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• What It’s All About

  As we boozehounds delve deeper into this endeavor called IPTB, and specifically our recent (poorly kept) secret project, I’ve found myself trying to pinpoint... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wedding Gift Booze Review: The Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters

  

  Before we delve into the final and long delayed installment in the Wedding Gift Booze Review series, let’s take a moment to talk about bitters. Though the recen... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ideology, Common Sense, & the Liquor Control Board: A Look at the PA Liquor...

  

  Here in Pennsylvania, state run liquor stores and restrictions on beer sales are familiar gripes. While nearly anywhere else in the country consumers are able t... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Made by Hand Video: Breuckelen Gin

  

  This is the first in a proposed series of videos by a group called Made by Hand, focusing on products that are “made locally, sustainably, and with a love for... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Bee’s Knees

  

  One of the wonderful classic cocktails that can only be made with Applejack is the Bee’s Knees, a name that is as apropos as it is fun to say. We found this... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Applejack

  

  When we discuss classic cocktails (or classic anything, really), heritage is a notion that is usually at the fore. What makes something classic, after all, is... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Miss Bonde

  

  This cocktail is made with raspberry vodka. Rather than using sugary, artificially flavored raspberry vodka, simply drop raspberries into a bottle of vodka,... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Boozehound’s Library: The Cocktails of the Ritz Paris

  

  There’s a fair amount of discussion here on IPTB about “classic” cocktails as opposed to more modern concoctions. This discussion revolves around two main... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Double Wedding Gift Booze Review: Leopold’s Gin and Dolin Dry Vermouth

  

  May 21st, 2011 was a beautiful day. Friends and family came together in celebration of our love and commitment, yadda yadda yadda. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Elegant

  

  Not just a delightful compliment to pay to a lady, Elegant is also another wonderful cocktail invented at the Cambon Bar at the Ritz Paris. (See also the Fog... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cirrus Ice Press

  

  A while back we posted an article about the ice you mix and serve your delightful cocktails with. (Boozehound Basics: Ice) In the comments, faithful reader and... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK