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Better living through adult beverages!
Discover the joys of craft beer, wine, spirits and cocktails as shared by a sometimes cantakerous, always welcoming drinks writer and former bartender. Drinks, Drinkers and Drinking focuses on the world of adult beverages in popular culture.
Pull up a stool, pour yourself a full glass and enjoy!
Drink Up and Help Others!
The recommendations included on this page are based on my own incredibly biased personal opinions—but don't worry, I've got good taste. That said, when you take my advice and purchase anything on this page, 50% of your money will go to The Tides Foundation (they give out social justice grants) and Veterans for America (a Veteran advocacy group). So I'm shamelessly encouraging you to act in the best of interest of your own home bar, and the best interests of your fellow Americans.
A Drink With Something In It
by Ogden Nash
A tingle remarkably pleasant;
A yellow, a mellow Martini;
I wish that I had one at present.
There is something about a Martini,
Ere the dining and dancing begin,
And to tell you the truth,
It is not the vermouth-
I think that perhaps it's the gin.
Impress Your Friends With Your Suave Booze Knowledge!
The following books will provide you with an above-average alcohol education with which to impress your friends and neighbors.
The Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master Bartender, with 500 Recipes
If you enjoy silk smoking jackets and the sexy curves of a Boston Shaker, you'll appreciate this collection of classic recipes.
The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft
This book offers an incredibly well-researched (with bibliography!) approach to cocktail history and mixology. I return to this one again and again.
The Official Harvard Student Agencies Bartending Course, 3rd Edition
This was my introduction to bartending. It was my bible before I even had a barback gig. It's approachable and realistic, and one of the better guides to the profession of bartending I've come across.
Michael Jackson's Beer Companion: The World's Great Beer Styles, Gastronomy, and Traditions
A great introduction to the variety of beer styles available throughout the world. Comprehensive in his coverage of history and production, Jackson is one of the leading experts on beer.
Oldman's Guide to Outsmarting Wine: 108 Ingenious Shortcuts to Navigate the World of Wine with Confidence and Style
If you hate the idea of learning about wine but really, really want to be able to comfortably order from a restaurant wine list or choose from the vast selection now available to your grocery store, pick this up. It's one giant cheat sheet to wine.
Great movies that feature drinks, drinking or drinkers:
Barfly
Micky Rourke's infamous portrayal of infamous writer and drunk Charles Bukowski is perfect, but it's Faye Dunaway who makes this movie a true miracle. Fuck Leaving Las Vegas-Barfly is the epitome of the dark side of drinking.
Release Date: 09/03/2002
Bukowski - Born Into This
A movie's worth of actual footage of Bukowski as the writer he was. This is not your typical documentary; it lets Bukowski speak for himself in all his misery and lack of glory.
Release Date: 03/21/2006
Swingers (Miramax Collector's Series)
Vince Vaughn and a Vegas road trip: enough said.
Release Date: 09/24/2002
National Lampoon's Animal House (Widescreen Double Secret Probation Edition)
This was the first movie I ever saw-I was two and my parents took me to a drive-in double feature of Animal House and Up In Smoke. No wonder I turned out like I did. The best college frat house movie ever made.
Release Date: 08/26/2003
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
George Lazenby in perhaps the best James Bond movie made. Of course, Bond's mistakenly known for drinking only Martinis, but in this one he ranges from Dom Perignon '57 to malt whisky and branch water.
Release Date: 05/16/2000
A Drinking Song
by W.B. Yeats
And love comes in at the eye;
That's all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.
Wine Blogs:
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Vinography: A Wine Blog
Adventures in food and wine in San Francisco and a more...0 points
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Dr Vino’s wine blog
A spirited wine blog with independent picks for va more...0 points
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Winecast - A wine blog and podcast
A wine blog and podcast featuring interviews, educ more...0 points
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VinoFictions
A wine writer who's not afraid to avoid the herd.0 points
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Wine Weekly · Wine Reviews Tasting Notes and Education for the Non-Snob
Wine reviews, tasting notes and education for the more...0 points
Beer Blogs:
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Beer Haiku Daily
Beer is poetry.1 point
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Appellation Beer
Stan respects beer and helps you respect beer, too more...0 points
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Brookston Beer Bulletin
Serious beer analysis from a fellow Bay Area beer more...0 points
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Beer Activist
Drink beer, save the world!0 points
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Cure For What Ales You
A good cross-section of the beer world.0 points
Spirits Blogs:
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The Art of Drink
An exploration of spirits and cocktails from a che more...0 points
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Cocktails with Camper English
Camper's a fellow San Francisco drinks writer, but more...0 points
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Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Jeffrey Morgenthaler is a designer, blogger and mi more...0 points
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The Cocktail Chronicles
A collection of recipes, reviews and thoughts on s more...0 points
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The Spirit World
Classy coverage of the world of booze.0 points
Explore the online world of drinks, drinkers and drinking:
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The Museum of the American Cocktail
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Stephen Beaumont's World of Beer
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The Wine Doctor
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Beer Advocate - Respect Beer.
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The Webtender Database
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Cocktail Times : Sip Responsibly
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CalWineries Database
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