Monthly Archives: February 2011

Pappy Van Winkle in the Money (news)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by chinaski

CNN’s Fortune Magazine site has a great read on the Van Winkle brand, which the article describes as being a “cult brand”. The Winkle secret is to keep volumes low, quality high, and prices rising. They are profitable at a … Continue reading →

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The Bourbonhours Gospel Hour

Posted on February 23, 2011 by chinaski

For an agnostically inclined website we do have an almost remarkable amount of music that is for lack of a better word gospelly. We have a ton of music from the folk/bluegrass/blues traditions that often bleeds into the realm of … Continue reading →

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Friday Night In East Van: A Bourbonhours definition

Posted on February 15, 2011 by chinaski

Well, the origin of the phrase is innocuous enough. We were sitting around one evening many years ago at my friend Don’s house, having cocktails and shooting a Friday night breeze. Someone made a reference to some obscure and horrendous … Continue reading →

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Publican, Pour Me A Shot

Posted on February 11, 2011 by chinaski

Heard this word while watching English tv last night: publican. The reference was to the owner of a bar, and sure enough, that’s one of the meanings of this word. I went into a public-’ouse to get a pint o’ … Continue reading →

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Festival Of Bourbon

Posted on February 9, 2011 by chinaski

And no, I’m not referring to Friday night in East-Van, but rather the annual Bardstown Kentucky event celebrating the bourbon industry. It sounds like a whole lot of good clean fun, and if I was in the neighbourhood I would … Continue reading →

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Texas Man Arrested With Jack Daniels

Posted on February 9, 2011 by chinaski

In other news, the sun rose and set. The story isn’t all that much but I did like the title from this Corpus Christi Texas report: “Loaded gun, bottle of Jack Daniels land underage man in hot water”. source: http://www.caller.com/

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Man and Child On Outing, Stop to Steal Booze

Posted on February 9, 2011 by chinaski

From the “you can’t make this crap up” category, the Geelong Advertiser is reporting on a crime leaning to the bizarre side of the bar. The report says that a man in his mid thirties with what looked to be … Continue reading →

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