Subject: Liquor and Spirits

• Blog of the Day

  November 16, 2006

• Amo Wino Looks Worse

  December 4, 2007

• How to Make a Hurricane

  August 18, 2008

• Booze Hound - Boteco

  September 22, 2008

• Bushmills Rocks

  September 25, 2008

• The Great Voodoo Tiki Tequila Taste Test

  October 28, 2008

• Single Malts At Two Chefs

  Art Basel brings so much cool stuff to Miami each year, but also throngs of people and a whole lot of hype. Tonight, however, far from the madding crowd, Two Chefs in South Miami will be offering a single malt sampling that is eminently reasonable in price: Twenty dollars will allow you to "Taste 5, Explore 10!", including a few rarities. Owner Jan Jorgensen allows that often "We say 'ten', but one person will ask to try this, another person that, and we can end up with 35 bottles on the bar." T

  December 4, 2008

• Pulp City

  January 2, 1991

• The Seven Deadly Fins

  June 10, 1992

• Chic and Ye Shall Find

  June 17, 1992

• Down At the Hooch and Brooch

  December 2, 1992

• License to Swill

  February 3, 1993

• Strawberry Fields, Not Forever

  Nothing like a tall glass of fresh Florida strawberriesThe Florida Strawberry Growers Association wants to remind us that strawberries are not forever: The big season for our Florida beauties, grown mostly in Plant City and Dover, is November to March. It's your last chance to gorge on one of our most delicious local fruits, so here are the basics about how to choose, store, and eat:Berries should be bright red and unblemished, with nice green caps.They should smell like strawberries!Put them in

  March 5, 2009

• 30-Year-Old Whiskey in Its Prime

  Psssst....Drink Me!It isn't often that we New Timesers get a bottle of $200 whiskey in the mail. We did, not long ago, thanks to the folks at Canadian Club, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year with the release of a primo 30-year-old, 80-proof, white-oak-barrel-aged blended whiskey retailing for a cool two bills. That's priced well beyond the reach of even the most profligate New Times lushes; our admin assistant was obliged to hide the booze behind her desk, well beyond the reac

  March 9, 2009

• Organic hipness

  When Banana Republican is not out trolling the streets of Miami in search of corrupt politicians, inept bureaucrats, scoundrels, outlaws and other riff-raff that deserve exposing, I like to check out the hipster scene. I'll roll up a nice fat banana peel, pour a little Macallan's malt scotch whiskey into my flask, put on a fresh pair of kicks to match my hipster flannel shirt from Urban Outfitters and go check out the "cool people" who roll in Miami's eclectic uber-chic circles. Last night I f

  March 15, 2009

• Bourbon and Blues -- Drink Up, Eat Right, Jam Out

  Here's what you missed last night if you weren't at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club at Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak in Aventura: 25 percent off whiskey and bourbon from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with live blues by local legend Albert Castiglia.No problemo. They're doin' it again next week, and the featured band is Port Salerno's Americana/Roots troubadours Nouveaux Honkies.You can also look forward to a new menu addition,

  March 26, 2009

• Our Nose is Red from the Rum

  December 11, 2008

• D-Day

  Regardless of whom you’re for, get out the vote today!

  October 30, 2008

• David Fast

  June 12, 2008

• Drink, Drink, and Be Merry

  February 2, 2006

• Spiritual Fare

  February 15, 2007

• Super Booze Me

  June 9, 2005

• Night&Day

  April 28, 2005

• Med, White, & Blue

  January 30, 2003

• Naughty, Naughty Cognac

  November 14, 2002

• Cash Us Out

  September 19, 2002

• Joe Bonamassa

  August 22, 2002

• BEST COFFEEHOUSE

  May 16, 2002

• BEST FRENCH FRIES

  May 16, 2002

• BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

  May 16, 2002

• Best Liquor Store

  May 17, 2001

• Best Restaurant In Coconut Grove

  May 17, 2001

• Saint Juke

  December 28, 2000

• Dish

  May 25, 2000

• Best Place For Cocktails

  May 11, 2000

• Best Chain Coffeehouse

  May 13, 1999

• Soda Jerked

  April 29, 1999

• Set 'Em Up and Go

  April 24, 1997

• Set 'Em Up and Go

  April 25, 1996

• Hello, Good Buy

  December 22, 1994

• Booze You Can Lose

  October 31, 1990

• Can We Call You Yak?

  June 11, 2009

• Jamaican Me Crazy: Appleton Estate Rum

  Jamaica's orange and vanilla scented Appleton Rum is the taste of smooth sophistication. Coming in on a wave from our friendly neighbors to the south, this sweet brand has flooded Miami hot spots like the Fontainebleau while making frequent trips into the mouth of this thirty Booze Hound, who very much approves of the amber elixir. So much so, that I invited the master blender from the Appleton distillery to the New Times office to give our staff a taste of paradise. Jacob Katel

  June 18, 2009

• Escape the Heat and Be Chic

  June 25, 2009

• Sip Slowly, Then Shake Your Head

  January 22, 2009

• Yet Another Reason to Love Sugar

  October 4, 2007

• Cartoon Ice and St. Germain Dreams: It's Refined Cocktail Time at Fratelli Lyon and EOS

  Jackie SayetEven the garnish is a star at EOSWe've come to expect high quality ingredients and technique in fine dining kitchens around town, so why shouldn't the same principle be applied behind the bar?  It is now thanks to a new focus on natural spirits, supporting mixers and special touches, as well as precision in drink-making.  We checked out Fratelli Lyon Driade and EOS, two establishments who are taking this mission to heart.

  July 17, 2009

• Free Drinks at the Key Largo Food & Wine Fest Kickoff Party at Tradewinds Liquors

  image via fkrm.com/foodandwineOnly in the keys.​To paraphrase Friday, one of the funniest comedies of 1995, 'I know you don't go to the Keys. I know this. But I'mma get you drunk for free. 'Cause it's almost Friday, you ain't got no job, and you ain't got shit to do.'The Key Largo Food & Wine Festival runs from July 31 - August 9 and is offering 10 days of cooking demos, free drinks, tastings, signings, smokings, art, sunsets, diving, shopping, and classes. It all kicks off this Friday fro

  July 29, 2009

• The Freaks Come Out at Night

  October 29, 2009

• Best Halloween Drink - The Brain Hemorrhage

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kb-a/ / CC BY-NC 2.0Get your head checked.​ Screams, laughs, naughty nurses, dudes in drag, and more drunks than you can shake a pitcher at. That's right, Halloween is almost here.Some might say it's spirit that fuels the revelry, but we know it's really just alcohol. Here's the recipe for a drink that has the look and packs a punch.The Brain Hemorrhage is made with - 1 1/2 oz Peach Schnapps- 1/4 oz of Bailey's Irish Cream- 2 drops GrenadineFirst pour in the Peach

  October 28, 2009