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A Stream of Consciousness
My Favorite Vat19 Alcohol-Related Videos!
Nov 10th
Vat19.com, “Purveyors of Curiously Awesome Gifts”, is one of my favorite online stores. They recently made a push to create videos for the majority of their product catalog. They did a GREAT job with putting together quality videos, with a very nice sense of humor (well, since I share the sense of humor, it must be cool).
Here are my favorite alcohol-related products with funny videos:
Beer Pouch Sweatshirt with Hood, $29.95 |
5-for-1 Big Bottom Giant Beer Glass, $11.95 |
Bottle of Wine Giant Glass, $11.95 |
Monster Margarita Glass, $16.95 |
Double Wall Stainless Steel Beer Mug, $19.95 |
Not necessarily funny, but cool alcohol product videos…
Aluminum Cube Jigger, $23.95 |
Inside Out Champagne Glasses (set of 2), $59.95 |
Hula Wobbling Tumblers, $32.95 |
20 Wine Racks That a Bottle Would Want to Be Held By
Jun 3rd
I hope that these wine racks give you a minute or two of pleasure. Because, honestly, this took a lot longer to put together than I had anticipated!
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| DIY FedEx Wine Rack |
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| “Weird” Wine Rack |
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| Bicycle Gear Wine Rack (revolving) |
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| Back Woods Art Custom Wine Rack |
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| Electric Guitar Metal Wine Rack |
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| Franz Design 7 Bottle Wine Rack |
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| “Gotcha” Dartboard Wine Rack |
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| Wooden Guitar Wine Rack |
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| Laguna Artwork 8 Bottle Wine Rack |
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| French Guy Wine Rack (Note: was in the Skymall catalog, but is no longer) |
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| Rustic Design Sycamore Wine Rack (U.K.) |
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| Wagon Wheel Wine Racks |
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| “Worldo” Wine Rack (Designed by Phill Violett) |
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| Mark Baker Studios (Source: Flickr) |
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| Digital Wine Rack by Mark Reed (Source: Flickr) |
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| Wine Rack by 12Sticks (Source: Flickr) |
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| Rainbow Trout Wine Rack (Secretcove.com) |
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| Fort Knox Gold Wine Rack (OK, not made out of gold, I think, but these are numbered pieces by the artists and prices are only given upon request) |
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| “New Fashion” Aquarium Wine Rack |
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| Paul McCobb Original Sling Wine Rack |
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The Big, Worldwide List Of Festivals: Wine, Food, Beer, Spirits And Food Festivals
May 17th
What a cool resource!!!!! LocalWineEvents.com hosts a searchable database and comprehensive list with links to annual Wine, Food, Spirits and Beer Festivals around the world.
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| Snapshot taken on May 17, 2010 |
Stealth Flasks! Clever Ways To Hide Your Booze.
Apr 21st
There are just sometimes when you want a little nip of the good stuff, but partaking in public might not be the best idea.
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| Flasks have come a loooong way since those crazy Romans lit it up. |
Thankfully, a number of very creative people have helped to solve this problem in a variety of ways over the years. Here are some of the cooler hidden flasks that have been made (but please point us all to even better ones in the comment section at the bottom of this post!):
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| Nothing like a bride with pride for her country and a way to satisfy her thirst even on the Big Day! This sneaky girl was photographed at her wedding by photographer Lara Swanson, who specializes in nontraditional portrait photography. (You might also be interested in seeing our shopping page for Flasks For Women on this site!) |
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| The Cane Flask. The tool for a true gentleman. It would be appalling if anything other than single malt scotch went into this fine cane. By the way, for those who like history, the cane flask was invented by James E. Hale in 1888, and you can check out the patent filing here on Google Patents. |
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| While this Cell Phone Flask may be at the cutting edge of booze-hiding technology right now, we’d better see an iPad Flask soon! |
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| Cool, Flask Binoculars!. Bird watching just became a worthwhile hobby. Or, other “hobbies” get even weirder. |
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| If you’ve been to any other website that sells beer-related gifts, then you probably seen this Beerbelly booze holder already. You can’t deny the benefits this bad boy brings to tailgating and going to Jimmy Buffet concerts. |
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| Oh Lord, don’t tell me they’ve corrupted The Good Book! On the other hand, who’s going to question a god-fearin’ man about what’s inside his “book”? |
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Reef Dram Sandal – the perfect way to bring some refreshment to the beach, or to any casual summer event. |
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| Huh? What happened to stealth flasks? This Jumbo Stainless Steel Flask holds pleeeenttyyyy of booze, making it fun to share and instantly makes it a party. |
Become a world-famous wine maker in Winemaker Extraordinaire!
