Bully Boy Distillery

review-BBASW_bottle — YES. The first of the Bully Boy aged spirits. FINALLY. Now I get to take you to whiskey school. You might learn something. Plus, how awesome does “whiskey school” sound? Bully! So. Bully Boy’s American Straight Whiskey. It’s a small-batch craft whiskey coming out of Boston by (very tall) distillers […]

Review: Bully Boy American Straight Whiskey

22 May, 2013 in Boston / Drink tagged American Straight Whiskey / Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / manhattan / review / the blue room / whiskey by squirrelfarts

rule37beachcombersgold — Modern Drunkard Magazine’s articleThe 86 Rules of Boozing, by Frank Kelly Rich states: Rule 37. Try one new drink each week. The Rule 37 series of posts chronicle my attempts to accomplish this feat every week. For the recipes of R37s past, click the Htf do I make these drinks? […]

Rule 37: Beachcomber’s Gold

14 Dec, 2012 in Drink / Portland tagged Beachcomber's Gold / Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / cocktail / lady friend / manhattan / New York Bartender's Guide / Perfect Manhattan / rule 37 / rum / rum manhattan / Rum Perfect Manhattan / Sally Ann Berk by squirrelfarts

So, last Friday night I went to Bully Boy’s speakeasy party. It was pretty sweet. Let me explain. A couple months ago, the Bully Boys started dropping hints on Facebook and Twitter that they were going to throw an exclusive bash to celebrate their one year anniversary of the distillery. […]

The Bully Boy Speakeasy

7 Jun, 2012 in Boston / Drink tagged Belgian / Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / cocktail / Night Shift Brewing / pale ale / rum / speakeasy / spkez / Trifecta / vodka / whiskey / white whiskey by squirrelfarts

gtd-int_pan — Holy crap. There’s ANOTHER craft distillery IN Boston. ! I had no idea. I stumbled on an article on BostonHerald.com that described a new distillery in South Boston called GrandTen. An email was immediately sent, and in a short amount of time I received a reply from co-owner Matthew Nuernberger, […]

GrandTen Distilling

1 Jun, 2012 in Boston / Drink tagged American gin / Bully Boy Distillery / distillery / eau-de-vie / Fire Puncher Vodka / flavored vodka / gin / GrandTen Distilling / Matthew Nuernberger / Medford Rum / rum / Ryan & Wood Distilleries / South Boston / South Boston Iron Company / Southie / Spencer McMinn / vodka / Wire Works Gin by squirrelfarts

rule37windex — Modern Drunkard Magazine’s articleThe 86 Rules of Boozing, by Frank Kelly Rich states: Rule 37. Try one new drink each week. The Rule 37 series of posts chronicle my attempts to accomplish this feat every week. For the recipes of R37s past, click the Htf do I make these drinks? […]

Rule 37: Windex

21 May, 2012 in Boston / Drink tagged blue curaçao / Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / cocktail / Flag Hill Winery & Distillery / Playboy Bartender's Guide / rule 37 / vodka / Windex by squirrelfarts

bullyboylineup_skyline — Finally, we come to the the final installment of my Bully Boy product line reviews. That is, until their aged stuff has finished properly aging. Which is taking FOR-EV-ERRRR. Sidebar: if you can find a way to either accelerate or restrict the aging process, then either alcohol producers or Baby […]

Review: Bully Boy White Whiskey

3 May, 2012 in Boston / Drink tagged An Affinity for Bully Boy / Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / cocktail / review / wheat / whiskey / white whiskey by squirrelfarts

rule37moscowmule — Modern Drunkard Magazine’s articleThe 86 Rules of Boozing, by Frank Kelly Rich states: Rule 37. Try one new drink each week. The Rule 37 series of posts chronicle my attempts to accomplish this feat every week. For the recipes of R37s past, click the Htf do I make these drinks? […]

Rule 37: The Moscow Mule ft Bully Boy Vodka

7 Feb, 2012 in Boston / Drink tagged Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / cocktail / ginger beer / Moscow Mule / rule 37 / Theodore Roosevelt / vodka by squirrelfarts

BFoD — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Another week down. Friday night we skipped over our usual Rule 37 cocktail night to attend a party in Natick. It was the Irish Lad’s company holiday party, which I had bartended last year, and took on the role […]

The Monday Hangover: Dec 10-11

14 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink / New Hampshire tagged Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / Curtis Liquors / irish lad / kitten! / lady friend / Monday Hangover / Union Brewhouse / vodka / wifey by squirrelfarts

slumbrewflagraiser — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. As usual, we begin with Friday night drinky-drinks, which due to a week of horrible, rainy commutes required the immediate ingestion of some liquid medicine, namely a shot of whiskey and a beer. When the Lady Friend arrived, it […]

The Monday Hangover: Nov 19-20

22 Nov, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / Blatent Brewery / Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / cocktail / Curtis Liquors / lady friend / manhattan / Monday Hangover / Slumbrew / Somerville Brewing Company / stout / Union Brewhouse by squirrelfarts

theodore_roosevelt_bully — As you may have noticed from my constant endorsements, I’m a fan of Bully Boy Distillers, Boston’s first craft distillery since Prohibition. Bam. Because I wasn’t thinking clearly after the liquor geek-out time on the tour, it didn’t occur to me to purchase a bottle at the nearby liquor store […]

Review: Bully Boy White Rum

24 Aug, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Bully Boy Distillery / CBS / lady friend / Most Valuable Blogger / Portsmouth / rum / Theodore Roosevelt by squirrelfarts

justbeerglassrev — So, I’m not sure how many people noticed it, but Boston.com ran an alarming article last week (Aug 4, 2011) titled “Rule change alarms small brewers.” The article discussed the farmer-brewer licensing rule in Massachusetts. Basically, this rule allows smaller, startup breweries to be licensed as a farmer-brewery collaboration, which […]

V-MA Day: Victory in Massachusetts

9 Aug, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged ABCC / beer / Blue Hills Brewing / brewery / Bully Boy Distillery / farmer-brewer license / homebrew / irish lad / Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission by squirrelfarts