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Wattup with Scotch

February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Liquor ~

J&B, Dewar’s White Label, Famous Grouse, Ballantine’s. Not really the top brands when u think about Scotch.
But over is Europe & US, blended whisky, sometimes thought of as the less-glamorous cousin of the malts and the premiums, is doing well, including standard blends, ie those under 12 years old. However, whisky consumption is facing pressure [...]

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The fairy touches down @ Sky Bar

December 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · ~ Bars / Clubs / Restaurants ~, ~ Liquor ~

The green fairy aka Absinthe is now being served high up in d air. Sky Bar @ Traders Hotel has both Angelique and La Clandestine.
And if u get there by Saturday (Dec 5), mixologist Mr Ben Ng will be behind the bar, stirrin sum shit up. So get movin!
Brain damage rating: 7.5/10

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Boozeart

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Liquor ~

There seems to be a trend to mix art and booze lately. OK.
I wont pretend to understand whatever art i viewed.
Bombay Sapphire had a little event at an art gallery, Valentine Willie Fine Art in Bangsar Baru. Bacardi-Martini launched the Bombay Sapphire Art Projects ‘09. There’s gonna be an exhibition entitled Last Call by Farah [...]

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Fruits from the sky

November 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Liquor ~

Skyy Vodka of San Francisco launched three fruity vodkas called Skyy Infusion at 21, treating guests to a range of delightful cocktails. Vodka cocktails are my fave!
There are three varieties - Skyy Rasberry, Citrus & Passion. ABV is relatively low at 35%.
It’s a different style of vodka from Skyy Flavors line, which seems to have [...]

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Absolutly senget

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Liquor ~

Well, not really. Didnt drink much at the launch of Absolut Love. It took place at Rogue Art Gallery on Jln Berangan, near Changkat BB. Nice spot.
There were three cocktails to choose from. Of course i tried all, double shots. Briefly looked at some art by some dude called Parking Project, and Liew Kwai Fei, [...]

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Aint a cheap shot

August 24th, 2009 · 7 Comments · ~ Liquor ~, ~ Moonshine! ~

Wat’s d most amount of money you paid for a single shot of booze in your life?? I cant recall actually, but pretty sure it’s below 50 bucks.
Checkdisout - the world’s oldest cognac is now at a hotel outlet in London (Library Bar). How much do u think a shot would cost? 500 bucks?? Two [...]

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Sssh, it’s a club

July 21st, 2009 · No Comments · ~ Bars / Clubs / Restaurants ~, ~ Events ~, ~ Liquor ~

Was at Kent’s party at Maison last Friday. It was strangely silent, and we were passed wireless headphones upon entry.
So there was no music on d club’s speakers, but there were some DJs playin there silently, lookin weird, ’spinning’ - house n RnB - you could choose from two channels on your headset. Pretty cool. [...]

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The vodka solution

June 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Liquor ~

D launch of a new vodka took place a few nites ago in Blanc @ Heritage Row. It’s called Solution..
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It’s made in Russia and bottled here. It’s ok la, but didnt get to try it straight.
One strange flavour it comes in is peppermint! Haha. A little too minty for my taste. There’s also unflavoured, orange [...]

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“How can you have an alcohol blog…

May 27th, 2009 · 18 Comments · ~ Bars / Clubs / Restaurants ~, ~ Cocktails ~, ~ Funny-ass shit/incidents ~, ~ Liquor ~, ~ My recommended outlets ~

..without mentioning Frontera’s Agave Margaritas?!!”
That was d mail i received from Larry Martin of Frontera Bar & Grill (at Jaya One, PJ. 03 7958-8515) after he checked out this blog.
Hmmm.
Frontera, a Tex-Mex joint, is one of few places where u can get REAL tequila - which is those that are made of 100% blue agave, [...]

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One or two drinks…

May 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · ~ Bars / Clubs / Restaurants ~, ~ Events ~, ~ Liquor ~

was d plan. We were doin some absinthe cocktail sampling at Wabisabi. So we sampled. And according to eyewitness reports, were eventually staggering outta there. Haha
There was absinthe + Blue Curacao (Smurf), absinthe cranberry (Ms Hyde), and absinthe + mint liqueur (Dr Jekyll). D cranberry one turned out d best. As it was a sampling, [...]

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