Apr 16th
Recently I posted about a bar game I played called Happy Hour.
Here’s another great game I found at iWin.com – Winemaker Extraordinaire.
Related:
Happy Hour! Master the Cocktail-o-Matic 6000
Apr 14th
Here’s a great game I found at iWin.com – Happy Hour!
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Our First Video Review!
Apr 13th
Thanks to @simplyjo1 on Screenr (and on Twitter) for doing this video review of our Gifts For Wine Lovers section of the site!
Hey, it’s something…
Not mentioned in the video review, in addition to the many, unique wine gift ideas we have, there are the many wine racks we carry as well.
10 Messed Up Cocktail Names
Apr 12th
There are thousands, upon thousands of cocktail names out there. Many of them are quite creative. Too many of them use various connotations of copulation and other acts. I decided to keep this list of cocktails “clean” (whatever). Here are some crazy, gross, and plain ‘ole disgusting names for cocktails:
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Monkey Gland |
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Mix, drink, and walk home. | Credit |
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Enpinyo & Cow Blood |
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Epinyo is a distilled African liquor, drunk by the Maasai (a nomadic indigenous group in Kenya and Tanzania). Drink the enpinyo… and chase it with fresh cow’s blood. Why?!? The cow’s blood is good for preventing a hangover. | Credit |
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Alien Brain Hemorrhage |
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Poor Sambucca in to shot glass. Layer Baileys so it floats. Add a few drops of Tripple Sec in the middle and then few drops of Grenadine, both with drop to bottom of glass looking like a brain hemorrhage. | Credit |
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Anthrax Island Cocktail |
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Put the absinthe and Jack Daniels into a double shot glass and drop into the half pint of Stella Artois beer. | Credit |
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Bin Laden |
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Mix mint, lime segments and sugar in a tall glass, bruise the mixture, add ice, poor alcohol, chilli vodka and lemonade. Serve wearing a long beard…. | Credit |
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Bowel Loosener |
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Shake well with ice. Then serve in long glass, topping up with soda water. [my favorite part] Do not judge by smell. | Credit |
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Gorilla Fart |
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Pour 3/4 of a shot glass with Wild Turkey 101, and top off with 1/4 shot glass of Bacardi 151. Consume, gag, blackout. | Credit |
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Gutted Deer |
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Poor shots into glass. Balance the rest of the glass with cranberry juice. | Credit |
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Bloated Bag of Monkey Spunk |
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Shake and strain into collins glass with ice. Garnish with a cherry. | Credit |
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Breast Milk On Acid |
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Mix and drink. Avoid thoughts of your mother. | Credit |
10 Delicious Meat Cocktails To Pre-Empt Your Hangover
Apr 6th
I honestly had never, ever, considered the idea of a meat-flavored/meat-based cocktail before. Guess I shouldn’t have been surprised, because I had recently heard of bacon-flavored vodka. Could these cocktails actually stop your hangover before it happens? I know always crave meat and grease the morning after.
Well, I was ecstatic when I came across this list of 10 Recipes for Meat-Based Cocktails on Time.com (of all places)! Below I put my own spin on this list…
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1. | Swine Smash | Key Ingredients: pancetta & mint |
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2. | Breakfast Fizz | Key Ingredients: pancetta & maple syrup |
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3. | Bring Home the Bacon | Key Ingredient: homemade bacon powder, beef bouillon granules, vodka |
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4. | Wingin’ It | Key Ingredients: chicken stock, carrot juice, tequila |
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5. | The Butcher | Key Ingredients: beef jerky, rum |
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6. | The Spicy Meatball | Key Ingredients: sausage-infused whiskey (make it yourself) |
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7. | Irish Bacon Sour | Key Ingredients: apple-bacon-infused whiskey, grade B maple syrup (why grade B?) |
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8. | Smoky Sour | Key Ingredients: bacon-infused cachaça, blackberry jam, |
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9. | Leblon Cocktail de Praia da Carne | Key Ingredients: chorizo-infused cachaça, grilled pineapple |
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10. | Meat & Potato Martini | Key Ingredients: Garnish with bacon that has been dredged in panko & deep fried, vodka, mezcal |
Do you have a favorite meat cocktail that’s not listed here?
I am Gin!
Apr 2nd
I just took the “What Kind of Liquor Are You?” quiz at Answer Buddy, and here’s what I found out about myself…
| My Result = Gin
I keep it stylish and classic. I don’t go in for the crazy trends. Even when I’ve had a few drinks, I’m as cool as a cucumber. Note, some Gin is actually made with cucumbers. |
