Not only am I a fan of single malt scotch, I’m also a fan of creative design.  The Highland Park 50 Year Old (£10,500; roughly $16,800) takes both of these to a whole new level.  Sparing no expense for this anniversary edition, it arrives in a hand-carved oak box with Sterling silver portholes to give you a glimpse of it’s unique handmade bottle inside.  The bottle is encased in an intricate weave of Sterling silver protecting that precious mahogany colored whiskey, rich and spicy tannins… alright, I’m starting to drool.

They only made 275 bottles of fine drink so if you’ve got a ridiculous amount of money you should grab one of these before they’re gone…. or get one for me.  More pictures after the jump.

Bottled at 44.8% abv, Highland Park 50 year old is a vatting of five refill oak casks distilled in 1960. Its natural mahogany colour, rich and spicy tannins, and muscovado sugar flavours makes this Highland Park single malt an exceptionally fine whisky that builds on the world-class reputation of its award-winning distillery.

• Country: Scotland
• Region: Orkney
• Style:Single Malt
• Age: 50 Year Old
• Alcohol: 44.8%
• Bottle size: 70cl

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Can you imaging life without beer?  Of course not, why the hell would you?  Thankfully for us, our interweb generation wasn’t around during Prohibition.  But what did beer taste like before 1920?  Funny you ask because Coors has just introduced Batch 19. It’s based on a 91-year-old, pre-Prohibition recipe (and named for the year 1919, before Prohibition began), delivers a “bold, hoppy flavor that is surprisingly well balanced.”

Now for the bad news.  Batch 19 is currently only available on draft in select speakeasy and saloon style bars in Chicago, San Fransisco, San Jose, Washington, D.C. and Milwaukee.  So if any of you luck bastards get to try it, let us know what you think.

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Sometimes at work you need to hide your drinking habits…  Happy Friday!

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I was at the grocery store tonight and saw this so I had to look it up.  It’s the new Captain Morgan Lime Bite and it’s a 70 Proof, silver lime-spiked spiced rum that was specially formulated to taste great with beer or lemon-lime soda! I think I’m going to have to check this stuff out.  There’s some drink suggestions from the Captain after the break.

Drink Suggestions

Lemon-Lime Bite
1.5 oz CM Lime Bite
6 oz Lemon-Lime Soda

Lime Bite Squeeze (Mixed Shot)
1 oz CM Lime Bite
.5 oz Triple Sec
Splash of OJ

Beer & Bite (Float/Shot)
.75 oz CM Lime Bite
6 oz Beer

Gator-Bite (Mixed Shot)
1 oz CM Lime Bite
.25 oz Apple Pucker
.25 oz Cranberry

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Whether you’re a pirate, my sister or pre-gaming for Mardi Gras next weekend, chances are you’re a fan of rum.  Let me introduce you to a new friend… just in time for the weekend too.  Say hello to Cruzan Single Barrel Estate Rum ($30).  This wonderful creation is a handcrafted blend of multiple different rums aged up to 12 years old. Single Barrel is blended and then aged further in a new charred oak barrel for another year, giving the libation a terrific golden brown color and smooth, complex taste with notes of pepper, wood, and caramel.  I know I’m nerding out but whatever, now I’m thirsty…

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Calm down, it’s not actually blood. It’s just an energy drink made to look like blood, and it’s served in an IV bag.   I have to say with all the talk of vampires and the new Twilight movie coming out I’m really not surprised by this, slightly grossed out though.

The Blood Energy Potion($5) has same color, look and similar nutritional makeup to real blood.

The fruit punch flavor packs 4 hours of energy along with iron, protein, and electrolytes. Not only does Blood Energy Potion have a similar nutritional makeup to real blood, but it has the same color, look, and consistency of blood. Get real blood nutrients without that real blood taste! The re-sealable transfusion bag style pouch provides the convenient delivery of fluids for vampires and humans alike! Contains no real blood, just synthetic!

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Beer and gaming go together like Mario and Luigi, and the Arkeg ($4,000) offers up plenty of both. This arcade game-styled machine features a fully functioning kegerator in its belly, with room for a 5 gallon keg kept cool by a solid-state thermoelectric cooling system. In addition, it sports a gaming-ready PC, pre-loaded with 69 games such as Asteroids, Mortal Kombat II, and 1942. Other features include a 24-inch LCD with protective overlay, an authentic backlit marquee, a 2.1 sound system with powered sub, two complete arcade controllers and a trackball mounted in a custom aluminum panel, a side-mounted tap with interchangeable handle, and more.

So in short this is a must have. No seriously, I need this… I think I’m going to start tagging things as wedding gift ideas.

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Jim Beam peeps, if your listening we would love a sampler… franks!

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I like beer. I like beer a lot in fact so I’m pretty exited about this.  Just like the Heineken version Newcastle has now introduced the Newcastle DraughtKeg ($23). The pressurized mini-keg serves up 10 pints of draught beer, and will stay fresh for 30 days with on-tap tastiness.  Who wants to buy me a beer?

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