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• Happy Hour: 100th Anniversary Booze

  Everyone from Pepsi to Tropicana (which is owned by Pepsi) have gone through redesigns as of late, receiving both posi and negi reviews (IMO, I think the redesigns are great). How would you feel about a classic brand like Johnnie Walker going through a redesign? Is it sacrilegious to scotch drinkers around the world? Well, whatever your thoughts are, it's about to happen. . . Read More... Posted May 13 2009, 05:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol, vodka, limited editions, whiskey, absolut, scotch

• Rum Lip Balm

  Appealing to lip balm addicts (me!) and alcoholics (most likely not me. I think.) alike, you can now have the taste of liquor on your lips 24/7 thanks to this lip balm.   Read More... Posted May 12 2009, 05:13 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: alcohol, lip gloss, lip balm, rum

• Happy Hour: Maple Bacon Booze Time

  [photo via pink_fish13's Flickr] Who doesn't love maple syrup and bacon? Okay, some of you may not pour the syrup directly onto the bacon, but I'm sure you don't mind when that syrup drips from your waffle onto the bacon!  Now you can enjoy maple and bacon when you party hardy. Just pour some of this:   Read More... Posted Mar 05 2009, 05:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: Etsy, alcohol, vodka

• Happy Hour Test Drive: Canadian Club Whisky 30 Year Reserve

  Whiskey was actually the first alcoholic beverage I ever had. When I was a teenager, my dad left his Johnny Walker exposed in the kitchen and I poured some into my orange juice. It was gross and I didn't drink whiskey again until college. Now, at the ripe meh-age of 23, my palette has developed and I've become a little bit of a whiskey snob. I've traded in the JD and SoCo for Maker'sMark and Knob Creek. When I go out to restuarants, I'll order a single malt scotch, provided that I have money and it is under $14 (it's tough to be a connoisseur on a budget).  Needless to say, I was pretty psyched about test driving a bottle of Canadian Club's 30 Year Reserve Whisky (that's right, the cannucks leave off the 'e'). . . Read More... Posted Mar 03 2009, 05:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol, test drive, limited editions, whiskey

• Happy Hour: Some Like It Hot

  Some like it hot--and that includes their vodka:   Read More... Posted Feb 23 2009, 05:00 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol, vodka, chipotle, chipotle vodka, spicey vodka, hangar one

• Happy Hour: Want Some Paint with That Wine?

  There's not  much that says "class" like wine that comes from a box. Other than wine that comes in a paint can, that is:  Read More... Posted Jan 13 2009, 05:00 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol, wine, boxed wine, wine bottle, box wine

• Happy Hour: Be Responsible

  [photo via] It's Holiday party season and we all know how we love to get drunk and merry around this time of year. But before your guest gets ready to belligerently walk out the door and get in the car, subject them to this: Read More... Posted Dec 16 2008, 05:01 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol

• Smell Like An Alkie, All Day Long

  I know it's not even happy hour yet, but you sorta smell...like booze. Yeah, sure. You haven't been drinking. I get it. Your skin's just radiating that sickly-sweet smell of vodka and citrus because... ...you bought yourself a couple of these: Read More... Posted Dec 01 2008, 12:10 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: cocktails, alcohol, soap, sephora

• Happy Hour: Be a Master Mixologist

  Mixing drinks can be as complicated as a chemistry experiment if you don't have a flair for it. Which is why I have other people mix my drinks. Want to show off your mixology skills? Read More... Posted Nov 12 2008, 05:06 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Booze, cocktails, Happy Hour, alcohol, liquor, chemistry, perpetual kid

• Happy Hour: Sneaky Sipping

  Some of you may consider the usage of flasks in the office to be a bit...unseemly. I think that's just ridiculous, but if you're looking for something more subtle, try this: Read More... Posted Nov 11 2008, 04:57 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol, liquor, flasks, flask, urban outfitters

