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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: 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: Wine, Business, Trends, Did you know?, AmericaA detailed examination of the US wine and spirits market has revealed that the country will be the world's leading wine consumer by 2010, with consumption up to 3.8 billion bottles of wine annually. It should also be the second largest wine importer, moving up from its current position in ...

Filed under: Parties, Wine, Spirits I think we've said it before, but it never hurts to say it again: Happy New Year's Eve, everyone! Statistically speaking, ''40 percent of all champagne and sparkling wine sales in America occur in the last six weeks of the year.'' This accounts for champagne given as hostess gifts during the holiday season and ...

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 ...