Some of the finest drinks and dishes are now made using molecular gastronomy techniques. Molecular gastronomy started revolutionizing the food and drink industry around 30 years ago and the advancements are amazing. Molecular gastronomy is the application of scientific techniques that change the physical and/or chemical makeup of foods and liquids. These applications make
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The 3 BIG Margarita Mistakes
The margarita is the best and most common summertime drink that most people make at home. Most people make basic mistakes when picking out their ingredients and when it is around the same price for the ingredients you want to use as well as around the same cost. When you make the drink properly it
Continue reading »Effects of Using a Vaportini
Vaportini is an amazing experience. It is fun to see people try it for the first time and their faces light up, but it is difficult to describe until you try one. As soon as you try it you will understand the effect, but here is how the technical part of a Vaportini works. Metabolism
Continue reading »The History of Distilling Spirits
Vaportini is, in a way, just like a distillation process, only we are not turning the vapor back into the liquor. A lot of people do not know the history or the process. I am going to go over this history here and my next post will be a follow up on the process. There
Continue reading »Top 6 Tailgating Tips
Great food, great beer, and great entertainment. Football season is upon us and there are few experiences that going to your teams lot before the game and living it up with like minded fans and friends. The games and parking can be expensive so you want to be prepared so you can have a good
Continue reading »5 Essential Pieces of Glassware
If you consider yourself a connoisseur of alcohol and you are starting build your own home bar you will find out how important the proper glassware is very quickly. It is not just a pretentious part in act of consuming al cohol but it can change the flavors and smells that come from a properly made
Continue reading »How to Spot a Great Dive Bar
I have been in the bar business for many years. I have been in every type of nightclub, euro club, pub, neighborhood bar, and high end social bar. My favorite places are always the dive bars. This is where the most interesting people hang out, plain and simple. The conversations that you can listen in
Continue reading »How to Infuse for Vaportini
I am going to go over the exact steps for infusing your favorite spirits for your Vaportini. First I will discuss the physical process, and then the flavors profiles to think about when you are infusing. Physical Process The physical process can is fairly simple and you will follow the same process no matter what
Continue reading »5 Tips While Traveling Abroad
Money Saving Tip! My first tip might be one of the biggest money saving tips for a drinker. I especially like this for long flights over the pond. When you have an 8 hour flight it can be very difficult to sleep, especially in coach, which we almost all fly. Airline bottles that they sell on
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