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sqd_barrel — Smoky Quartz Distillery in Seabrook, NH just celebrated its one-year anniversary. So naturally they threw a party, released their new bourbon, and invited me down for a visit. All of those things are great ideas. I had been meaning to visit Smoky Quartz for several months, ever since one of […]

Smoky Quartz Distillery: Veteran Owned, NH Proud

6 Jun, 2015 in Distillery / Liquor / New Hampshire tagged bourbon / distillery / Frank Kurland / Kevin Kurland / moonshine / rum / Seabrook / Smoky Quartz Distillery / SQD / vodka / whiskey by squirrelfarts

rule37blackrussian_alt2 — 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: Black Russian

14 Jul, 2013 in Drink / Portland tagged Black Russian / Bully Boy / cocktail / Dale DeGroff / Kahlua / rule 37 / The Essential Cocktail / vodka 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

GLD_killerbee — Yet another travel series that I never seem to finish. This one tells the tales of our Milwaukee adventures in late March of 2012. We went there to do some serious drinking. Oh, and also Trevtastic got married. Yeah, some girl actually married that boy. But still, it was a […]

Mil-wacky in March, Part 3: Great Lakes Distillery

17 Apr, 2012 in Drink / Wisconsin tagged absinthe / Amerique 1912 Absinthe / apple brandy / blended whiskey / brandy / Citrus & Honey vodka / cocktail / flavored vodka / gin / Great Lakes Distillery / Guy Rehorst / Jack Rose / Kinnickinnic Whiskey / lady friend / liquor / maple syrup / Milwaukee / Milwaukee gin / Rehorst Gin / Rehorst Premium Milwaukee / Roaring Dan's rum / rum / spirits / vodka / wheat / whiskey by squirrelfarts

flaghill_kamikaze — About a month ago I got an email from Flag Hill Winery & Distillery. I’ve been on their mailing list for quite awhile, having done their Harvest Fest before, and visited again last year with the Lady Friend, Sissy, and the Mother of the Lady Friend. They tasted the wine, […]

Review: Flag Hill General John Stark Vodka

5 Mar, 2012 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged distillery / Flag Hill Winery & Distillery / lady friend / review / Sissy / vodka by squirrelfarts

rw_alembic — I am sick. It’s not been a pleasant week. You should understand: I HATE getting a cold. I’m sure no one enjoys it, but I DESPISE it. I take it personally, as an attack on my body from a foreign enemy. So I’ve been fighting it. Vicodin-assisted slumber ensures a […]

Ryan & Wood Distilleries vs. The Plague

29 Feb, 2012 in Boston / Drink tagged Beauport Vodka / Bob Wood / distillery / Folly Cove Rum / gin / Gloucester / Kathy Wood / Knockabout Gin / lady friend / liquor / rum / Ryan & Wood Distilleries / rye / spirits / Straight Rye Whiskey / vodka / 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

bullyboyclipboard — Last week, Lady Friend clued me in to something she noticed while flipping through the Improper Bostonian. It seems that a craft distillery had opened in Boston. A. Craft. Distillery. In Boston. Let’s just get everybody on the same page here. A distillery. Not a brewery. Breweries make beer. We […]

Bully Boy!

20 Jul, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Boston / distillery / lady friend / rum / vodka / whiskey / white whiskey by squirrelfarts

vodkavan_sm — Back in early May, the Lady Friend and I ventured back up to our Moo Hampshire homeland for a Mothers’ Day visit to our respective parental units. It had been a tradition in her family that they do some sort of event and/or dinner on the Saturday preceding Mothers’ Day, […]

Flag Hill Winery

22 Jun, 2011 in Drink tagged apple / apple brandy / applejack / flag hill / freeze distilling / gin / grappa / john stark / lady friend / liqueur / vodka / wine / winery by squirrelfarts