Root Beer Float! @TIME #drinking #startup #beer

Root beer has its roots in Native American culture for culinary and medicinal purposes, and eventually made its way into European culture. And in my opinion, since its marriage with ice cream, the root beer float has and root beer itself has cemented its place in the American palette.

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The root beer features a familiar blend of sassafras bark, vanilla, anise, wintergreen, and handfuls of additional spices that give it the nostalgic flavor, but with enough alcohol (5.9%) to give you a good buzz.

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The In-and-Outs of Whiskey @Eater #drinking #whiskey #startup

In the last several years the whiskey market has exploded. With so many factors contributing to the taste of a whiskey, from the temperature of the locale where it's aged, to the type of barrels it's aged in, you might need decades of experience in a distillery to understand your pour. 

Luckily, Eater's guide, which you can read here, will help you impress any barkeep. 

Our favorite part:

Distilleries today are experimenting with everything from oats to triticale, quinoa to millet, and a range of other grains to produce new whiskey riffs.

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Women Drinking Whiskey for the First Time. As to be Expected, Good Times Ensue @BuzzFeed #women #whiskey #firsttime #drinking #startup #history

Buzzfeed had some of its ladies try whiskey for the first time. They were timid at first, but most of them changed their minds pretty quickly. As a woman who likes whiskey, it's nice to see some new converts.

HERE is the video. 

Some favorite quotes:

I might cry, and then I think that I'm going to throw up for like an hour afterward.

Smells like an old man, like really strong grandpa. 

I would take whiskey over vodka any day.

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Beer and a Pancake @FortuneMagazine #drinking #startup #breakfast

What's your favorite breakfast beverage? Coffee, orange juice, or tea?

Maybe next time you'll choose beer instead. Several craft breweries have breakfast food inspired beers, drawing inspiration from Wheaties, Pop-Tarts, and even Count Chocula.

THIS article has it all.

For most craft beer lovers, though, it’s nuanced, layered ‘breakfast beers’ that are in high demand. 

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Even Cats Like Whiskey #cats #whiskey #drinking #history #startups

I'll have a whiskey! Swoosh  

Or maybe not.  <--Click for meeoowwagical video. 

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Ginger Ale on the Side #gretagarbo #gingerontheside #whiskey #drinking #history #startup

In the earlier part of the 1900s, whiskey had an association with prostitution that made it unseemly for women to drink the spirit. In the iconic 1930 film (and Garbo's first talking role), Anna Christie, Garbo, who plays a streetwalker, sits down at a bar and orders a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. The exchange says it all:

Anna: Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby!

Waiter: (sarcastically) Well, shall I serve it in a pail?Anna: Ah, that suits me down to the ground. 
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Anna: (takes a shot) Gee, I needed that bad all right, all right.

Watch the clip, here.

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How to Taste Whiskey - Boss Ass Video #whiskey #tasting #thedrinkingpress #richardpaterson #drinking #history #startup

There are a lot of boring, snooty videos about whiskey tasting. 

THIS is not one of them. You should watch the video for his accent alone, which is plain awesome, and Richard Paterson knows what he's talking about when it comes to tasting blending scotch whiskey. 

He's so badass that he takes a shot, swirls it around, and jets it out of his glass. 

Perhaps not something to do at a restaurant...

My favorite line:

How do you taste it? Don't knock it out like a cowboy.

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