Brobible.com asked readers to chime in on which spots you felt deserved to make their hallowed 1st annual Best College Bars for Guys list. The response was so dopely overwhelming that they decided to up the ante from 50-100.
Generally try to keep my article delivery down to once a week, but this topic was of such vast significance to me, that I couldn’t let another week to go by. It’s not very often that we get an extreme media blitz on the topic of single malts. This week’s press release on a specialized finishing taking place in Germany drove so much media buzz I had to address it. I want to focus on finishing and help you understand what it is. Then we will go back and review this novelty that’s taking place in Germany.
What is Vodka? To understand what vodka is, we need to first understand distillation. The basic idea of distillation is to take a beer or wine; something with an alcohol, and boil it until the ethanol turns into a steam vapor. In a pot still (the least efficient way of distilling) this vapor will travel up the still and once at the top cascades down a side pipe (line arm) this piping is then cooled by a cold water on the outside of the metal causing the vapor inside the pipe to condense back into alcohol.
The 2012 Presidential election is just a short five weeks away and tonight kicks off the very first Presidential debate which gets underway at 9:00 PM EST, so plan on grabbing a case of your favorite adult beverage and posting up by the TV for six 15-minute segments of domestic policy discussion. And buzzwords. Lots and lots of buzzwords.
School is back in sessions and if you’ve been following our weekly Punch Bowl you’ll see that cfootball fans across America are in the mood to party. The fine folks at Playboy are celebrating in style with their new list of the top ten party schools of 2012. Did your school make the list? Find out here…
National Bourbon Heritage Month is a wonderful time of year to discuss the products that I passionately enjoy. I have been yearning to review Buffalo Trace‘s Experimental Collection for many years and I recently received a sample so the timing worked out perfectly for a RSVLTS.com liquor review this week. The Experimental Collection has been an ongoing subcategory for the Buffalo Trace distillery for 6 years. Out of the countless Kentucky Bourbons available on the market, you may be wondering why I decided to choose this brand.
Oktoberfest kicked off on September 22nd and an estimated 80 million beers are expected to be downed over the course of the 16-day festival that wraps up October 7th. Considered to be the world’s largest fair, nearly 6 million people from all over the world attend the festival. The events are held on a 75 acre fairground called the “Wiesn” that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people at a time. On Saturday, Munich’s mayor tapped the first keg to kick off the 16-day Oktoberfest, known for its oompah music and traditional costumes. With only two blows of his hammer and a cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s Tapped” — Mayor Christian Ude inserted the tap into the first keg, opening the 179th Oktoberfest to the cheering of thousands who were waiting to be served their first beer. Only beer brewed within the city limits of Munich, and conforming to strict specifications, is allowed to be sold at the Oktoberfest. The special brand of Oktoberfest Beer is a registered trademark. Although heavy rains soaked the fairground revelers didn’t seem to mind. If you can’t make it out to this year’s festival we’ve got you covered. Here are photos from the more »
To celebrate National Bourbon Month, we concocted this lil’ ol’ easy to make drink. Easy enough to not confuse even the minimalist of bartenders or just make it yourself after a long day during the Monday night game, this evening.
Today is the massive Back To Hoboken Bar Crawl brought to you by us, RSVLTS.com! 1,200 people are packing the bars in The Mile Square celebrating the first day of fall. If you couldn’t make it out you can follow along live on Instagram @RSVLTS. We’ll also be posting a ton of photos of all the action early next week. Follow @RSVLTS on Instagram
Scotch is broken into five regional parts; the reason why we have 5 regional areas in Scotland is due to distilleries wanting to cut an imaginary slice of the Scottish landscape for marketing purposes and individuality. Whiskey is a term, not a style. Whiskey covers a broad range of spirits, including Scotch. Scotch is a kind of Whiskey. Trust me when you go to a bar and order a whiskey, your bartender has already figured out that you have no idea what you are actually drinking. The Fundamentals of Whiskey – Scotch has to be made in Scotland to be called Scotch. Single malts are a liquid product that is made at one distillery. Scotch has to be made of 100% malted barley. Okay, I believe that just covers the easy stuff now into the reason why you’re reading this article.
This Saturday over 1,200 people will be wearing RSVLTS.com t-shirts at the 7th annual Back To Hoboken Bar Crawl. Not a bad way to get the word out around town. We’ll have a photographer on hand capturing all the action so keep an eye out for him and check back early next week to see the photos.
