Red wine increases women’s sexual desire

Does this merlot make you horny, baby? Researchers concluded that levels of sexual desire were higher in women who were moderate drinkers of red wine than in their counterparts who preferred other alcoholic drinks, or were teetotal. One theory put forward by the team of Italian doctors who carried out the study is that chemical […]

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How to Make Kool Aid Wine

Bleaaah! Just in case you end up in prison. There should be a fine layer of dead yeast and such lying on the bottom of the bottle. This stuff isn’t poisonous, but it tastes awful and is known to give you bad gas. Yeasty-beasties cloud the wine, taste bad and can give you diarrhea. Aesthetics […]

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On making gin

I got on a bit of a craft liquor kick a while back, and recently started making wine, syrups, shrubs, and other bartending-related treats. The latest was to make gin (and allspice dram, but that’s still aging; check back near the middle of July). There are many many recipes online for making home gin, most […]

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Mai Tai One: Drink Seminar

This looks good enough to drink to. Join the Beachbum and 200 seminar attendees June 12th at the historic Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, where we’ll separate fact from fiction with a two-hour event entitled “Who’s Your Daddy? A Mai Tai Paternity Test.” The seminar is part of the Hukilau, Florida’s annual four-day festival of […]

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Happy Repeal Day

December 5th marks the 75th anniversary of Repeal Day, the end of 13 years of prohibition in the U.S. You should celebrate tonight. Prohibition – Celebrating the End of an Era – Slashfood

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