Holland was the first location where alcoholic gin was manufactured in the 17th century. However at that time, gin was produced for the treatment of stomachaches and gout. It was not used for pleasure purposes. The drink was then mixed with different flavors including the mixing of juniper by the Dutch to make it tastier […]
The art of men shaving can be found dating back to 30,000 BC. Archeologists have even found evidence that cavemen practiced shaving by sharpening seashells or sharpened flint to scrape the hair off of their faces. It was during this time that the civilized man was born. Instead of relying on the hunter gatherer philosophy […]
Let’s be honest you don’t have a clue what’s going on at Starbucks. Coffee is the great American pastime most of us pretend to understand while really we’re completely lost and have been since our dads forced us to swallow that first bitter drop of instant coffee. Whether you got the short end of the […]
Scholar H. L. Mencken called the martini “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.” A touching and competitive argument for the king of cocktails. However despite its status as the indisputable heavy weight of high end mixed drinks, the Martini can still seem diluted in mystery for most of us. As we don’t want you hitting uptown with colleagues, or potential partners, ill-equipped […]