by Bob Lipinski | Dec 1, 2023 | Cooking & Food, Spirits
By Bob Lipinski “Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whisky, and a dog to eat the rare steak.” (Johnny Carson, 1925-2005, American television host and comedian) Whiskey, a brown-colored distilled spirit, is made in over 50 countries and enjoyed by millions....
by Bob Lipinski | Apr 21, 2023 | Spirits
By Bob Lipinski The vodka martini was popularized by James Bond movies in which the super spy requested his “vodka martini” be served to him “shaken, not stirred.” “I never have more than one drink before dinner,” said Bond. “But I do like that one to be very large...
by Bob Lipinski | Mar 15, 2023 | Spirits
By Bob Lipinski What would March 17, St. Patrick’s Day be without a couple of whiskey laced Irish Coffees? Irish Coffee Like many other drinks whose origins are clouded in mystery, Joe Sheridan (1909-1962) introduced Irish coffee in 1942. He was the head chef of a...
by Bob Lipinski | Jan 11, 2023 | Spirits
By Bob Lipinski When I think of “winter drinks to warm me up,” my thoughts immediately run to sitting in a ski lodge after a day on the slopes watching the snow fall through a large picture window, while snuggled in front of a roaring fire with a warm drink in my...
by Bob Lipinski | Dec 28, 2022 | Spirits, Wine
By Bob Lipinski “The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to.” (P.J. O’Rourke, 1947-2022, Political satirist, journalist, and author)...
by Bob Lipinski | Nov 23, 2022 | Spirits
By Bob Lipinski Laird’s is America’s first and oldest commercial distillery. Records indicate that William Laird, a County Fyfe Scotsman, settled in Monmouth County, N.J., and produced applejack as early as 1698. In 1780, Robert Laird, a Revolutionary War soldier who...
Bob Lipinski, author of 10 books; writes, consults, and conducts training seminars on Wine, Spirits, and Food and is available for speaking engagements.
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