I just spent $20 on a bottle of grenadine. Yes, grenadine. The neon red syrup used to make a Roy Rogers or a Shirley Temple. Even worse, I already have a bottle of grenadine in my cupboard. Unopened. Only, it’s not real grenadine. I always thought it was. In fact, I spent 30 years blissfully [...]

On Super Bowl Sunday, the Lead Cork Dork and the Spirits Gypsy brought over their new iSi Soda Siphon, a gas injection device that carbonates anything. We decided to take liberties with the anything. You see, a soda making kit is similar to a breathalyzer: a seemingly innocuous and helpful device if used for its [...]

This past weekend, we here at Drink with Aloha gathered to celebrate the births of our Resident Beverage Chugger and Jen, an alcohol enthusiast and friend. The party started at a relaxed pace with friends slowly trickling in as the early afternoon passed into early evening. Beers were casually sipped and Gin & Fresca cocktails [...]

Wiz Khalifa? Black and Yellow?! Bud Light Lime?!! If any of these questions initially popped into your head, I immediately envy your powerfully beneficial naivety. While I would prefer that any who have not been touched by the aforementioned inadequacies of American popular culture remain comfortably aloof, the duty of information sadly falls on my [...]

I’ve never been a regular at a bar. Not for lack of appreciation of well made cocktails or skilled bartenders, just my overwhelming frugality. If I’m going to knock back six Jack-and-Diets, I’d rather save the money and do it at home. The closest I ever came to “regular” status at a bar was routine [...]