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Oliver Goldsmith
Use the search feature by typing in any drink name and then viewing the ingredients and directions for mixing that drink. Learn the basics of stocking a bar—what tools, mixing apparatus, spirits, and mixers you’ll need. Check out the guide to glassware, which includes pictures of each type. Also provides info on the techniques of mixology: frappe, blend, heat, shake, stir, and layer. Try out some of the recipes for homemade liqueurs, such as Amaretto, Absinth, sloe gin, Irish Creme, and coffee liqueur. Or, browse through the glossary of liquor terms and view links to liquor-related sites.
http://www.schlager.com/home2.cgi
Check out the general info and brief history about this rum made in Haiti, including the company that produces it. Try out some of the recipes for tasty Barbancourt drinks. Browse through the photo section to see the process of making this drink: harvesting and crushing the sugarcane, extracting the juice, distilling it, and then aging it in oak barrels. Includes extensive listings of Usenet/Netnews groups, mailing list discussion groups, and FTP sites (see the end of this category).
Offers information about Becherovka, a liqueur dating back to 1805 that has reigned as Czech’s foremost alcoholic beverage for generations. Includes recipes for several exotic drinks and lists distributors in the U.S.
Take a tour of the Bordeaux countryside and learn how this wine is made. You’ll even learn where to dine and stay while traveling through Bordeaux. Find tips on enjoying Bordeaux wine and hosting a wine-tasting party. Learn how the wine is made, what restaurants are “Bordeaux-friendly,” and how to read a Bordeaux wine label. Learn the basics of grape varieties (Merlot, Cabernet, Semillon, etc.). Investigate the buyer’s guide and vintage chart, as well as recipes for French cuisine. Or, check out the glossary of basic wine terms.
Read a general intro about what wine is. Learn how wine is made, aged, and stored. Learn the proper way to drink wine, and get tips on buying wine. Check out the varieties of wine, and tour wine countries in France, California, and Canada.
Try some of the drink and food recipes that use Bacardi Spice and Bacardi Light/Gold Tropical. Enter the Bacardi Select Cigar Lounge for pairing drinks with cigars. Try the Cigar Chat Room and review Cigar Aficionado’s more than 1,000 cigar ratings. Learn the Bacardi family history, and take a tour of the Bacardi Museum, the Martini Museum, or the Bacardi Distillery. Use the Bacardi Cocktail Search Engine to learn how to mix a specific drink. Use the Drink Wizard; you tell it what mixes or spirits you have, and it tells you what drinks you can make with them. Learn tips and techniques for professional bartending, and check out the Global Bar Directory for a list of great bars and clubs around the world. Includes a humorous guide on luring the opposite sex.
Another cyberbar beautifully presented. Test your drink knowledge with a quick quiz, brush up on some cocktail alchemy, see what drinks are in season, jump to other mixology sites, and stimulate your brain with Dr. Pseudocryptogram’s list of literary interests. Includes back issues of the e’zine.
Get a quick lesson on pronouncing the name of this cognac by listening to the audio clip. Then move on to the general info and history of Courvoisier and descriptions of the entire line. Check out the dinner and dessert recipes that use Courvoisier. Browse some of the recipes for Courvoisier cocktails. Or, investigate the guide to Arturo Fuente’s premium cigars and Courvoisier’s choice for the perfect cognac match. Browse the Courvoisier Guide to the Best Restau-rants; you click a city on the map provided, and Courvoisier presents its choices for the best restaurants in that city. Includes instructions on judging a good cognac by taste, sight, aroma, and touch. Also features a cognac FAQ.
This site is brought to you by Captain Morgan’s Original Spiced Rum and includes product info on all the Captain Morgan lines. It starts out with a humorous questionnaire to test whether you are 21 or older and therefore allowed to enter the site. Search for a drink, submit a recipe, or look at other users’ recipes. Go to the Yo-Ho-Ho Room to download video, audio, and text of Captain Morgan’s featured comedian. Submit a joke and read jokes submitted by others. View Captain Morgan’s Q&As. Browse the handy glossary of pirate slang and listen to the many sound bites from Captain Morgan so that you’ll sound authentic. Learn the Captain’s dance moves, browse his semaphore handbook, or follow along with his knot-tying tutorial.
