If, like mine, your partner thinks you have a problem because you check social media and email too often, it turns out they might be right. A new study suggests that checking our phones and computers is more addictive than alcohol and cigarettes. More »
I’ve been interested in home brewing for a while, but the price, space and involvement needed has always been off-putting. The Artful Winemaker, however, puts the brewing process on auto-pilot. More »
Some people don’t like grapefruit because they’re too bitter. Some don’t like them because they don’t get you drunk. Lucky them: This recipe solves both of those problems. More »
Yippee! Let’s poison ourselves with beverages that will make us violently ill! It was your battle cry on New Year’s Eve and on New Year’s Day you paid the price. But what is that hangover you experienced, exactly? More »
When I was a kid, there used to be a jar in my house that was always kept just out of my reach. It looked like it was filled with yoghurt, but grosser. Runny, chunky, with a sickly yellow colour. I didn’t find out until years later that it was actually the most delicious milk liqueur I’ve ever tasted. More »
You love booze. You love ice cream. Unfortunately, if you cram ice cream full of alcohol, it won’t freeze. If only there were a way… THERE IS! Meet the ladies who cracked the code. More »
Giz loves bacon. But who knew you could mix everyone’s favourite cured meat with alcohol. Fortunately all you need for bacon-infused vodka is bacon, vodka, a coffee filter, and a few days to let it cure. More »
Infusing flavours with liquor can often be complicated and time-consuming, but the French Culinary Institute discovered that you can create infused cocktails with nothing but an N2O-powered cream whipper. More »
There are plenty of ways you can get your way into booze. You can whip the top off a bottle of champagne with a sword, or even get into a bottle of wine with a drill. But if you want to do it properly, time and again, you need a waiter’s friend. More »
You like whisky. You looooove good whisky. You can’t afford to drop hundreds of dollars on high-end bottle. You stick with rotgut, right? Nope. There’s a new process of hyper-aging booze that apparently turns run-of-the-mill whisky into dark and delicious firewater of the gods. More »
