but at...
by Lewis Gordon | Feb 6, 2018 | Adult Beverages
As with many cocktails, the origin of this gin-based cocktail is subject to debate. What is a Tom Collins? Apparently, it originated after ‘The Great Tom Collins Hoax’ of 1874. The reasoning goes that due to this hoax, the Tom Collins became a cocktail...
by John Johnson | Feb 6, 2018 | Adult Beverages
Can you believe it? I’m finally going to wrap up the multi-installment saga of the history of Yuengling. I started at the beginning which is a good place to begin. With Yuengling being America’s Oldest Brewery, that covered a lot of years. Since 1829 in this...
by Lewis Gordon | Jan 31, 2018 | Adult Beverages
This could be an instalment of Prison Break, “Who is Harvey Wallbanger?” I bet you know it’s not though and that Harvey Wallbanger is one of the vodka-based cocktails. Once again, there is doubt as to when it was invented, even Wikipedia isn’t...