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Filed under: Tastings, Cocktails, Spirits, Liqueurs Smirnoff Ice has, from what I count, nine flavors. Secretly, I've always assumed that they all taste the same: a little sparkly, mildly tart, and way too sweet. So. Smirnoff Ice: Do they all taste the same? Personally, I think it would be really funny if after the jump it just said ''yes.'' But ...

Since my hit counter is spinning from the number of people looking for holiday drink ideas, I thought I’d put together a list of links to a few seasonal refreshers I’ve written about over the past few years. Christmas Rum Punch — it’s boozy and it burns! What more could you be looking for in a ...

Filed under: Beer, Books, Cocktails, Raves & Reviews, Spirits Barbara Holland is one of my favorite writers. She has a way of taking culture and history and creating little book gems such as Wasn't The Grass Greener? and Endangered Pleasures. Her autobiography When All The World Was Young is quite good too. It's always great to see her come ...

Filed under: East Coast, Recipes, CocktailsYesterday we started Boston Bartender Week here at Slashfood, highlighting several bartenders and their signature drinks from The Improper Bostonian's annual ''Boston's Beloved Bartender'' issue. Today we have a drink called The Geisha Girl, suggested by Jillian Zona, who is a bartender at Excelsior in ...

Filed under: Fruit, Cocktails, Health & Medical Researchers in the U.S. and Thailand have discovered that the more fruit you have in an alcoholic drink the better it is for you. It's actually the ethanol that you find in drinks such as rum and vodka. When it is added to fruity drinks it actually makes the fruit part of the drink even ...

Filed under: Beer, Spirits Most of these ''what _____ are you?'' quizzes you find online are often inaccurate but a fun way to waste a few minutes of your day. And they often reinforce some aspect of yourself that is true, or maybe you wish was true, and you get a little icon to put on your web site to make other people think you're that way ...

Filed under: West Coast, Restaurants, Recipes, Cocktails, How To, America, SpiritsThough I am not one for sticky sweet drinks that are more like ''cake-tails'' rather than cocktails, I couldn't help but think that the Cotton Candy Kiss would make for a great after dinner drink on Valentine's Day. The cocktail is from BOA Steakhouse, so if you ...

Filed under: Teas, Wine, Beer, Whisky, Vodka, Champagne, Cocktails, Gin, Spirits Of course, I don't mean to presume that you drank any alcohol of any kind. No. If all you drank the other night was ginger ale or Yoo-Hoo, that's fine too. Nicole asked the other day what you were going to drink on New Year's Eve, and I wanted to see how it turned ...

Filed under: Wine, Beer, Science, Australia, Spirits, Health & MedicalAside from willpower and peer pressure, there are few things that can actually dissuade someone who really wants to drink from drinking. That's why AA has a 12-step program, not a 1-step one. But some scientists in Australia have just announced that they have a drug that may ...