Give It A Shot – Hendrick’s Lunar Gin Limited Release

While the gin and tonic is a classic and delicious cocktail year round, it is especially refreshing as the weather begins to get warmer. We are big fans of gin and always on the lookout for new ones to try. We do have our favorites and one of them is Hendrick’s. It has a delicious…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 3, 20210Comments

Give It A Shot Mezcal Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – Dos Hombres Mezcal

During the over 12 years that we have been About Beverages, we have only tried one mezcal. In June of 2020 we tried the Espada Pequena Mezcal from Trader Joe’s. We drank it straight and also used it in a Paloma. We liked it in both applications but our experience with mezcal is somewhat limited…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 21, 20210Comments

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Give It A Shot – Empathy Wines Red Blend 2018

This week’s episode finds us trying the third and final wine in the Empathy Wine collection, the Empathy Red. We enjoyed the previous two, the Rose and the White, so we were looking very forward to trying the Red. Our hopes were even more heightened when we saw what grapes comprised the blend-Petite Sirah, Syrah,…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 14, 20210Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Tequila Video

Give It A Shot – Teremana Small Batch Blanco Tequila

Since the beverages featured in our previous two episodes were both wine, we decided we would mix things up a bit and try some tequila. In recent years, many celebrities have collaborated with distilleries to make their own unique spirit, with a high percentage of those being tequila. One of the first to do this…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 6, 20210Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Video Wine

Give It A Shot – Empathy Wines 2018 California White Blend

Last week we began our journey to a better understanding of Empathy. Empathy Wines, that is. Empathy Wines is a company started by Gary Vaynerchuk in 2019. Even though he sold the company to Constellation Brands a year later, he remained with the company as a consultant. They partner with several wineries to make their…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 29, 20210Comments

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Give It A Shot – Empathy Wines 2018 Rosé

The New Oxford American Dictionary defines the word empathy as “the ability to imagine and understand the thoughts, perspective, and emotions of another person.” Depending on what dictionary you use, you will find slight variations of this interpretation, but they essentially say the same thing. This concept has never been more important than it is…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 22, 20210Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Video Whiskey

Give It A Shot – Blackened Whiskey Batch 112 Cask Strength

We are always excited when the world of beverages and the world of music come together to create a unique libation. About two years ago, we featured the Blackened Whiskey, Batch 88 on a podcast. Blackened is a collaborative whiskey made by the band Metallica and, at that time Master Distiller Dave Pickrell. There are…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 15, 20211Comment

Beer Give It A Shot Podcast Video

Give It A Shot – All Out Stout Non-Alcoholic Beer from Athletic Brewing

Recently we were made aware of a new alcoholic beverage category, Active Lifestyle. This consists of such things as hard seltzer’s, and low or no-alcohol beers, as well as a few others to be sure. Somewhat unintentionally we began dabbling in this arena a couple of months ago and now we can’t seem to stop.…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 8, 20210Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Video Whiskey

Give It A Shot – Mars Shinshu Distillery Iwai Tradition Japanese Whisky

A few months back we featured a Japanese whiskey from Trader Joe’s, the Meikakuna, on one of our podcasts. It has been viewed over 1600 times on our YouTube channel with mostly positive reviews. It was the second Japanese whiskey we had tried and the second one that we really liked, so of course we…

ByAboutBeveragesApril 1, 20210Comments

Give It A Shot Podcast Video Wine

Give It A Shot – Trader Joe’s Oxte The Silence Red Blend

We had so much fun last week trying one of the wines listed in an article as a Trader Joe’s value for under $10, for this week’s show we have decided to try another one. The wine we will be trying on this episode is the Oxte The Silence red blend. This red blend comes…

ByAboutBeveragesMarch 25, 20210Comments

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