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George’s Rants & Raves: Camarena Tequila
Tequila causes global warming, no seriously. I was downing a few tequilas with my old friend Al Gore last night at Harry’s Bar (the one in Venice, no, not California)...
George’s Rants & Raves: I Spirit, Italian Vodka
Have you ever noticed how every word in the Italian language ends in a vowel? Pizza, spaghetti, cannoli, asiago, vino, pasta, Roma, via, Giovanni, Machiavelli, etc.,...
George’s Rants & Raves: Pucker Sour Apple Sass Vodka
AAARRRGGGHHH! I knew it would have to happen sooner or later. My luck couldn’t last forever. Over the past 6 months or so, I have received some absolutely...
George’s Rants & Raves: Buckeye Vodka
Here I sit in the heart of the heartland: Cincinnati, Ohio, wondering if there is life here, sort of like NASA ponders the same question about Mars. Having...
George’s Rants & Raves: Avión Silver Tequila
Thank goodness for the not so idle rich. I can assume that with that one statement I have probably alienated half of you, confused half of you, and pleased the remaining...
George’s Rants and Raves: Germain-Robin Low Gap Whiskey
The other day a small box arrived at my door. It was about the right size to hold a wristwatch. When I opened it, I discovered a small brown bottle in a sea of...
George’s Rants and Raves: Distinguete Tequila
How in the world did early man, and for that matter early woman, ever figure out how to eat and drink the things that they ended up eating and drinking? I mean...
George’s Rants and Raves: Eat Your Pet
I know, I know I usually write about spirits but you really can’t blame a guy for wanting to expand his horizons. After all spirits are usually paired with...
George’s Rants & Raves: Gekkeikan Japanese Plum Wine
Love me or hate me but don’t just be ambivalent!! It is simple marketing 101 that passion, good or bad, will move product but a “who cares” attitude is...
George’s Rants & Raves: The Fountain of Youth, Jagermeister
Jagermeister, the very name itself haunts the recessed and dusty darkened cellars of my mind. It lurks there behind doors permanently slammed shut decades ago...
