New Orleans restaurant recs please. As always more fucked up, the better.

The decline of their Canadian market was probably the coup de grace.

“Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026” www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

This has to be as awful as it sounds —> “Dirty soda started as a Mormon alternative to booze. Now it's everywhere. How this sugary, creamy concoction went from ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ to the mainstream.” www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fo...

(NEW) Our 138th Whisky Insiders Interview: Teddy Joseph, Global Brand Ambassador Scotch & Irish Brands at Suntory Global Spirits: thewhiskywire.com/2025/12/17/1... #TheOriginalSeriesOfWhiskyInsidersInterviews #Whisky #Whiskey #Interview

Most normie Caesar salads are just lettuce Alfredo anyway

I can’t explain it but I think Alfredo sauce is about to get fuckin huge

This will not end well.

Historians would call this apocryphal but almost every bartender has done exactly this.

“RoboDrop: can driverless cars rescue US booze sales? The drinks trade need not fret about the present malaise of the American appetite for alcohol. The Seventh Cavalry is riding over the hill to rescue it – in a fleet of robotaxis, says Ron Emler.” www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/12/robo...

Jack Daniel’s owner sees Canada sales plunge 62% amid boycott of US booze Brown-Forman said fallout from the Trump Administration’s trade policies has had a “significant impact” on earnings, with retailers in the country still refusing to stock alcohol from the U.S. www.fooddive.com/news/brown-f...

“‘Alcohol is doomed’: How ‘synthenol’ science is making booze obsolete, according to an expert Tipsy without the toxins, a new breed of socially-minded drinks are set to take over.” www.shortlist.com/alcohol/alco...

“‘Alcohol is doomed’: How ‘synthenol’ science is making booze obsolete, according to an expert Tipsy without the toxins, a new breed of socially-minded drinks are set to take over.” www.shortlist.com/alcohol/alco...

“Newfoundland selling off its U.S. booze for charity, joining Nova Scotia and Manitoba” ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/newfoun...

“The Michelin Guide is coming for wine. Here’s what it means” www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...

“Why President Truman's Old Fashioned Would Put Modern Cocktails To Shame” www.chowhound.com/2034262/pres...

“I Tried the Oldest Whisky Ever Bottled. It Was Nothing Like I Expected. In the world of single-malt Scotch, age doesn’t always come before beauty.” www.esquire.com/food-drink/d...

“Booze makers cut costs to brew profits and defy alcohol sector gloom” www.reuters.com/business/bre...

“Move Over Whey Shakes: Protein Booze Is The Wild New Trend No One Asked For” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/h...

“Younger drinkers go booze-free, but not everyone's toasting the holiday mocktail takeover Sober trend shakes up holidays as classic cocktails refuse to fade quietly” www.foxnews.com/food-drink/y...

Very fun long read here. "New checkers are advised that you can’t trust books—they tend not to be fact-checked." "The longer you check, the more you doubt what you think you know." Researching tiny bottles and cocktail classes, I can totally relate! archive.is/RFTyo

“From wine to weed: Women are driving THC beverage growth” mjbizdaily.com/from-wine-to...

“Sonoma County wines shine in Wine Spectator Top 100” www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/18/s...

“‘Maximalism’ Is the Biggest Booze Trend for 2026 According to Bacardi’s annual report, we’re going big and performative with our drinking” www.insidehook.com/cocktails/ba...

“Diageo commits £5m to restore Scotland’s peatlands and futureproof Scotch whisky” www.foodbev.com/news/diageo-...

“Suit claims Costco’s Kirkland tequilas are mixed with low-grade booze” www.seattletimes.com/business/loc...

“Booze Without the Burn? An Enzyme-Tinkering Startup Aims to Make Spirits Smoother Voodoo Scientific has developed a process that, when applied to fiery hooch, results in a more sippable tipple.” www.wired.com/story/booze-...

“The baguette faces an uncertain future. How France is rethinking its iconic loaves” www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/t...

“Jack Daniel’s Is Bringing Back Its Biggest Bottle for the First Time Since Prohibition The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.” www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news...

This has "please buy all our excess whiskey" vibes.

“Jack Daniel’s Is Bringing Back Its Biggest Bottle for the First Time Since Prohibition The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.” www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news...

“Bruichladdich Just Made the First-Ever Islay Rye Whisky Distilled from 55% rye and 45% barley grown entirely on Islay, the 7-year-old whisky emerged from a crop rotation experiment designed to restore and strengthen the island’s soil.” @retromannyc.bsky.social www.foodandwine.com/bruichladdic...

“Ozempic Might Literally Change How Our Bodies Handle Booze, Study Finds New findings offer a hint as to why people taking these obesity medications also tend to report drinking less. gizmodo.com/ozempic-migh...

At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.

At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.

On the anniversary of the #Louisiana Purchase, I of course had to have one of my favorite New Orleans cocktails: a Louisiane (à la or de la) (recipes alt text) Followers as diverse as @maccocktail.bsky.social / @MacCocktail and @VodkaPundit can come together around this 3/3

“One Of The World’s Most Renowned Cognac Labels Launches Luxury Tableware Collection Louis XIII has just introduced its Art de la Table collection, a first for the 151-year old luxury cognac brand.” www.forbes.com/sites/bradja...

The oldest single malt Scotch #whisky the world has ever seen. Gordon & MacPhail introduce 85 yo Glenlivet. American oak cask from 1940 year. Only 125 decanters at £125,000. #Glenlivet www.gordonandmacphail.com/artistry-in-...

Truly very fine. I'm also very partial to this one, by the great Leo Cullum, from November, 1994:

IMHO. open.substack.com/pub/robertsi...

“Air Canada offers free booze in economy. Will it be comfort or chaos at 10,000 metres?” newswav.com/article/air-...

So it tricks your brain? Sounds like dating in 2025. 😂

And I plan to be there next year signing my book Coffee Culture New Orleans, so start planning for that now. 😉

“I swapped booze for a drink that tricks your brain into feeling tipsy. Here's what happened This functional drink claims to calm the brain without the hangover, addictive qualities or calories of alcohol” www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...

What the hell is this? Should we call it “Cristalino Whisky?” “Chivas Regal unveils clear spirit drink Crystalgold Crystalgold is Chivas Regal’s first clear spirit drink, which the brand has described as an ‘innovation and technical breakthrough’.” www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/09/chiv...

What the hell is this? Should we call it “Cristalino Whisky?” “Chivas Regal unveils clear spirit drink Crystalgold Crystalgold is Chivas Regal’s first clear spirit drink, which the brand has described as an ‘innovation and technical breakthrough’.” www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/09/chiv...

“Blends can help kick-start Scotch exports In contrast to single-malts, bottled blended Scotch exports rose last year. With the right marketing, blends can help distillers in some tough trading conditions.” www.just-drinks.com/comment/blen...

“Scotch and the Sea: Venturing Into the Soul of the Hebrides These remote and rocky islands off Scotland’s western coast offer visitors an ethereal beauty that goes perfectly with a splash of local whisky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/t...

Man, this one bums me out. One of the best to do it in Portland! newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/9/...