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Fool’s Gold
Turns out that Goldschlager – the Swiss-made cinnamon schnapps infused with flecks of gold – is...
7 and 7 Still Adding Up
Old friend Seagram’s 7 Crown whiskey is back in the news. This year on July 7th (7/7, get it...
A Decade After Bud TV Was Cancelled, BrewDog Goes on the Air
Remember Bud TV? That was the first time a beer company tried to set up an online entertainment...
Neo-Prohibitionists Take the Next Step, Call All Drinking Unsafe
The Dries haven’t gotten a charge like this since Carrie Nation was swinging her hatchet. A...
Bogus Vodka Not What the Doctor Ordered
Diet vodka? So it appears. Venerable vodka-maker Ketel One has just launched a line of...
Hamm’s Threatening to Become Popular Again
It’s all sunny skies these days in the Land of Sky Blue Waters. Sales of the once-famous brew...
The Case of the Hidden Cases of Canadian Club
For a mediocre whisky, it was a brilliant advertising stunt. Called the “Hide a Case”...
Soft Prohibition Creeps Closer
Add the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to the list of neo-prohibitionists...
Brewer That Mocked Craft Beer Now Wants to “Elevate” It
Anheuser-Busch InBev couldn’t be happier about the rise of American craft beer. According to...
Ice Beer Lives On
A moment of silence for one Charles Parker, who (as noted last week by The Brutal Hammer) was...
Thirty Years After Slur, Corona Getting Last Laugh
“Corona is the New King of Beers,” reads a headline in The Wall Street Journal from...
Black Sheep of Canadian Liquors Still Earning Green
For a so-called black sheep, Yukon Jack isn’t much of an outcast. The overproof liqueur has...
Game On
If you ever wanted to play a video game that revolves entirely around drinking, now’s your...
Good Booze, Bad Business
The self-styled “world’s most awarded vodka” is called Tovaritch! (exclamation...
Heat Wave
The world doesn’t need another Fireball knockoff, but it’s getting one anyway. Ever...
In the Clear?
Good news: As of this month, Everclear “Lite” (the 151 proof version) is legally...
Captain Morgan Forces Rival to Walk the Plank
In an ocean of nautically-themed spiced rum, it’s tough to stand out from the crowd. Much...