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J. Crew Men’s Shop & UrbanDaddy Coming to Chicago

by Caleb on May 6, 2011

J. Crew and UrbanDaddy in Chicago

Very excited to stop by this event, for a few reasons, not the least of which is that they’re serving single malt Scotch, or the fact that attendees get 15% merchandise.

Anyone else going to join? Let me know below, or hit me up on Twitter the day of.

The Macallan May Now Be My Drink of Choice

October 25, 2010
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Anyone who reads this blog with any regularity knows that I’m a Scotch drinker. I can’t help myself. Call me old fashioned, but give me a glass of single malt and a book, and I’m set for the day. Which is why I jumped at the invite I received to attend a tasting for The [...]

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Material Mondays | Scotch & Woogies

September 27, 2010
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I used to spend a lot more time on this blog talking about things. It was fun, but I found myself spending 90% of my time doing it, since I was constantly finding cool stuff. And I wanted to make this blog about something more substantive than just products. But I’m still finding a lot [...]

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A Classic Jazz Album Gets Its Own Beer

June 10, 2010
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If my mind were a song, it would be “Spanish Key” by Miles Davis, on the album Bitches Brew. I’ve been listening to that album almost nonstop over the past week, in honor of the 40th anniversary of its release. Craft beer maker Dogfish Head decided to honor it in its own way by creating [...]

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Beer-Flavored Cupcakes Are the Reason Road Trips Were Invented

November 4, 2009
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Just a short hour drive outside the city of Chicago lies a magical city called Fox Lake. In this city is little bakery called (cacao) Sweets & Treats. What is so special about this place? Hard liquor-flavored cupcakes, that’s what. Ranging from Guiness Stout cupcakes, to Mike’s Hard Lemonade Spiked cupcakes, to other beer and [...]

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Great Beer Shouldn’t Be Left to Chance

October 15, 2009
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Are you ever on the way out with friends to a new place, but your desperately craving your particular brand of brew? Remember the anxiety that came with not knowing if this new place would have it? Fear not, bar crawlers in Chicago, Milwaukee, Philadelphia or New York: BeerMenus has got you covered. BeerMenus was [...]

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The DEWAR’S Discovery Experience Comes to Chicago

October 12, 2009
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Ever wanted to spend an evening learning about how blended Scotch whiskey is made? DEWAR’S will oblige. Fresh from a tour in New York, the DEWAR’S Discovery is heading to Chicago from October 14 to 22. Someone from DEWAR’S will spend the evening instructing on the subtle art of identifying whiskey aroma and then teach [...]

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The Glenlivet Nàdurra

September 3, 2009
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Anyone who spends any significant amount of time with me knows that I’m a scotch drinker. I’m not usually a Glenlivet drinker, but recently I heard that Glenlivet is releasing a new, American-exclusive vintage – the Nàdurra Triumph 1991 – that sounds too damn good: non-chill filtered and bottled at full strength, with hints of [...]

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