whiskey

The 49 Bits of Booze Jargon Every Drinker Needs To Know

Jargon is technology. Language was created for communication, and sharing a set of slang makes it all the more efficient. A drink order to a bartender needs to be a particularly quick and clear statement. If not, you’re going to look like a novice, and you’re not going to get the drink you want. And…

Tech News Brent Rose Jun 15

How To Make Smooth Whiskey Even Smoother

Bourbon and rye are absolutely wonderful just as they are, but variety is the spice of life. What if you could take a delicious whiskey and make it even smoother? Attenuate that high-proof alcohol bite? It’s easier—and even more delicious—than you think. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long week, and it’s time…

Tech News Brent Rose Jun 1

Meet the JMFB: Beef-Infused Rye, and a Whole Lot of Fire

How do you drink a man? You heard me. How do you find the gastronomic, alcoholic equivalents to a guy’s personality, especially when the guy in question is Glorious Leader, Gizmodo Editor-In-Chief Joe Brown? No, you can’t simply mix one part piss, one part vinegar and call it a day. You have to go to…

Tech News Brent Rose May 4

The International Space Station is ready to make its own booze

A Scottish whiskey distillery recently began a two-year experiment to answer maybe the most important question in human history: does zero gravity make alcohol taste more excellent? Thanks to the heroes on the International Space Station, we’ll soon have an answer. The Ardbeg Distillery, which has been producing whiskey on the Scottish island of Islay…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Apr 10

Car Bomb Jello Shots Blow Up Your Liver for St. Patrick’s Day

For some reason, we humans love to make solid foods liquid, and liquid foods solid. Key Lime Pie Martini? White Russian Ice Cream? I rest my case. Today, in honor of St. Paddy’s Day, we’re taking three Irish liquids, and making them into one awesome solid. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-alcoholic-ice-cream-the-greatest-dessert-o-5860835 The result? The best jello shot you’ll ever…

Tech News Brent Rose Mar 16

How to Make Cheap Whiskey Taste Like Fancy Whiskey

You like whiskey. You looooove good whiskey. You can’t afford to drop hundreds of dollars on a high-end bottle. You stick with rotgut, right? Nope. There’s a new process of hyper-aging booze that apparently turns run-of-the-mill whiskey into dark and delicious firewater of the gods. The process is called TerraPure, and was dreamt up by…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jan 23

Your Next Party Trick: Turn Water into Whiskey

Filmmaker Casey Neistat shows a neat trick that can turn a shot full of water into a shot filled with whiskey all through… magic? Sleight of hand? Devil’s work? Destiny? No. DENSITY. It’s obvious to mostly everyone who took some sort of physics class BUT alcohol is lighter than water, therefore it floats to the…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 19

Rolling Ice Ball Makes Your Whiskey Slightly More Flavorful

I drink my whiskey on the rocks. Big Boss Joe Brown calls me a little girl when I say that (like, with ringlets and bows). But at least I can make my cold/ruined whiskey a little more aromatic with this big rolling ball of ice in a glass. Cold whiskey subverts the taste, and ice…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jan 4

Japan’s Most Expensive Single Malt Is a 50-Year-Old Virgin

If you can even find one of these ultra-limited-edition bottles of single malt whiskey from Suntory Holding, consider yourself lucky. Not many people even have the opportunity to glimpse one and even fewer are able to pony up the nearly $13,000 to buy one. The Yamazaki 50-year-old is one of the rarest whiskeys on the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Nov 12

Whisky + Lasers = a Glass Full of Awesome

You know what’s great? Really good scotch whisky. You know what’s not great? Fake scotch whisky. Worry not. Researchers at St. Andrews University have figured out how to test your whisky’s authenticity by shooting it with lasers. Mmm, whisky-lasers… Here’s how it works. Researchers put a drop of whisky on a chip the that’s about…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 31

Start the Day With an Nice Cold Glass of Whiskey

Imagine pouring these into your morning bowl of cereal. Genius! Titled “Ecohols” by designer Jorn, I can see this turning into a whole new food group. [Fubiz] https://lifehacker.com/the-usdas-new-food-plate-focuses-on-a-more-balanced-die-5808275

