Glacial Transference
Water is fluid unless it’s frozen–when it then relies on people to flow. By letting it flow through the pipeline of aficionados, we revel in what makes a truly exceptional sensation: the details. Limited only by our imaginations and our budget (or lack thereof), we trudge through the swamp of mass-consumed, well-marketed inferiority to find [...]
Story Pirates After Dark
First, I would like to thank all the sponsors that generously donated their products to the event. Special thanks to Karl DuHoffman of Winebow for organizing a beautiful selection of boutique products for the silent auction. Lisa Laird from Applejack also deserves a special mention, her company donated two cases of Applejack–one bonded and one [...]
Atlantico Rum Dominican Bar Crawl
So it’s four o’clock in the morning, and I just left Summit bar after an amazing evening hosted by Atlantico Rum. I was picked up at Lorimer and Metropolitan and shuttled into Manhattan, where we rendezvoused with the Manhattan van and headed uptown to Washington Heights, where we were fed appetizers and cocktails (Atlantico, Mabi [...]
Liver Prep
The USBGNY and Atlantico Rum are teaming up to bring USBGNY members on a Dominican bar crawl March 14th. They are planning the following awesomeness: –best of Dominican street food –hear a seminar on the production of Atlantico Rum conducted by one of the owners –have a 4-course experience of modern interpretations of traditional Dominican [...]
Don Q Cocktail Competition
DonQ Rum Cocktail Challenge! When: This Monday, March 15th, 2010, 12-3pm Where: Toloache (251 W. 50th St., NYC) Lunch and drinks will be served Friends and interested members are welcome to attend Your USBGNY Competitors are: Moses Laboy (Nurse Betty, NYC) Jason Littrell (Death & Co, NYC) Hal Wolin (A Muddled Thought, NYC) John Pomeroy [...]
Capture the Flask
CAPTURE THE FLASK When: Sunday, March 14th Where: Central Park Bandshell (E 72nd St ) When: 3-5pm This event is RAIN OR SHINE!!! Frankly, it’ll probably be more fun in the puddles… The Drunken Army is getting a little sloppy with their Physical Training. We’re going to fix that…. We are going to meet at [...]
Skyy Spirits World Class Whiskies
On Monday, February 1st, 2010, Skyy Spirits held their World Class Whiskies event at Bourbon & Branch in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. Hundreds were in attendance to sample the plethora of amazing whiskies in Skyy’s portfolio. Every nook and cranny of the bar was filled with distillers and aficionados, and the “secret” back [...]
A Hidden Gem
by: Alexis Jarossy In the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York is a small treasure behind inconspicuous black garage doors that even some long-time residents do not know exists. The Hideout, owned and managed by Asio Highsmith, is one of the first in a growing New York trend of speakeasies that brings its patrons [...]