Tag Archives: cocktails

The new Diet Coke commercial involves a passenger having a day dream sequence on an airplane. She day dreams everyone is drinking Diet Coke. Here’s the ad: Lovely, right?  Except those flight attendants are probably miserable. Diet Coke fizzes up like crazy when pouring up in the air.  Mental Floss says …

When I was excited about US Airways’ offering free liquor in the club, some people warned me not to get too excited because it was Gordon’s vodka.  Not exactly A+ brand. But in the US Airways Club today, I noticed Absolute on the shelf instead of Gordon’s.  Not too bad. But …

When I’m traveling around, I always love a good cocktail.  But when looking at the stretch of restaurants and bars before me, how do I know what option is the best? I use Happy Hour Anywhere. Available on both Droid and Apple This App uses your GPS location to identify exactly where you …

Because of my bartending history, I’ve been getting sent articles about a cruise ship adopting a robot bartender pretty often. It’s pretty adorable looking (sort of something that would be in Wall-E) and is a cool, novel concept. From Royal Caribbean:   Here’s the USA Today article on it. The …

Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Food and Wine Festival The second annual Food & Wine Festival is currently taking place at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and I had a chance to check it out. The Food & Wine Festival is happening until June 29th on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  Samples start at $3 and …

A few things: Make sure you check in the right way as a Delta Elite to maximize the amount of free drinks you get     How Fancy Do You Go With In-Flight Cocktails?   Free drinks for non-upgraded Elite Platinums on American     Knowing about free drinks on …

In-flight cocktails are generally basic.  You have mixers and you have liquors, and you pair them one-to-one.  So you get your Jack and Ginger, or Cranberry and Vodka (hi, Jamison!), or Rum and Coke. But sometimes, when I’m feeling fancy and the flight attendant in a playful mood, I will …