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9 Mistakes People Make When Opening Champagne
From dangerously aiming your champagne bottle, to simply serving your beverage at the wrong temperature, these are the top nine most common mistakes people make when opening champagne. Even the biggest champagne snobs will find themselves guilty of at least one of these mistakes.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Proof
How To Drink Sake the Right Way. Top Story - March 2018.
Sake is a delicious alcohol that’s usually referred to as Japanese rice wine. It’s created through fermenting rice that’s polished to remove the bran. While wine is created through fermenting sugar that naturally comes from fruit, like grapes, sake is made by a brewing method more similar to beer. When the starch is transformed into sugars, it ferments into alcohol. And it's a wildly popular beverage that's enjoyed by the majority of Japan, and even around the world. There are also a lot of other things you probably don't know about sake.
By Penny Newton8 years ago in Proof
The Tipple Tattle: Bonneville Brewery
About 30 minutes outside of Salt Lake City, nestled in the small town of Tooele is a great craft brewery called Bonneville Brewery. Now, Utah isn't traditionally known for their alcohol but with a new generation of brewers on the rise, Utah is quickly becoming fertile ground for the growing industry. Bonneville is what I would describe as the perfect brewpub with a great balance between innovative brews and delicious eats.
By EmmaLeigh Rivera8 years ago in Proof
The Lonely Wine Man
The Lonely Wine Man Every so often, he would stare at the three bottles of wine behind the red leather couch in his room. They were placed there out of the sun to keep them cool. He didn’t know much about storing wine, but this was his attempt at keeping them preserved. He peered over the couch to inspect them. Still there. Still wine. The first layer of dust had already begun to form around the necks and golden foil seals. He thought that gave it an aged vintage look. Also, it would show proof that they hadn’t been touched since they were placed there. If even one had been opened, that would prove him to be disloyal.
By Art Creeps8 years ago in Proof
10 Best Hidden Speakeasy Bars in the World
From Hong Kong and Buenos Aires to Los Angeles and New York, modern speakeasies take the idea of prohibition era secret bars and spin them into havens for aficionados of craft cocktails. While the 8th Amendment made criminals of every patron, these days clandestine libations just make memories for customers lucky enough to get in.
By Roland Barnes8 years ago in Proof
10 Signs You're a Lightweight
I'm the biggest lightweight ever. I'm always the first one to be drunk, the first one to finish having drinks, and the only one who can never participate in drinking games. People see being a lightweight as the worst, because you can't enjoy a whole lot of alcohol. But that doesn't bother me, or some of us lightweights. Want to know why? We don't blow all of our money on so much alcohol! We'll spend $15 max and it's enough drinks to get us feeling great throughout the night.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Proof
10 Ways to Spot a Bad Bartender
Maybe they're a rookie, or maybe they simply don't care about their job, no one wants to get the worst bartender in the club. And as some of the best ways to spot a bad bartender, these tricks will help you avoid spending $5 to $20 on a single drink that you could have made better at home.
By Sherry Campbell8 years ago in Proof
13 Unique Beer Koozies That Will Keep Your Brew Cold
Why purchase a koozie that can only keep your beer cold, when you can buy one that makes you cool at the same time? These are the top ten most unique beer koozies on the market that are guaranteed to strike up a conversation.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Proof
11 Blenders for the Best Frozen Drinks
When it comes to frozen drinks, there's a wide range of flavors to whip up. From fruity to even the leafy green frozen beverages, you can throw in your most loved fruits and veggies into one tasteful frozen drink! And with so many options, creating frozen beverages is a fun process and even better once you get that first sip of your creation. Sure, you can buy drinks already prepared, but wouldn't it be better to make it right at home? You can create your own customized classic drinks with any ingredient you like! Plus, frozen beverages are limitless, so you can be extra creative when making your own.
By Jennifer Violet8 years ago in Proof
Alcoholism Treatment in Europe
In Europe, people do not do the total abstinence from drinking thing like we do in the United States. Our treatment programs focus on kicking alcohol permanently. In the United States, alcoholism is only tackled with the premise that total abstinence must be maintained. European health authorities are limited with the scope they treat the concept of controlled drinking with. However, there is a persistent idea that problem drinkers as well as full-blown alcoholics can learn to limit their consumption, rather than abstain permanently for life. Maintaining sobriety is hard for this reason, because many times, the abstainer faces temptation.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Proof
