Utah is not known as the home of high-end libations as the state has historically leaned closer to prohibition than keg parties.  Yet the “Beehive” state has recently relaxed its views on the Devil’s brews allowing creative and energetic libation lovers to make the state their home. These skilled craftspeople, like High West Distillery, are [...]

The third installment of the MLB Recipe Series travels to Arizona with a desert inspire cocktail for the Diamondbacks.   Combining the watermelon like fruit of a prickly pear (the fruit of cactus), the sweet tropical fruit and citrus flavors of St. Germain, vodka, and a splash of lemon juice this recipe creates a refreshingly balanced [...]

Even if you don’t have a horse in the race, Super Bowl Sunday is a time for celebration and enjoying a healthy dose of gluttony. Therefore I’ve put together a diverse libation round up to fuel, refresh, and satisfy any Super Bowl gathering. Just click on the link to read more about any particular libation [...]

Our reflections on the year that was 2012 on sports-glutton.com continues today with each contributor’s favorites libations from those reviewed/recommended in our Thirsty Thursday posts.  Included in my selections is a wine that I found so impressive it left me with no other recourse except to call it Thirsty Thursday’s Wine of the Year. And [...]

If you recall a few months back Thirsty Thursday featured Leopold Bros. New York Apple Whiskey (click here to read the review).   So taken was I with the whiskey that after picking about 30 lbs of apples in upstate New York earlier this fall I set about creating a homemade version of apple whiskey [...]

Often there are times when I’ll meander through multiple liquor stores aimlessly looking for something unique and different for Thirsty Thursdays, expecting worth a libation to present itself.  Such was the case earlier this week, when I stumbled upon Leopold Bros. New York Apple Whiskey and I felt compelled to purchase the last lonely bottle [...]

When it’s hot outside sometimes you just need an adult libation to refresh the soul.  However, there are occasions when the coldest of beers or easiest of drinking wines don’t fill the bill and one requires something with a little more punch to bring about “normality.” Faced with one such scenario this past weekend, I [...]