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Let’s be honest: sweet wine has a bad reputation when compared to its drier brothers and sisters. It’s easy for a classy sweet wine to be looked down upon by the amateur sommelier crowd. You’ve probably got a bottle or two lingering at the back of your cupboard—brought by a well meaning, but misinformed friend to a recent dinner party—then promptly discarded.Well, we’re here to let you in on a little secret. Make your next bottle a Hungarian Tokaji wine if you want a truly full-bodied sweet wine …

The end of summer is that delicious chance to toast to another year of hard work—assuming you’ve done some—and to wave goodbye to heat of the season. If you’re making the smart choice and throwing a party for you and your buddies, then it’s on you to make sure they stay adequately hydrated.No doubt everyone will bring a six pack and maybe a few bottles of wine, but why not make your party truly memorable by laying on some more exotic drinks for them? Here are three of our favorite party drink re …

In our quest to turn the spotlight on some of America’s best up and coming breweries, this month we’re taking a look at AleSmith who are based out of San Diego and have been carefully crafting delicious beers since 1995.Originally founded by Skip Virgilio and Ted Newcomb, the brewery was eventually purchased by Peter Zien in 2002, who went on to become San Diego County’s only ‘Grand Master Level 1’ beer judge—which we assume means he knows his hops. You can find Alesmith and other awesome craft …

Summer’s nearly over, we hope it was a hot and sunny one! As the evenings grow shorter and clouds start to linger menacingly on the horizon, like us, you might be scouring your drinks cabinet wondering what liquor is appropriate for a fall season cocktail hour.Well, the choice is simple my friends. Grab a bottle of Bacardi Oakheart or another favorite rum—be it dark, brown or white—and join us in mixing up one of these delicious rum cocktails. Better yet, invite some friends over and make it a p …

In the highlands of Guatemala’s Quetzaltenango department, fields of sugar cane grow in cool mountain valleys, graced by rain showers from May through October and exposed to the sun the other half of the year. This is the home of Zacapa, the pride of Guatemalan rum and multi award-winner at the International Rum Festival.Zacapa’s flagship is their Ron Zacapa Centenario 23, a fine spirit blend of rums between the ages of 6 and 23 years old. Like the finest Scotch, Zacapa can be served neat and sa …