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The Pepsi Challenge, Scotch, and Triangle Tests

The Pepsi Challenge, Scotch, and Triangle Tests

In the now-classic pop psychology book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell refers to the Pepsi challenge, which put Pepsi and Coke head to head in a blind taste test. He revealed how the results of the taste test were not representative of reality since people

Teeling Irish Whiskey Sour

Teeling Irish Whiskey Sour

National Whiskey Sour Day is upon us, and I decided to switch it up slightly by making a whiskey sour with a unique Irish whiskey that spends its final 6 months in used rum barrels as opposed to the standard of used bourbon barrels. Teeling…

The Humble Garnish Turns 1! (And a 7 Year Old Cork?)

The Humble Garnish Turns 1! (And a 7 Year Old Cork?)

For the past seven years I have saved the cork from every bottle of wine I’ve drunk. Seriously, they’re all here in my home filling up hurricane vases. Perhaps I’m borderline OCD or even a hoarder. I am a detail-oriented neat freak that has been…

Juicy Cuban Pork Chops and Spicy Black Beans with Ron Collins

Juicy Cuban Pork Chops and Spicy Black Beans with Ron Collins

Until you’ve experienced a cut of pork cooked medium rare, you haven’t experienced all that pork can truly be. Too often pork is overcooked out of fear of foodborne illness. The thing to keep in mind is

Top Shelf ROOT Beer Float

Top Shelf ROOT Beer Float

Three, plus seven, plus thirteen, equals twenty-three. Maine Root Beer, Talenti Tahitian Vanilla Bean Gelato, and Art in the Age ROOT all come together in this premium root beer float for a total of only twenty-three ingredients.

National Daiquiri Day

National Daiquiri Day

The third featured rum cocktail of the month is the classic daiquiri because today is National Daiquiri Day. The daiquiri is one of those classic and also foundational cocktails

Earl Grey Chicken Breast with Cointreau Tarragon Cream Sauce

Earl Grey Chicken Breast with Cointreau Tarragon Cream Sauce

Attention to detail and appreciation of the process is what I enjoy, and brewing tea is a great way to put it into practice. I’ve been on a tea kick for awhile, specifically Earl Grey. Just as with coffee, the amount of product, water temperature,…