Cocktails and Corks

06/05/2015

06/05/2015

Looking for some fun this weekend??? Come on down and join us for the 2015 Hampton Beach Pub Crawl! First 100 People get a sweet tank top, drawstring packpack to hold all your swag a day filled with good times! We will be giving away 2 sets of Sox Tickets! The Fun begins Sunday at 10:30 at the Purple Urchin with brunch and bloody's!

06/02/2015

Enjoy these great brands on Sunday June 7th at Hampton Beach

06/02/2015

GONNA BE FUN!

06/02/2015

Come join us Sunday June 7th for the HAMPTON BEACH PUB CRAWL.!! BRING YOUR FRIENDS! FIRST 100 PEOPLE GET A SWEET TANK TOP AND DRAWSTRING BACK PACK!

06/02/2015

A snazzy-looking couple demonstrates how to make a Flirty Fizz with Pinnacle vodka. First they break the ice with a bit of hand holding, then they add Pinnacle, lemon-lime soda and a dash of cranberry juice for what is surely...love on the rocks.

06/02/2015

Make your day peachy keen with new Pinnacle Peach vodka! Grab your croquet mallet and a Peachy Keen for refreshing peach drink that's sure to please your taste buds.

06/02/2015

Escape with Pinnacle Vodka

Taste Paris with "The Paris Escape" from Pinnacle vodka. You'll feel like you're looking at mimes while gazing at the Eiffel Tower, complete with accordion players serenading you in the background! Oui, c'est trés Bien!

06/02/2015

Looking for something to do this weekend?? Join us for the 2015 Hampton Beach Pub Crawl! Starts at 10:30 at the Purple Urchin
and finishes up at 4 at Wally's Pub. Prizes, Games, and Giveaways along the way! Sponsored by Pinnacle Vodka, Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, Angry Orchard, and Twisted Tea!

05/28/2015

Summer is HERE! Celebrate accordingly!

Pinnacle Vodka shows you how to make a delicious Pool Party Punch! Pinnacle Vodka, lemonade and DeKuyper Blue Curacao are all you need for a drink that most certainly makes a splash!

05/28/2015

Don't Believe the HYPE! JIM BEAM and the GREAT BOURBONS from Sazerac have been making the finest whiskies in the world for over 200 years. What's IN YOUR GLASS?

Bourbon Bait and Switch: What's Really in Your Glass?

Every bourbon brand wants you to believe it's distilled in its own quaint, rustic distillery. The truth sometimes isn't so romantic

Source: Bloomberg
by Sam Grobart
May 27, 2015

Bourbon, America's truly homegrown spirit, is in the middle of a renaissance. Bourbon makers' revenue is up more than 40 percent since 2009, and the number of brands has exploded.

Lots of trends have been credited for bourbon's resurgence, from the popular TV series Mad Men (they drank a lot on that show), to the slowing popularity of vodka, to an increased interest in locally produced artisanal food and drink.

More than any other spirit, bourbon is associated with being folksy and down-to-earth-and brands are going to great lengths to play up that image.

Take Bulleit. Despite saying on the label that it's "distilled by the Bulleit Distilling Company in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky," there is in fact, no such thing.

Founded in 1987 using an "old family recipe," Bulleit was bought in 2011 by Diageo, the world's largest spirits conglomerate. For years it was distilled in Lawrenceburg, but at the the Four Roses Distillery, which is owned by Japanese brewing company Kirin. Four Roses decided not to renew the contract to make Bulleit in March 2014, but we'll still be buying Bulleit made at the distillery for years to come because of the aging process.

Bulleit says the distillery followed the original recipe for its batches, but other brands aren't so picky. Jim Beam's Basil Hayden bourbon is a "superpremium" bourbon that sells for around $50, but it's really just an older, lower-proof Old Grand-Dad Bottled in Bond, which sells for half as much. The vaunted Pappy Van Winkle 15-year-old? Surprisingly similar to Weller's 12-year-old bourbon, as it's made from the same grain recipe in the same distillery.

In fact, while 200 Kentucky bourbons are for sale, all of which have to comply with the minimum recipe requirement dictated by law, only 14 distilleries are in the state.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-27/bourbon-bait-and-switch-what-s-really-in-your-glass-

Every bourbon brand wants you to believe it's distilled in its own quaint, rustic distillery. The truth sometimes isn't so romantic