Brew News: The Randall Jr. – Is Sam Calagione Possessed By Billy Mays?

Let me preface this post by saying that I know this is the guys at Dogfish Head (DFH) doing a goofy, spoofy video, and if it was a fictional product, it would be a good laugh, but this is for a real product, and I think Sam Calagione, in his quest to sell “Slightly Off-Center Products”, [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all the Booze Dancers.  Enjoy the holiday responsibly and, whatever you do, do not, under any circumstances, drink beer that looks like the brew pictured above.  If you must have a green beverage go for a

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Brew News: Philly Beer Week Saves Belgium!

One Sunday morning , my better half (the one who puts up with the incessant blogging and beer/whiskey hoarding), pointed out that on the front page of the newspaper was an article on Belgian beers. This little slice of life brings up a host of questions:

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Booze Video: Glenmorange Releases Their Latest Expression, Artein

In the latest edition of WhiskyCast HD, Mark Gillespie flies to Tuscany to meet with Dr. Bill Lumsden (Head of Distilling & Whisky Creation for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg) for the

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Spirits Confidential Philadelphia

Some days it’s okay to have a little hangover. Today is one of those days. Some days it’s great to be a Booze Dancer. Yesterday was that day. Last night our friends at Beam Global invited us to join them at a fabulous event they hosted at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.  The event [...]

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Booze News – World’s Largest Liquor Collection for Sale

Mr. Bay van der Brunt and his collection A story that was out at a bunch of sites (Reuters, Born Rich, etc.) concerns Bay van der Brunt, an avid bottle collector and infrequent imbiber. It seems that his great grandfather began amassing bottles in the 1880′s, and then the collection and interest in collecting was [...]

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Whisky Poll: Would You Buy A $12,710 Bottle of Whisky To Honor The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee?

Earlier this week, I received an advertisement from Master of Malt. Apparently, the folks at Gordon and MacPhail have released a 60 year old Glen Grant to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. For the low, low price of £7,995 (roughly $12,710), you can purchase a 70cl bottle that comes in a wooden case with a [...]

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Booze News Flash: The 2012 Spring Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza Dates + A Discount Code!

As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last five Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia. Two days ago, I received an email from the Society announcing their Spring 2012 events lineup. Below is some general information from the Society about [...]

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Ode to the Whisky Dog…

This past week, the Booze Dancers were faced with the grim news that our beloved mascot, the Whisky Dog, was suffering from late stage cancer and had to be put down. A nearly twelve year old, cocker/retriever mix, she had led a long and noble life and had been a near constant companion on many a night [...]

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Arkay: Alcohol Free Whiskey Drink … Say What?

Introducing ArKay which claims to be the World’s First Alcohol Free Whisky Flavored Drink. Now I know what you’re thinking, “Did I read the sentence correctly?”.  Go ahead. Read it again. I’ll wait. Yup! You read it right , “Alcohol Free Whisky Flavored Drink.” Now you must have a ton of questions like “Why?”, “WTF?”, [...]

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