Food Buzz Just in time for independence day, America-themed champagne. Apparently George Washington celebrated with champagne so why shouldn’t we. Plus, they are mini! Just pass me a straw.
Food Buzz A bar in Canada serves up a sourtoe cocktail using a real, preserved human toe. The Sourtoe Cocktail Club started in 1973, you can add the pickled toe to the drink of your choice but the rules stipulate that the drinker’s lips must touch the toe. I thought it was bad enough that I end up putting my own foot in my mouth after a few cocktails.
Food Buzz Marilyn Manson has released his own brand of 66.6% proof absinthe. The authentic absinthe is made in Switzerland, and per Manson’s specifications contains the highest amount of wormwood allowed by law. The 19th century bohemian spirit once favored by Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde is now officially on its way to becoming the drink of choice for goth pre-prom parties.
Food Buzz Chef/Scientist Dave Arnold uses a vacuum to infuse a cucumber with with a gin martini. Yum, a martini you can chew. Perfect for those of us who like to think the olives in our martinis count as dinner.
Food Buzz Carbonated vodka. Enjoy an effervescent drink without the pesky mixer. Some of the cocktail recipes on the O2 website include a Jellybeantini, Caviartini and Sushitini. Yikes!
Culture Buzz The “wine rack”/”cups runneth over” jokes here are just too easy. Yes, it’s a bra insert that allows you to drink from two small bags of booze through a straw. Given enough time, designers are sure to create every possible method of alcohol delivery, and we are waiting for Booze Shoes(TM) to appear. Update: Oops, we’re too late.
Food Buzz Bacon infused vodka recipes are catching on with adventurous drinkers. Long known as a gateway meat, tempting even the strictest vegetarians to stray, bacon has now found its way into our martinis. Bacontarians rejoice!
Food Buzz Iron Wine, a Buenos Aires boozery, is selling the “world’s first canned wine.” It’d be cool if they got that band Iron and Wine to be their official spokespeople.
Food Buzz Healthful cocktails that use vegetables and fruits as mixers. Your waistline will thank you! But we can’t say the same for your liver.