Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Scottish distillers look to take on the dominant Scotch whisky industry with craft gin and alternative whiskies aged in barrels not…
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Diane Keaton has released her own wine: one red and one white, intended to be served over ice. - The SABMiller and…
As Russia's economic crisis continues, locals are turning to cheap, dangerous and potentially lethal alternatives to vodka, reports NOLA. As liquor prices increase, the country has seen a rise in the…
Two bears living outside of a restaurant in Sochi, Russia have apparently developed alcoholism reports UPI. In February, a court ruled that the bears—who have been at the restaurant for 20 years—be…
While supper clubs have become a familiar novelty—a punch line, even—in American cities, in Russia secret drinking and dining groups nod to an evolving culinary movement and a restrictive past.…
In Russia, the average consumption of vodka has climbed to 15 liters per person per year (which works out to be approximately a 1 1/2 ounce shot for every Russian every…
An ancient, subtly alcoholic Eastern European beverage—generally made from fermented beets or bread—kvass has slowly made its way into American bars and restaurants. Chris Crowley explores the DIY world kvass…
At Portland's traditional Russian zakuski (Russian small plates) restaurant, Kachka, Israel Morales mixes together brandy and rye kvass, which he calls a "natural marriage."
Savory, sour and effervescent, kvass has been a subtly alcohol beverage enjoyed by Eastern Europeans for over a thousand years. Its most famous form is yeasty, malty bread kvass, made…
In Russia, beer sales are decreasing and mircobrewers' survival hinges on quality. The Moscow Times reports that the downswing of beer sales means an upswing of vodka consumption, and consequently, a rise…