When people talk about white dog whiskey the first thing that comes to mind for many of us is the image of banjos and NASCAR. I think it’s a foolish presumption because white whiskey is the predecessor to all -age spirits. Today legal white whiskey is being produced on an influx and many consumers don’t understand if it’s a novelty item or where it’s purpose in the spirits industry lies. Wood aging any product will cause it to mellow out from the char inside the barrel the same way a Brita filters water. This process takes away the natural flavor of the product and inserts the wood flavor. There is no real issue with consuming an aged product because it’s extremely enjoyable to spit Bourbon, aged tequila or dark rum. The real use for white whiskey is the substitute of vodka in any mixed drink. Vodka doesn’t contain any oil conquers because of the effectiveness of the column stills that it’s made in. Other spirits such as whiskey, rum, and tequila are still produced in pot stills for the most part. Pot stills strip out congeners from the product. Oil congeners in white whiskey hold any flavor you add to more »
Might need to hang up the gone fishing sign for the rest of the weekend because we’re poolside in Vegas sipping Jose Cuervo cocktails with some of the most beautiful women in the world. What a great way to spend the waning days of summer. Ammmm I right? Over the next two days we’re going to be posting photos of all the action exclusively for our Instagram followers. Join the party and see all pictures by following us @RSVLTS right now!
Any Scotch Whiskey fan has heard just about every misconception there is about this wonderful liquid. Here are five of the most common, and what to think or say the next time you encounter them.
And I thought the only way to open a beer bottle beyond using a bottle opener were the classic light or edge of table tricks. Boy was I wrong. Artist Adam Young and he friends devised a few dozen unique ways to open beer bottles including a nail gun and motorcycle. You might not want to try all these at home. Bottle Cap Blues from chris sumers on Vimeo.
Here are three gents named James Ballantine, Dr George Bell and David Octavius Hill drinking an Edinburgh Ale in 1844. This is the earliest known photo of men drinking beer.
The Inebriator is a cocktail machine that mixes your drink in seconds. With this Arduino-powered robot bartender, all you have to do is grab a glass, fill it with ice, select your desired drink, give it a little stir and enjoy.
If you’ve ever gone into your local liquor store in the hope of creating a custom 6 pack of craft beers to give your fridge some variety, you’ve no doubt run into some issues. These issues include the fact that you’re provided with beat up old cardboard holsters that either a) Were meant for four beers or b) Are so banged up, your brewskies could fall out the bottom at any second. To avoid these issues, invest a few of your hard-earned bucks in The 6 Packer. Made from laser cut plywood, the DIY-esque alcohol holster comes with a few screws and nuts for you to assemble all the pieces. It’s sized right for both your standard long necks and short craft beer bottles. Besides, do you really want to take chances when it comes to something as precious as beer?
Inspired by home brewers from across the country, last year President Obama bought a home brewing kit for the kitchen.
With all of the distractions in the world today, most of all us could use a good, stiff drink to wind down after a long day. Whether it be after work, school, or just a nightcap to send you off for a proper rest. The bottom line is a good manly cocktail is almost impossible to replace.
Why haven’t beer companies been making square beer bottles the entire time? It’s easier to ship and makes maximum use of the space in the fridge. Very thoughtful of Heineken.
This is a skill every man needs to know.
Mix icy cold beer with spicy Sriracha, fresh lime juice and a couple dashes of Maggi sauce and what do you have? A refreshing, terrifically savory beer cocktail with a lingering heat that has become our new favorite summer drink. Meet the Cocky Rooster.
We dubbed this drink The Terminator for 2 specific reasons; today is National Rum Day, so we wanted to create a drink that embodied the last relaxing bit of summer we have left. Ingredients that would be as refreshing alone as they would be together. After doing some research, we stumbled upon a mixologist who would make these for him and his colleagues after a long night tending behind the bar. According to BACARDI mixologist, David Cordoba, “This Rum ‘n’ Coke Float is the classic barman’s reward. At the end of a long night mixing drinks at the Tonic Bar in Edinburgh, David and his colleagues would kick back with this luxurious treat made with BACARDI® Superior Rum, Coke and a healthy dollop of vanilla ice cream.” The perfect end all summertime BBQ/rooftop/patio, F*ck winter cocktail. Being that it’s Roosevelt of the Year nominee, James Cameron’s, birthday, we named it after one of his most acclaimed movies. The Terminator is easy to make, and easy going down, but after a few, just like Arnold, it will search and destroy you. Having a pillow or hammock within reaching distance is strongly recommended.
