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I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

George Best

Brewers enjoy working to make beer as much as drinking beer instead of working.

Harold Rudolph

Sigel’s Holiday LiqueurFest Tasting Extravaganza

Join Sigel’s to taste some (60+) unique holiday liqueurs at their Holiday LiqueurFest … (the name is seriously way too much).  It’s a free event and they’ll let you sample the liqueurs that being that special something to a holiday cocktail.  You also have a chance to win prizes if you drink enough … no, really.

I’ll see you there!

Wednesday, November 16 | 5-8 p.m.
Sigel’s Elite (5757 Greenville Ave.)

RSVP HERE

From Sigel’s: Join us… for a rare opportunity to taste through an extensive selection of delicious Liqueurs and Cordials from around the world. As we head into the holidays, this is the perfect time to explore this exciting world of spirited flavors – whether for gift giving or adding to seasonal menus.

Enjoy special sale prices on over 60 Liqueurs.Come learn everything you wanted to know about the different liqueurs you’ve been enjoying and ones you didn’t even know you wanted. This great event should not be missed!

PINKBERRY GIVEAWAY

A wise man once said, “Good + good = really good.” I couldn’t agree more.

Pinkberry (good) is now serving a new limited-time fro-yo flavor, peppermint (good). According to the equation, that would make this a “really good” situation.

Pinkberry was nice enough to give me a PINKBERRY PARTY FOR 10 to give to one of my (really lucky) fans. To enter, you must do one (or all) of the following:

I will choose the winner on Friday, November 11 at noon. Good luck! (Whoever wins better take me with them!)

More about Pinkberry’s Peppermint frozen yogurt from the company itself:

Pinkberry, the original tart frozen yogurt brand, kicks off the holiday season with the introduction of its limited-time holiday flavor, Peppermint Pinkberry. Sweet and refreshing, Peppermint Pinkberry has a delicious minty taste with a hint of vanilla. Perfectly paired with all-natural peppermint bark and chocolate sauce, Peppermint Pinkberry is a one-of-a-kind holiday taste experience that only Pinkberry can deliver.

This is one of the disadvantages of wine; it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

Samuel Johnson

Find the @freixenetusa champagne truck this weekend in Dallas!  (Click the picture for the schedule and more info … there’s a contest, too!)

Gilt Groupe’s leading luxury experience site, Gilt City, is acquiring assets of the daily deal site BuyWithMe. This acquisition accelerates Gilt City’s footprint in the regions where the two companies overlap. The transaction also gives our new members access to all of Gilt’s offerings, including women’s, men’s and children’s apparel and accessories, home décor, travel experiences and gourmet food and wine.

Beefeater Cocktails

The Ravenmaster Royale Punch | Created by Nick Van Tiel 
32 oz homemade lemon & honey shrubb*
33 oz (1 liter) Beefeater Dry gin
10 oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
10 dashes Reagan’s orange bitters
16 oz unfiltered/cloudy apple juice
16 oz chilled water
1 bottle of Perrier Jouet Champagne (750ml)

*Shrubb recipe:
12 regular, unwaxed lemons
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup (8 oz) Honey
10 oz water

Make an oleo-saccharin from the peels of the 12 lemons (no pith), and the sugar. Leave for 30 minutes to extract oils. Mix the 8 oz of honey with 10 oz water and add oleo saccharin, mix well until sugar etc is dissolved. Juice the 12 lemons (approx 14 oz of juice) and add this also Fine strain the peels, pulp and sugar out, which should leave 1 quart of shrubb. Serve in a 4 quart punch bowl. Chill with a large 2 pound ice block Garnish with lemon wheels with cloves stuck into them, and a light grating of nutmeg.

Bee Sting | Created by John Gertsen of Boston’s Drink 
2 parts Beefeater 24 Gin
½ part Lemon Juice
½ part Honey Syrup (1:1 with water)
~12 Peppercorns

Muddle peppercorns in shaker. Add rest of ingredients and ice, shake, and strain into a cocktail glass.

Queen Bee’s Knees
6 parts Beefeater Gin
3 parts lemon juice
1 part honey syrup
Champagne/Sparkling Wine

Shake and strain over cubed ice into Wine glass. 

Green Snapper
4 parts Beefeater Gin
8 parts pineapple juice
1 part honey syrup
1 part lime juice
6 mint leaves
3 dashes green Tobasco
Small handful coriander
Pinch sea salt

Blend all ingredients except gin and strain through a sieve into small jug. Add ice cubes and gin, and then transfer everything into a Highball glass. Decorate with cucumber sticks.