Category Archives: On the Bar
5 Underrated Bottles of Whiskey
In a break with Internet tradition we present to you today a post that is not about the ‘top five’ ‘Best’ bourbons and ryes. After all, the web is full of clickbait articles by phony experts as to what makes one whiskey superior to another. Adding our own opinion isn’t going to do much in […]
The Chop Approves of Boxed Wine
When we gave up our car a few months ago, we were afraid it might mean giving up the ability to keep our wine rack stocked regularly as well. Inasmuch as we don’t have the great good fortune to live right next door to a wine shop, it’s quite a task to carry home any […]
The Five Best Bottles of Liquor to Give as a Gift
Last Fall when we wrote about How to Stock a Home Bar we mentioned that you should save space for a couple of ‘special occasion bottles.’ You need a couple of bottles of the good stuff; a private stock, if you will. This is the stuff that you’ll break out for special occasions, and that […]
How to Build a Home Wine Collection
A couple of months ago, we did a post on How to Stock a Home Bar in Two Parts. We laid out an easy blueprint of follow for stocking an impressive bar on any budget, and steered clear of the shortcomings in most bar-stocking advice. One thing we mentioned then, that most writers on the […]