Topic: Liquor and Spirits
AP Features | 2010-02-05 16:55:13
<div id="subtitle">Scotch whisky meant to warm Antarctic explorers retrieved after century locked in ice</div><div><p>This Scotch has been on the rocks for a century.</p><p>Five crates of Scotch whisky and two of brandy have been recovered by a team restoring an ...
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News | 2010-02-02 15:44:12
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans slightly slowed their consumption of hard liquor last year, a trade group said on Tuesday, proving that spirits are relatively resilient in a recession, but not immune.</p><p>U.S. revenue for spirits makers in 2009 was flat even though sales volume rose slightly, as ...
isnare | 2010-01-30 19:59:14
Tiki culture was popularized in the United States during the 1940?s, 1950?s, and 1960?s thanks to tiki bars and restaurants. The most famous of these were Trader Vic?s and Don the Beachcombers. Usually served in special cups molded to look like a coconut shell, the bowl of a volcano, or another tiki motif, in many cases ...
AFP European Edition | 2010-01-25 12:10:31
<div><p>A Taiwanese whisky beat a trio of top Scottish blends in a connoisseurs' blind taste test organised to mark Scotland's annual Burn's Night festivities, The Times reported on Monday.</p><p>The Taiwan-distilled Kavalan brand, described as a "Far Eastern incomer," came top in a test against ...
