Saturday, July 21, 2012

42 Below Cocktail World Cup is coming to Miami!

The 42 Below Cocktail World Cup is in full swing all across the country and one of the last stops of course will be Miami.  I am really looking forward to this one.  With Miami's creativity always brewing differently then the rest of the country we already know this is going to be a wild one.  The Miami regional will be held at The Corner in Downtown Miami on August 1st.  The Corner was recently voted 2012 Best Cocktails by Miami New Times.  So expect a great healthy competition and some great cocktails to enjoy!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Binboa Vodka Stop-Motion Video

This is just a cool way to get your new design out. The video starts out at a great party and focuses in on the bottles. See the rest, you won't be disappointed and it is short, so don't miss it. Thumbs up to the Binboa crew for a well made viral. Video below.

Binboa Kendi Şişeni Kendin Yarat Stop Motion Video from Binboa Vodka on Vimeo.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Scientists create a "Brilliant American Vodka"?


Here is a first! A PHD scientist was talking to a friend one day and mentioned how there was not a good American vodka. He set out to find out how to do it and realized that it took a lot of chemistry. With a lot of hard work he came out with RND: Brilliant American Vodka.
According to the website:

They soon discovered that creating great vodka requires good chemistry. After much research they found that combining traditional small batch craftsmanship with the best technologies available, produced an exceedingly smooth spirit. They sincerely hope you will enjoy their award-winning RND-Brilliant American Vodka.

To add to the "brilliance", 5% of all proceeds will go to science education! Link here. And the label has a nice scientific feel to it.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Venezuela's Chavez takes over Polar Beer


In another abhorrent move by South America's most powerful dictator, Chavez has taken land and facilities away from Empresas Polar SA. Chavez has been continually harassing the company with threats and now he has finally moved on them. He has seized five of the company's lots and has told the head of Polar not to challenge him (bastard!). According to the article, Chavez wants to use the land for subsidized housing. When will this dictator be stopped? Article here. How sad!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

If you build it, they will come. Bacardi builds wind turbines to (maybe) make spirits. Go Earth!


This is a step in the direction. Bacardi has build two large wind turbines to power their distillery. Who knows how much power they will output but hey, at least they're trying. Check out the article here. Way to go Bacardi!

UPDATE: The Miami Herald reported this:
The turbines will produce about 1,000,000 kWh of electricity per year, roughly enough to offset the consumption of electricity by the tourism-related activities at the Casa Bacardi Visitor Center.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Yumm...7-11 Beer??



Turns out the beer space in 7-11 just got a lot tighter. 7-11 has decided to private label a beer called: "Game Day". I am sold! The lucky brewer is City Brewing located in Wisconsin. My guess is it will taste like cheese and Lambeau field.

7-11 says:
The company confirmed that the new product is a premium beer selling at a budget price but wouldn't provide further details.
I guess I have to try it first. I am assuming it will be launching soon. Let me know if you start seeing it out and about. Article here.


Wineries to stay open later...


This is good to see. Wineries will now be staying open past 5 PM to extend the experience. I think this is a great idea for the up and coming companies who want more visibility by walk through traffic. I think all wineries should start heading in this direction. When the sun goes down, that is when the wine country comes alive. So start heading over and get ready to enjoy the amazing sunsets! Article here.