• Happy Hour: Soldiers of Swilling

  Heavy drinking is hard work, but someone's gotta do it. It helps if you have the right gear. Read More... Posted Aug 18 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Million Dollar Brandy

  Hilary Swank puns aside, how much is the most you would pay for a bottle of coconut brandy? Ten dollars? One hundred dollars? How about a million dollars for a bottle: Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 05:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol

• Test Drive: Quick-Chilled Wine

  Back in May, Alex posted about the Ravi Wine Chiller, and I became intrigued. Because I am a little too fond of wine. Because, short of frantically throwing a last-second bottle into the freezer, I could think of no other way of chilling wine spur of the moment. Would the wine chiller actually work, though? Read More... Posted Aug 11 2008, 12:36 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: gadgets, alcohol, wine

• Happy Hour: Party On Wheels

  [Via Born Rich] Though bars-on-wheels such as this tiki bar appear to be intended for corporate rentals, I can't think of a better way to enjoy my pina coladas and funky monkeys and whatnot. After the jump, my favorite beverage from last summer's tropical vacation. Read More... Posted Jul 15 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Biggest Rack Ever

  If this rack is too small for you... Read More... Posted Jul 08 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: storage, Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol, wine

• Happy Hour: Drunk From One Pump

  Drunk or happy? She could be both, and she could also be in love with you, especially if you just showed her your pump unit. Read More... Posted Jul 03 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Wine & Cheese Party

  I saw this lighting trick in action at Sacred Chow and couldn't stop staring. You can get your own grape party lights at Amazon...perfect for your next wine & cheese party! You know what else would be perfect? (though not necessarily as classy as tiny glasses of cabernets and rieslings paired with artisanal cheeses...) Read More... Posted Jul 02 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol, wine

• Happy Hour: A Shot In the Dark

  When you have been double-fisting plastic cups of white wine for hours on end, and strange men start offering to treat you to shots, for the love of god... If the only shot you can think of is jagermeister (a word that seems to flow especially well off the tongue when you're already slurring your words), then just don't say it. I promise. It's a bad idea. If you must have a shot, have a wussy one, like the jolly rancher shot.  And then maybe drink it in this shot glass: Read More... Posted Jun 16 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Recession Living Tip #2

  Recession? I’ll drink to that. On second thought, I’ll drink crappier to that. I need to save money. But I’ll drink crappier happily now that I can turn rail booze into top shelf liquor. A little skinflint magic lesson after the jump. Read More... Posted Jun 05 2008, 09:45 AM by Brian Marabello with | with no comments Filed under: alcohol, liquor, filter, recession, gray kangaroo

• Wine Snobs Mean Business

  I don't even care that I already have a normal corkscrew, that utilizes actual leverage, in my kitchen drawer. This novelty corkscrew doubles as one bad-ass weapon: Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Show The Cool Kids You Know How To Party

  The other afternoon, whilst swigging mimosas and munching on bagel chips, I actually had a full-on conversation with my friend Nicole and my husband about whether we could classify ourselves as geeks, nerds, or dorks. Because we're dorks (and Michael is a geek).  But we still know how to party! (Mimosas are cool!) After the jump, my new favorite party game, plus a mimosa punch recipe:   Read More... Posted May 27 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol, wine

• Happy Hour: Edible Scorpions and Other Creepy Crawlies

  [£16.00 GBP, edible] There's a scene in the new Indiana Jones movie where scorpions emerge from some ancient skull and begin crawling all over Shia LeBeouf's character, one eventually biting him. He understandably freaks out, and asks Indy if he's going to die. Indy is characteristically blase. But dude. Scorprions are one of the freakiest looking creatures ever, and I think I might die from a heart attack if I ever even saw one scuttling my way. Which is why this Scorpion Vodka frightens me. Even if it's supposed to improve my libido! (Seriously, read the products page.)  If you want to make a vodka treat I'll actually partake in (I suppose you could even just not tell me you used scorpion vodka, check out this new take on the jello shot over at divine caroline: Read More... Posted May 26 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Five Things Men and Absinthe Have In Common

