Drink Up

Real cocktail class lessons: Turning into a mad drink scientist will liven up your holidays

By Davon D.E. Hatchett

11.08.13 | 2:26 pm

It’s true: I drank a margarita, a Sazerac and a Brandy Crusta, all before 10 a.m. Either I was trying to drown my sorrows from a really horrible morning or it was just an average day at the S ...

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Drink like a cowboy: H-Town's world-recognized whiskey bar breaks out a special Rodeo drink

By Marcy de Luna

02.23.13 | 2:16 pm

BBQ, funnel cake, whiskey . . . it’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo time! Throw back some whiskey with Bottoms Up! at Reserve 101 Bar & Signature Cocktail Lounge and learn how to m ...

Drink Up!

Drinking like the Scots: A mind-bending spirits pairing at a high-end Houston restaurant

By Amy Chien, Darla Guillen

01.16.13 | 10:48 am

When I’m sending my whiskey on back to the sea Names will be shattered and glasses be filled The girls will get frisky and do what they will But the moment of finest reflection mu ...

Bars we love

Hooked on The Refinery: 10 reasons why this burgers & whiskey bar is too much fun

By Amy Chien

12.08.12 | 4:40 pm

I'm not going to lie: After struggling to find a table at The Refinery during a Texans' big win on Monday night a few weeks ago (we ended up sharing one with some interesting character ...

Boozy News

The most expensive sip in Houston: Spec's selling $250,000 whiskey

By Sarah Rufca

10.10.12 | 3:33 pm

I've had a $1,200 pour of Glennfiddich scotch whisky, tasted $24 beer and even checked out a $2,250 bottle of Jose Cuervo 250 Aniversario Tequila sitting on the shelves at TQLA. But none of ...

Boozy News

Pour another round: Two Houston bars named to Gold list of best spots for whiskey in the world

By Sarah Rufca

10.09.12 | 2:34 pm

What's the best country in the world for drinking whiskey? According to Whisky Magazine, it's India. On its fourth-ever list of the "great whisky bars of the world," 74 out of ...

Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair: Prestige Whiskey Collection from the Highlands and Islands

04.20.12

Experience Bunnahabhain 25-year, Deanston 30-year, Tobermory 15-year among other fine Scotches in this high-end tasting led by Peter Schwartz, president, and Jeff Karvolitch, national brand manager

The High Life

Whiskey, skis & music: Steamboat rocks as wild Texans take over the Colorado resort town

By Whitney Radley

01.12.12 | 11:16 am

There are few occasions where a beverage cart runs out of whiskey five rows into a flight's service. Dickson Productions' MusicFest in Steamboat Springs, Colo., is apparently one ...

Cardhu, Clynelish and Caol Ila Single Malt Tasting

Reserve 101

11.29.11

Cardhu is a Speyside distillery founded by whiskey smuggler John Cumming in 1824 in Scotland's Speyside region. The Clynelish Distillery, located in the Highland village of Brora, Sutherland, w

Bartender Curated

Buffalo Trace partners with Anvil to bring the best of Kentucky bourbon to Texas — with a craft beer twist

By Caroline Gallay

10.31.11 | 11:04 am

Kentucky's Buffalo Trace distillery has been turning out some of the country's finest bourbon for centuries. Now, four barrels of the brand's best — as curated by the state's ...