George’s Rants and Raves: Hiro Sake
If you still think that Sake is rice wine, then you don’t know Jack! Rice wine, per say, really doesn’t exist. You see, normal wine is made by the fermentation...
George’s Rants and Raves: Camus Ile de Re Cognacs
Well, you would have to figure that anyone who has been doing something since 1863 just might be doing it right. The Camus family has been making their fine cognacs...
George’s Rants and Raves: Ole Smokey Pineapple Moonshine
Pineapple moonshine? Why, I had no idea that pineapples grew in Tennessee, but that’s just the tip of this iceberg. These folks have a dozen flavors of Ole Smokey...
George’s Rants and Raves: Sombra Mezcal
Back during my misspent youth, and by that I mean my early 20’s, I encountered Mezcal. I especially remember my first encounter because that’s when I discovered...
George’s Rants and Raves: Magnum Cream Liqueur
Cream liqueurs seem to be coming into their own these days, as well as seemingly coming from everywhere as well. On top of that, they are utilizing numerous other...
George’s Rants and Raves: Nooku Bourbon Cream
Nooku, now there’s a word that could inspire off color jokes, ribald stories and generally get me into a whole lot of trouble while insulting entire groups of...
George’s Rants and Raves: Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur
I have to say this upfront, I like Irish Cream. There are dozens of brands and one brand even comes in with 30 flavors of Irish Cream. I would rather have a good...
George’s Rants and Raves: Blue Chair Bay Coconut Spiced Rum Cream
Ho,ho,ho, NO, NO, NO! Are you suffering from Christmas creep as badly as I am? Just exactly what in the world is going on with the holidays? It used to be that the...
George’s Rants and Raves: D’USSE Cognac
All Cognac is brandy but not all brandy is Cognac. Brandy is produced from numerous different types of grapes, using various methods, virtually everywhere in the...
George’s Rants and Raves: Bache Gabrielsen Cognac
Bet you can’t tell me which is the top selling cognac in Norway? Well, if you read the title to this article, you would know that it’s Bache Gabrielsen! Norwegian...