A definitive catalog of the most suave cocktails. To shake or stir? Muddle or mix? The Gentleman’s Guide to Cocktails answers all of these questions and more. It’s the ultimate guide for the cocktail barman. Alfred Tong teaches you how to mix a margarita with mojo, a gimlet with grace, and a piña colada that packs a punch. With more than 150 cocktail recipes—personally selected by Alfred for their coolness factor and retro quality—it covers classics like the Bloody Mary, fizzes, fogmatics, and alcoholic teas. Illustrated with sophisticated drawings by Jack Hughes, this book will turn the wannabe barman into the perfect cocktail party host. $17.95 The Gentleman’s Guide to Cocktails For more cocktail ideas check out our Drink Infographics Section
Swiss Army Knife did the hibbity bibbity with a wine key and out popped the “BAR10DER”. Get it? No, no, do you get it? The Bar-Ten(10)-Der. Good1. Combining ten essential bartending tools—the muddler, standard and channel knives, reamer, jigger, zester, stirrer, strainer, corkscrew, and bottle opener—this bar tool offers up all the essentials you need to create the perfect cocktail, whether you’re behind the bar or in your Brooklyn loft, making Pomegranate John Daly’s for your friends. Using the same compact, swing-out design of the classic pocket knife, The Bar10der offers all the utilities you would otherwise overlook. $50 Bar10der
We all know a party isn’t a party unless Solo cups are involved! But what are you supposed to use when it’s time for shots?! Don’t waste an entire cup and use our Solo Cup Shot Glasses! They are miniature red cups that scream, “This party is the best party EVER!!” You’ll never have to ruin the mood again by pulling out boring and touristy shot glasses! Buy Now: $9.99
Very early details for the 7th annual Back To Hoboken Bar Crawl have been released today by organizers Al Torres and Rachel Heller and the news is going viral on Facebook right now as over 100 people have RSVP’d in the first 45 minutes.
On Wednesday Microsoft and Maxim co-hosted a Back To School event on the roof top of Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel in New York City. We got to demo the new Windows 8 exclusive app Cocktail Flow, shot a sweet video with the Bleacher Report guys and some photobombing fun with Maxim’s Maximum Exposure host April Rose. Once the drinks stopped flowing at 10 pm we walked across the street to Tavern 29 for an impromptu after-party with Colin, April, Jessica, Brookelyn and the rest of the Maxim crew. Tavern 29 had a drink on the menu called “The Roosevelt” which was absolutely atrocious so we took it upon ourselves to reinvent the drink, see the recipe below. After a delicious round of 14 Roosevelts for the crew we called it a night. Since I was the Mayor of Blackoutville by 8:30 I don’t remember too much of what happened but good thing I shot a bunch of photos using the HTC Titan II! Here are photos from the madness that was Microsoft and Maxim’s Back To School party!
Bill wants to go on a road trip vaction. Bill also wants to party. So this summer, Mr. Bill Murray himself, will be touring the country, crashing random parties in select cities. If you live in one of these select cities and would like him to attend one of your bangers, then put up a big sign that says “BILL MURRAY CAN CRASH HERE” so Bill knows where he is welcome. Only two rules; Alcohol and karaoke must be readily available. His Agent had this to say “Mr. Murray is looking to take a vacation around the United States. He’s hoping that if he shows up to your party with a bottle of wine or vegetable tray, you will be able to make the proper accommodations for him. This includes allowing him to sleep on your couch or in a spare bedroom, both of those options being completely acceptable.”
MP Muller, writer of New York Times’ “You’re The Boss” column recently talked with Tito Beveridge about how he built a nationally recognized brand, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, despite competing in a very crowded industry. Most impressively, he did it without the help of a big wallet or an advertising agency (imagine!). Read: Building a Brand When You Can’t Afford an Ad Agency. As a follow-up to this interesting article Muller wrote another article where Tito shares tips, based on his experiences. Read: Learning From Tito’s Vodka.
Beer + Burgers + Summer = great success Beer marinated burgers Makes 4 burgers 1 pound ground beef (80%lean, 20%fat) 1 bottle of beer (We used Blue Point Summer Ale) 4 slices of cheese like Colby-Jack 2 tablespoons of grill seasoning like Grill mates Montreal Steak Seasoning 1 small white onion chopped finely or grated 4 hamburger buns Favorite condiments Put the ground beef into a mixing bowl. Add the onion, grill seasoning and pour in half the bottle of beer. Mix well. Drink the rest of the beer and let the meat marinate in the fridge for an hour so that the meat firms up and the flavors develop. Cook on either an outside grill, grill pan, or saute pan until cooked to your desire of doneness. Add the cheese right before the burgers are cooked to your liking to melt it. Serve burger on buns and top with your favorite condiments.
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