Tales of a Technogypsie

Dublin City Pub Crawl * Meet at At The Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, at the end of Grafton Street near Trinity College * 47 Nassau St * Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland * 086 864 3270 * http://www.facebook.com/thedublincitypubcrawl/ * http://www.thedublincitypubcrawl.com/ * The first time I ever did a (paid)(business) pub crawl in Europe, it [...]

Spirits and Entities of Alcohol It always amazes me how the world really doesn’t understand the “root” of all things, nor pay attention to the “history” of various items or substances that they use occasionally or daily in life. I strongly believe its very important to know the “root” and “makeup” of anything one puts [...]

Wormwood The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Wormwood Artemisia absinthium [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Asterales: Asteraceae: Artemisia: Artemisia absinthium ] Common Names: Wormwood, absinthium, absinthe wormwood, common wormwood, Green Ginger or grand wormwood Localities: Temperate Eurasia and Northern Africa; naturalized in much of North America. Description: Wormwood is a herbaceous perennial plant with a [...]

The Waters of Life: Irish Whiskey “Fuisce” or “Uisce beatha” means “Water of Life” in Irish Gaelic. It is also the term for “Irish Whiskey”. It refers to whiskey that is made in Ireland. It is believed to be one of the earliest distilled beverages in Europe, dating back to the mid-12th century. Barley based [...]

Bushmills Distillery Bushmills Distillery* The Distillery * 2 Distillery Rd, Bushmills BT57 8XH, United Kingdom/Northern Ireland * 028 2073 1521 * www.bushmills.com * Bushmills is the home of the identically named Irish Malt Whiskey that is distilled in the Old Bushmills Distillery. This Distillery is the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world. Bushmills has [...]

Fat Frog Irish mixed drink is a Mixed Drink that combines together three of Europe’s most popular selling 5% “alcopops” or “malt beverages” and is commonly found in Britain and Ireland, even pre-bottled for convenience marts. This is a mix of 1/3 Smirnoff® Ice; 1/3 Bacardi Breezer® Orange; 1/3 WKD® Original Vodka Blue. Commonly, to [...]

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum I’ve been a fan of Captain Morgan’s for a very long time. Good with coke, hurricanes, tropical drinks, or alone … it’s an all time favorite. The label uses the slogan “Calling all Captains!” Captain Morgan, named after the 17th century Caribbean privateer from Wales – Sir Henry Morgan, it is [...]