A History of Drinking

May 17 is Constitution Day in Norway (also known as “The National Day) which marks the signing of their Constitution in 1814, declaring Norway as an independent nation. The country…

  It’s the inaugural run of National Apéritif Day! While only “official” in the UK, French apéritif producer Maison Lillet, producers of Lillet Blanc , have set aside May 16th for the celebration…

When the fine folks behind Donut House Coffee recently offered us a selection of K-Cups to try, we jumped at the chance. We love our Keurig at AHOD Headquarters and…

Spring cocktails should complement the character of the season. Bright colors, light and airy mood, fun and festive in feel. The Lemon Fusion cocktail embraces all of these qualities. This…

Welcome to our second installment of “Maple Mondays”! Once again, like last week’s Maple Collins, we are featuring a Crown Royal Maple-Finished Whisky cocktail. This time, we are going in…

The talk of the town this weekend is the opening of the new Baz Luhrman adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, and even the cocktail world has “gone Gatsby”!…

Ah, Mother’s Day: that solemn time of year when we take a pause to pay tribute to our Mom and all the crap she’s had to endure from us during…

Today marks the 140th anniversary of the 1873 “Schwarzer Freitag” (black friday) crash of the Vienna Stock Exchange, which ushered in a series of other bank failures. This financial crisis became known…

Welcome to the inaugural post of our new Maple Mondays series. Crown Royal sent us a sample of their new Maple-finished variety and we’re going to take it out for a spin…

Margaritas Blood Orange Margarita 1 ½  parts Tequila Avión ¾  part Cointreau Orange Liqueur 1 part Blood Orange Juice ½  part Fresh Sour Mix In a cocktail shaker add all…