Tech News Kwame Opam Jul 30

New Tests Spot Suspect Scotch

The whiskey business in Scotland is a £800 million/year industry. With that much money flowing, knockoff brands are pervasive. But a newly developed test can rapidly and accurately tell real scotch from fake, on-site. Tests to tell if the whiskey in the bottle is the same as the whiskey on the label have existed for…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jul 25

There’s a Hole in This Whiskey Glass

I butcher my whiskey with rocks. I know, I’m sorry. But! If I had this whiskey glass I probably wouldn’t. Why? Because there’s a freaking hole inside the glass. Apparently, the hole will make you appreciate whiskey more. Called L’Art de la Dégustation, the glasses were designed by Kacper Hamilton (the guy behind the “deadly”…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 3

This Whiskey Was Made From Urine

I’m really into whiskey, but I think I’ll pass on tasting Gilpin Family Whisky. Why? Because this single malt whiskey is made from urine. Specifically, it’s made from the sugar rich urine of elderly diabetics. Why elderly diabetics? Because “large amounts of sugar are excreted on a daily basis by type-two diabetic patients, especially amongst…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 4

I’m Writing About Whiskey and It’s Not Even Tuesday Yet

The first time I saw this bottle of Ballantine’s whiskey I thought: I need a drink. Then I looked closely and I thought: Fuck, I need a drink. And some disco dancing too. Then I looked a third time, and discovered that the animated electro-luminiscent graphic EQ included in its label didn’t actually respond to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 7

Please, Don’t Make a Whiskey PC with a Good Whiskey Bottle

Yesterday I spent the evening at Tuthilltown Spirits, New York’s first distillery after the Prohibition, and makers of some of the most delicious whiskey I’ve ever had. I would never use their bottles to make a PC. It’d be sacrilege. A bottle of bad whiskey, on the other side, would be perfect for it. After…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 2

Weird Combo of the Day: Retractable USB Mouse with Johnnie Walker Black Label

Out of all of the weird combos of the day this has to be my favorite. You can get a free retractable USB mouse with the purchase of good ‘ole Johnnie Walker Black Label (it is Scotch whiskey for those unaware). I’ll be the first to admit that I have gotten plastered and proceeded to…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 11

Hands On the Pioneer S-A4SPT-PM Whiskey Barrel Speakers

CNet reviews a set of Pioneer’s S-A4SPT-PM speakers, the first Whiskey-filled speakers to be sold in the US. What? They’re not filled with whiskey? Oh, that’s totally boring. We’d initially written them off as a parlour trick. But Cnet recommends them in a bedroom or den, and gives em an 8 outta 10 because… https://gizmodo.com/pioneer-pure-malt-speakers-186440…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 21

The 49 Bits of Booze Jargon Every Drinker Needs To Know

How To Make Smooth Whiskey Even Smoother

Meet the JMFB: Beef-Infused Rye, and a Whole Lot of Fire

The International Space Station is ready to make its own booze

Car Bomb Jello Shots Blow Up Your Liver for St. Patrick’s Day

How to Make Cheap Whiskey Taste Like Fancy Whiskey

Your Next Party Trick: Turn Water into Whiskey

Rolling Ice Ball Makes Your Whiskey Slightly More Flavorful

Japan’s Most Expensive Single Malt Is a 50-Year-Old Virgin

Whisky + Lasers = a Glass Full of Awesome

Start the Day With an Nice Cold Glass of Whiskey

New Tests Spot Suspect Scotch

There’s a Hole in This Whiskey Glass

This Whiskey Was Made From Urine

I’m Writing About Whiskey and It’s Not Even Tuesday Yet

Please, Don’t Make a Whiskey PC with a Good Whiskey Bottle

Weird Combo of the Day: Retractable USB Mouse with Johnnie Walker Black Label

Hands On the Pioneer S-A4SPT-PM Whiskey Barrel Speakers

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