Visit this virtual bar where people can share and exchange recipes for alcoholic beverages.
Learn about the history and manufacturing of malt whisky in Scotland. Check out the image map of Scotland’s malt distilleries. You’ll also want to take a look at the categories and ratings of various whisky brands and distilleries.
This site features some cute graphics and includes info on Tanqueray Escapades Distilled English Gin. Browse through the recipes for drinks and a week’s worth of food pairings—including cocktails, appetizers, and entrees. View the tips on throwing a successful party, along with suggestions for party themes. Look through the advertising photo archive and try to match the poster with the decade each ad is from. Also includes a history of the distillation process.
Play the Find Jim Beam game. Try out some of the drink recipes, including the holiday drinks. Read the history of Jim Beam Bourbon. You can even buy Jim Beam-related merchandise online.
Ask the Brewmaster questions about beer and how it’s made. For example, “What is meant by cold-filtered and what is being filtered?” Check out the Brewmaster FAQ. Read the story of Frederic A. Miller, who made a name for himself as a brewer in Germany before moving to New York and then Milwaukee. The Sport-Smash section features schedules for the Indy car, NHRA, and NASCAR races, as well as Miller-sponsored races.
Try one of the Smirnoff cocktail recipes. Learn about the history of Smirnoff, the distillation process, and the ingredients. Read about the relationship of James Bond with Smirnoff by viewing downloadables (a screen saver, wallpaper, and desktop patterns) and the trailer from Tomorrow Never Dies. Submit stories about the hippest place you’ve found to sample Smirnoff, your favorite Smirnoff combinations, or where in the world you have enjoyed your Smirnoff and what you were doing at the time. Cast your vote in the Get Real Index. Surveys include deciding which entertainment, media, or sports person is the most pretentious; an example of behavior or a quotation for each celebrity is included.
http://www.fujipub.com/scotchmalt/
Remy Martin is 100 percent fine champagne cognac from France. Submit questions about Remy Martin and receive a reply via email. Get tips on tasting cognac, hosting a tasting, and “speaking cognac.” View descriptions of Remy Martin blends: VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale brand), XO Special, and Louis XIII. Learn what it takes to make a cognac that’s second to none, and take an in-depth look at the cognac process—from vine to glass. Includes a history of cognac and Remy Martin. Each month features a portrait of a special guest at the site, such as Jacques Pepin—one of America’s best-known chefs, teachers, and authors.
View the extensive guide to the 15 different styles of Samuel Adams beers. Learn about the history, brewing, and flavor characteristics of these hand-crafted beers. Take a virtual tour of the Samuel Adams Brewery, located in Boston, MA. Visit the Samuel Adams store—an online catalog for apparel and beer essentials. Learn the history of the Boston Beer Company and info on beer styles, ingredients, and food matches. Includes beer links.
Get tips for preparing food with scotch whisky, and try out the recipes and instructions for two classic malt dinners. Includes general info and a history of scotch whisky. Go to the bulletin board for scotch-related discussions. Check out the extensive info on the fine whiskies of Scotland—blended scotch and single malt scotch. Includes a lesson on and history of the art of blending.
This Web site describes and rates approximately 30 single malt scotches. It includes a brief history of the people and their organizations. Also includes several anecdotes about their experiences and words of wisdom to those first-time scotch drinkers or experienced imbibers.
Stolichnaya, synonymous with vodka, provides a well-designed site for those seeking info about premium liquor of the world via Carillon importers. Visit England for gin, Mexico for tequila, and of course, Russia for vodka. Download Stoli’s artistic ads. Online ordering is available.
Check out the beer Q&A and the latest beer-related stories in the news. Includes links to a do-it-yourself guide to cask conditioning your beer at home and other home-brewing links. Enter the Beer chat room. Test your knowledge of beer trivia and view the joke of the month.
http://www.winetitles.com.au/auswine/wineries/tarac/blackjack.html