Category Archives: News

Bits and pieces from the world of bourbon, booze, and barbecue. Maybe some other bits too as we fill our glasses….

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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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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Bartenders On the Front Line for Veterans

Posted on January 30, 2011 by chinaski

An interesting idea is being floated by the author of a study focusing on the mental health of American veterans. The idea is that bartenders could play a role in identifying veterans in need of care. Keith Anderson, a professor … Continue reading →

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English Woman Barred Falls Off Wagon

Posted on January 30, 2011 by chinaski

It’s always sad when someone loses control of themselves and their drinking over an extended period of time. Laura Hall, notoriously barred from every pub in England and Wales two years ago and the subject of an upcoming BBC documentary … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Trace White Dog

Posted on January 28, 2011 by chinaski

Last spring Buffalo Trace began selling limited quantities of “white dog” under the clever name of Buffalo Trace White Dog. The name is a sobriquet for new whiskey, which is more widely known as moonshine (a beautiful word). We haven’t … Continue reading →

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Define:fanicism

Posted on January 26, 2011 by chinaski

Fanicism (noun): Writing posted on the internet by wannabe critics reviewing stuff their poor, sad, limited souls deem “awesome”. Typically tagged by the reader as “don’t quit your day job”.

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Jim Beams Shot: the Bartender Did It

Posted on January 23, 2011 by chinaski

Crystal Bowen-Davis, a Columbus Mississippi (cues jingle for spelling help) bartender is charged with aggravated assault after shooting James Ross Beams with a .45 caliber handgun during a bar-room scuffle at the Quarter Bar, where Ms Bowen-Davis was working on … Continue reading →

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Early Times Gets Back to Bourbon

Posted on January 23, 2011 by chinaski

The Early Times brand is getting back to its roots with a new bottling they are calling Early Times 354. The brand, owned by Brown-Forman, got out of the bourbon game back in 1983 when they became a Kentucky Whisky … Continue reading →

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