World renown expert educates us

Avril Maxwell of New Zealand is the Draught Mistress

Three new crafts join the circle

Eco-benefits of boxed wine.

24-oz can launching in 26 marketings, including Massachusetts

Blast’s new wine column takes a look at what we’ve got to learn

We’ve tried it, we like it, and there will be more on that later

They just drank a whole lot more back then.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Understanding the importance of the Dark ‘n’ Stormy

Two kiddies get sick at Boston’s popular new music club.

Boston.com, citing an Associated Press story, is reporting that a Bridgeport, Pa. party turned deadly after one man shot and killed another man over an argument about a game of beer pong.
Authorities say Joseph Jimenez, 24, killed Scott Riley, 25, after they argued over the beer pong game Friday at a party in a suburb [...]

Well Happy Cinco de Mayo everybody!
Instead of turning you all loose on lime-in-the-beer and quickie margaritas, we went to Mixologist Victoria D’Amato Moran for something just a bit different.
How do coconut and lime or jalapeno and cucumber sound?
Served on the rocks or frozen, the recipes below share the flavor of Yubari, a rare and [...]

In our ever-continuing effort to produce something different — independent and alternative, mind you — in the world of news media in Boston, we turn our attention to one Lauren “Wiz” Dow, a junior pre-med and neuroscience major at Wellesley College who gained attention Monday after offering up her cheeks and lips to motivate passing [...]

A driving instructor was clearly sending the wrong message to his students — he was found guilty Thursday in Ipswitch District Court for giving a driving lesson while he was drunk.
Daniel Winsky, 53, of Salem, was found guilty and sentenced to 18-months probation and a one-year loss of license after being found guilty of [...]

In a bold move, Emerson College has instituted a medical amnesty policy to encourage students who abuse drugs and alcohol to seek potentially life-saving medical treatment without the worry of disciplinary reprisal from the college.
“The overarching priority of Emerson College with respect to alcohol and other drugs is to ensure the safety and well-being of [...]

Pomegranates have long been in vogue for their antioxidant properties, their yummy, juicy, messy flavor, and even their seeds.
So you just knew we’d make a booze out of it.
If you’re looking for a new after dinner drink, Pama: The Pomegranate Liqueur and its deep natural red color may present some potential.
It is a pretty thick, [...]

When you think of sipping drinks, vodka rarely comes to mind. Odorless, tasteless alcohol isn’t supposed to be enjoyed, right? We laugh at ads proclaiming a certain fowl-branded vodka to be “the world’s best tasting vodka.”
In comes Zyr Vodka, not only claiming to be a “sipping” vodka, but actually claiming to be the best Russian [...]

Here’s something we discovered recently for Thanksgiving using Wild Turkey Bourbon.
“Thanksgiving 101 is the quintessential classic American cock-tail, and is a sure-fire way to get you through another family affair that is bound to bring some drama,” said a Wild Turkey spokeswoman recently. “It’s so easy to prepare, there’s no need to learn how to [...]

She’s gunnin’ hard to be the next Janis or Billie.
Singer Amy Winehouse was rushed to the hospital Sunday after suffering what’s being described as a “seizure,” following a fight with her just-out-of-jail soon-to-be ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, according to The Sun.
The troubled singer went on a drinking and drug binge following a huge fight with her recently-rehabbed hubbie. [...]

For the increasingly upscale Jamaica Plain neighorhood, one restaurant is dishing out something sweet.

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