In addition to contributing cocktail tid-bits to The Liquid Muse, Aaron is the Los Angeles Cocktails writer for Examiner.com. He is married and has lived in Los Angeles for 16 years, loving almost every minute of it.
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Driving the Drink: Part 3 of 3
The exact ingredient list of Catdaddy is protected. It smells and tastes of nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon, like spiced rum or egg nog. But according to Piedmont, none of those elements are included. The tiny company (eight employees) revealed that Catdaddy is a corn-based whiskey (90-95%, with a little wheat bran and malt barley) that’s triple distilled. The final run is through a copper still and then infused with a blend of spices in very small batches.
Driving the Drink: Part 2 of 3
When I came along, it had been several years since moonshine was illegal. I got into the business through my dad. Most people start with making it and sold it because that was a way of life, not that they was violating no law. They didn’t violate no law, they just didn’t pay their taxes. As I growed up into it, I got in it very largely. I was probably one of the biggest bootleggers in the country.”
Driving the Drink: Part I of 3
These individuals would use engine parts for stills, skipping the process of scrubbing out the oil or radiator fluid that ended up in the mixture, causing injury, death, and slapping homemade whiskey with a very bad rap.
Red Carpet Oscar Viewing Parties
This Sunday, March 7, is Hollywood’s Super Bowl, the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. The show begins at 5pm PT on the ABC network, with a five-second delay in case an award winner starts offending non-liberals in the flyover states. If you’re looking to snark, snicker, laugh or cry in public, the following venues are hosting…