http://alcoholmanac.com/knowledge_shots.html hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7465502 <p class="plain"><br>"Denatured" rum is one of the most widely used flavors in the tobacco industry. </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-22T20:00:33-07:00 Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7438030 <p class="plain"><br>The "sex on the beach" cocktail was reportedly invented by a bartender by the name of Ted Pizio out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in response to a challenge issued by Peach Schnapps that offered a $100 reward to the bartender who sold the most Peach Schnapps over spring break. </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-20T15:00:02-07:00 Sex For Money http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7404512 <p class="plain"><br>"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough." ~ Mark Twain </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-16T12:00:09-07:00 Truer Words ... http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7378420 <p class="plain"><br>According to legend, brandy was first distilled when a particularly enterprising Dutch shipmaster figured he would be able to save enormous amounts on freight charges if he distilled all the water out of his wine, shipped it, then re-hydrated it upon arriving at his destination in Holland. Upon arrival, however, some friends of his decided they liked the distilled wine better and encouraged the shipmaster to keep it as it is. They called this new spirit "brandewijn" meaning "burned wine" which later became "brandy."<br></p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-14T14:07:11-07:00 It's All About the Taxes http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7363951 <p class="plain"><br>Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.  ~W.C. Fields <br></p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-13T18:12:06-07:00 Couldn't Have Said it Better http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7357589 <p class="plain"><br>The majority of vodka is distilled by major ethanol producers in Europe and America, who then sell their ethanol to companies to be rectified and bottled, then sold as commercial vodka. </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-13T06:08:37-07:00 Factory Distillng http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7346166 <p class="plain"><br>Adolphus Busch of Anheuser-Busch started his own railroad to deliver beer.<br></p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-12T06:53:36-07:00 On the Right Track http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7334088 <p class="plain"><br>The oldest known beer that modern brewers have been able to recreate is Chateau Jiahu by Dogfish Head Brewery. It was recreated from a recipe found in a pottery jar in Northern China and is around 9,000 years old!</p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-10T16:58:01-07:00 Time Tavel Through Beer http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7329986 <p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">The very first microbrewery in the United States was New Albion Brewing in Sonoma, CA. It was founded in 1977 and closed in 1983. </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-10T05:43:43-07:00 Trend Setter http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7318934 <p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">Higher proof vodka brings out the flavor in whatever it is mixed with better than lower proof vodka. For example, a screwdriver mixed using 100 proof vodka will have much more of an orange flavor than one mixed with 80 proof vodka. </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-09T06:12:03-07:00 Want "Proof?" http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7306288 <p class="plain"><br>Vermont Gold and Vermont Gold Vintage are the only vodkas on the market that are distilled from maple sugar. Most vodkas are produced from grains like rye or wheat. </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-08T08:16:35-07:00 Sappy, we know. http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7306283 <p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools." <br>- Ernest Hemingway </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-08T08:12:22-07:00 Hemingway, our hero. http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7306275 <p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">A 12 oz plastic cup of beer contains approximately 0.8 lbs of beer. A keg (1/2 barrel) weighs 29.7 lbs when empty. So, if you want to know EXACTLY how many beers you still have in your keg, put it on a scale! Take the number, subtract 29.7 lbs for the keg weight, and divide the remaining number by 0.8 lbs - the weight of a single beer! </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-08T08:07:47-07:00 Dude, how much beer is left in that keg? http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7306272 <p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">Americans purchased (and presumably consumed) nearly $2.2 billion worth of rum in 2008 alone. </p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-08T08:06:12-07:00 Rum = $$$ http://alcoholmanac.com/pc_url_7306122 <p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">Yeast gives of 3 by-products when fermented, each imparting its own unique flavor: <br></p><ol><li class="plain">Diacetyls = butterscotch or woody flavors <br></li><li class="plain">Phenols = spicy, clove-like or medicinal flavors<br></li><li class="plain">Esters = fruity flavors<br></li></ol> <p class="plain"></p> Alcoholmanac Magazine 2009-07-08T07:31:21-07:00 Yeasty Goodness