  Generally no more dangerous than vodka, though feelings of nausea may be common. Will make you think you're hallucinating but, sadly, you're not. Can be bitter, but easy enough to sweeten up. Can be difficult to procure if you don't know where to look. Has an often undeserved bad rep. Is this why Marilyn Manson created... Read More... Posted May 07 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: April Rain Cocktail

  As I mentioned yesterday, it's a grey, rainy week here in New York, which makes me want to just curl up on the couch with my cats and a great book (or, if I'm being honest, a great magazine, too). Some of my other favorite rainy weather activities include: Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 05:00 PM by Wendy Atterberry with | with no comments Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol, rain

• Beer Pong, For Your Fratpartment

  Back in college, I was totally super popular. Like, ridiculous popular. Everybody invited me to the cool parties, and wanted to hang out with me. And I was known as Beer Pong Zalben, because I was awesome at it, and… Okay, none of this is true! I’m sorry! I actually never played a game of Beer Pong until two years ago, when I was touring with my sketch comedy group. We ended up hanging out in the enormous basement of a frat, challenging the frat boys to beer pong. And we won! Despite being somewhat less believable, this is all actually true. Find out how to get your Beer Pong on(g), after the jump...  Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 12:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: toys, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Grab a Growler

  Most of us can agree: beer is good. We may not all like the same kind of beer (my boyfriend likes Budweiser, for example, but I tend to go for the fancy Belgian imports), but as a nation, beer-drinking is right up there with baseball as a favorite past-time. What's not so good is the amount of energy used to make beer bottles and packaging, not to mention the resources used in transporting beer to all us guzzlers. So, how can we enjoy happy hour without feeling guilty about the damage our habit is contributing to the environment? Some might say just drink more (drink enough and it even numbs the guilt), but there's a better way:  Read More... Posted Apr 22 2008, 05:00 PM by Wendy Atterberry with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Shandy Time

  You guys, it's so warm in NYC today, it's almost summer-like. This kind of weather makes me think of three things, two of which include: the beach, and lemon shandy. Have you ever had lemon shandy? If you like light beer, lemonade, and um, awesome drinks, you'll love a shandy. While some beer companies sell the stuff seasonally in summer months, it's really easy to make your own. Full recipe after the jump. Read More... Posted Apr 18 2008, 05:00 PM by Wendy Atterberry with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Happy Hour, alcohol, recipes

• A Hard Day's Work

  5 Things To Do When Work Overwhelms: Take a lap around the office, taking care of the things you can in person rather than remaining hunched over your keyboard, dead eyes burning a hole through your monitor. Waste time at either the coffee machine, the vending machine, or the cooler. The vending machine provides the greatest amount of possibility for procrastination, as you can spend hours debating the merits of Twizzlers over Cheez-Its. Take a walk outside, at least around the block. The fresh air will do you some good. Practice some stretching exercises in your cubicle. Get plenty of liquids:   Read More... Posted Apr 17 2008, 11:30 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Bottle Top Ashtray

  [$5.89, Prank Place]  I don't know about you, but I no longer throw the types of parties that involve beer bottles and cigarettes. Nay, my idea of a party involves taking out the nice stemware and the discount wine and picking up some gouda at Whole Foods so that I can pretend to be classy.   Read More... Posted Apr 07 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Booze, Happy Hour, alcohol

• Happy Hour: Farewell to Cupcake Week

  Hopefully you're not sick of me yet. If you are, you'll only have to struggle through this one, last cupcake post, in which I feature a cocktail cupcake recipe! This Cuba Libre Cupcake recipe was found over at Coconut & Lime: Read More... Posted Apr 04 2008, 05:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Booze, baking, Happy Hour, alcohol, seasonal