E-cigarettes are the new smoking trend, and there are quite a few reasons for their newfound popularity… E-cigarettes are more socially acceptable than traditional cigarettes because, with e-cigarettes, you don’t produce smoke that can be so annoying (and unhealthy) to others. With e-cigarettes, you don’t stink! There is no smoke smell in your hair or house, or on your clothes …
Know When to Put the Bottle Down
Alcohol is served in a bunch of places. We enjoy a cold beer on a hot summer day, a glass of wine with a nice meal, margaritas with friends…and it’s all delicious and fun. However, do you know when it is time to put the bottle down? It’s good to understand the facts about alcoholism, just to keep things in …
Why Champagne Is a Celebratory Drink
We toast with it on New Year’s Eve; race car drivers are doused in it when they win a race; bottles of it are thrown on the floor and broken with festive fervor at Russian weddings; and fancy brunches become even fancier when it is served; but why is it that champagne is considered the reigning master of celebratory drinks…you …
Can Drinking Alcohol Help You Deal With Stress?
If you’ve ever wondered if alcohol consumption can help reduce your stress, the answer is yes and no, but mostly no. Alcohol is a sedative which affects your nervous system, so at first and in limited amounts, drinking alcohol can improve your mood, make you feel more relaxed and more confident and reduce your anxiety. So, a beer or a …
Get the Hottest Drink in Daytona Beach – Capriccio Bubbly Sangria!
There’s a new “it” drink that is causing quite a buzz at parties, among friends and on social media. So go for it and get you some Capriccio Bubbly Sangria, the hottest drink in Daytona! Sangria traditionally consists of red wine or white wine, chopped fruit and orange juice or brandy, but Capriccio Bubbly Sangria is bursting with bubbles! It’s …
Barrel Aged Wine Offers Powerful Flavors
While the variety of grape and precisely how that grape is grown largely contribute to the flavor of wine, there is a multitude of flavor-enhancing factors that a barrel can add to the aging process of wine. Material from which a barrel is made; surface area within a barrel; the unique evaporation and low-level oxygen exposure within a barrel; the …
What Is It About Alcohol that People Love?
Alcohol has been around since the Stone Age, roughly 10 million years ago. Scientists even say that some research suggests pottery was invented because we needed containers and mugs for our alcohol. So, basically, we have been in the practice of consuming anything that will ferment since the dawn of time. Ever wonder why people love alcohol so much? Everyone …
How to Drink Wine the Proper Way
Is there a wrong and right way to drink wine? Well, let’s see…when you order wine in a restaurant, it is proper etiquette to check the label when your sommelier presents the bottle to you. Then, when a small amount is poured into your glass, you are expected to take a sip to see if you approve. It is also …
To the Rich History of Vodka…Nostrovia!
It all began 8,000 years ago in Babylon, Armenia and Georgia (Russia that is!). However, the fermentation process at that time only produced about 14% alcohol content. The first historical record of distillation, which produced a higher alcohol content, was in ancient Greece – in approximately 200AD. Around 700 years later, in the 8th Century…almost the 9th Century, the Persians …