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The DRAMBUIE Den Heads to Austin!

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:08:00 PST

Texas is the final stop on the tour for the 2009 DRAMBUIE® Den Bartender Showcase, and we’re very excited to see the bartending talent in the Lone Star state. Mark your calendars, because the next...

Drink of the Week: La Fin du Monde

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST

Its name may translate to “the end of the world,” but there’s nothing apocalyptic about La Fin du Monde. Produced by Quebec-based Unibroue, this strong ale is hugely aromatic with notes of dried...

November’s Where to Drink Now: One Flew South

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:21:00 PST

Travel can be a pain, especially when you find yourself stuck with a long layover and looking for a place to grab a good cocktail, beer or glass of wine. Tall order, right? Usually, which makes One...

Calling Portland Cocktailians!

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:43:00 PST

The 2009 DRAMBUIE® Den Bartender Showcase is heading to the Pacific Northwest, with the latest competition and party set to take place November 9 and 10 in Portland, Oregon. Once again, talented...

Drink of the Week: Sleepy Hollow

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:20:00 PDT

For this Halloween edition of Drink of the Week, we thought we’d shake up a round of Sleepy Hollow cocktails to invoke the holiday spirits. This gin-based sipper is a killer of a cocktail. Sleepy...

Win This! An Autographed Copy of Kevin Zraly’s Windows on the World Complete Wine Course

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:23:00 PDT

If you can’t tell your right bank Bordeaux from your left, you need a lesson from Kevin Zraly, founder of the New York-based Windows on the World wine school, from which more than 19,000 people have...

Win a Trip to Amsterdam & the Chance to Design Your Own Signature Liqueur!

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:01:00 PDT

Cocktail competitions are all the rage these days, and sometimes it’s hard to know which ones to enter and which ones to skip, so we’re very excited to announce one that you definitely won’t want to...

Drink of the Week: Larry’s Beans Grand Bolivia

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:58:00 PDT

From bean to bag, there’s no doubt that Larry’s Coffee is committed to sustainability. Aside from purchasing organic, shade-grown coffees directly from fair-trade co-ops and roasting their beans in a...

The 2009 Mixmaster Competition

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:38:00 PDT

We're counting down just a few more days until it's time for the 2009 Mixmaster Competition at the Great American Distillers Festival. We look forward to this competition every year, because it...

Drink of the Week: Urban Moonshine Maple Bitters

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:20:00 PDT

“I’m kind of a purist,” says Jovial King, creator of Urban Moonshine, a new line of organic bitters. “In creating my formulas, I wanted something that was medicinal, for digestive purposes, but with...

Upcoming Event: San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:16:00 PDT

With the rainy season starting to set in here in Portland, we're already looking for some upcoming winter escapes, so come November, we're always excited by the prospect of heading to San Diego for...

Drink of the Week: BrewDog Atlantic IPA

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:01:00 PDT

Like a siren song luring a ship captain, this IPA had us at first sip. From the venturesome Scottish brewers known for aging their beers in old whisky casks comes this strapping IPA (8.5% ABV) that...

October’s Where to Drink Now: Domaine LA

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:25:00 PDT

One step into Jill Bernheimer’s freshly opened wine shop on Melrose Ave., and you’d hardly believe that just a few months ago it was a mini mart lined with industrial refrigerators filled with soft...

Cook Eat Drink Live in New York, Nov. 6–8

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:58:00 PDT

One of our favorite fall events in New York is coming up November 6–8 at Chelsea's The Tunnel/La. Venue—Cook Eat Drink Live, the ultimate collection of food, drink and lifestyle under one roof,...

Drink of the Week: Westrey Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:00:00 PDT

It’s tough enough to find a bottle of wine that’s so versatile it goes with any type of cuisine, but finding such a wine for around $20 a bottle is an even taller order. And that’s one of the reasons...

Spiegelau Glass Giveaway Winner

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:26:00 PDT

Congratulations to M. Quinn Sweeney of San Francisco, the randomly drawn winner of four Spiegelau Beer Classics glasses ($60 value), including two stemmed pilsner glasses and two lager glasses, like...

Drink of the Week: Drinko de Gallo

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:12:00 PDT

We're seriously into fresh tomatoes here at the Imbibe office, and several of us have been harvesting an array of varieties from our back yards all summer long. And even though fall is officially...

Hop to It!

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:38:00 PDT

Fall is the season for hops to be harvested in full force, and for homebrewer's it's a perfect time to start working on homemade lagers. Of course, you'll need to snag some special yeast strains for...

New Web Poll: Cast Your Vote!

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:15:00 PDT

The ability to ace classic cocktails can be one of the surest indications of a bartender's chops—if your bartender can't pull of a perfect Old Fashioned or Negroni, it's a sure sign that they haven't...

The Search Is on for America's Undiscovered Bartending Talents

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:16:00 PDT

Imbibe is excited to partner with DRAMBUIE to find undiscovered bartenders in cities across America, and you’re invited to join the Pursuit! From September 28 through November 17, bartenders in seven...

Drink of the Week: Shipyard Brewing Smashed Pumpkin Ale

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:30:00 PDT

Stick your nose in a glass of the recently released Smashed Pumpkin from Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, and you’ll swear it’s Thanksgiving already: The smell is like freshly baked...

Drink of the Week: Forty Creek “Barrel Select” Canadian Whisky

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:00:00 PDT

When John Hall decided to add whisky distilling to his winemaking background, he held tight to his vintner’s roots and approached distilling as a winemaker would their Bordeaux blend: Each grain type...

September's Where to Drink Now: Espresso Neat

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:56:00 PDT

When 26-year-old Rachel Haughey was laid off from her job as a commodities trader last October, she took the opportunity to pursue another passion: coffee. And after filing for permits, securing a...

A Trip to the Zoo

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:01:00 PDT

Now that you’ve absorbed all the helpful info on how to make espresso drinks like a pro from the home espresso feature article in our most recent issue, maybe it’s time to step up your game with some...

Drink of the Week: Bear Republic Racer 5

noreply@blogger.com (Imbibe Magazine) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:09:00 PDT

In researching the cover story for the new issue of Imbibe (on newsstands now) we took up the task of tasting a serious array of beers from around the world (hey, somebody had to do it) and surveying...