Let's get Kraken

I love giant squids, the Kraken of old, and I love rum, so when I saw that there was a new rum called Kraken, I just had to get some...





Review of it pending. Stay tuned!

Mmmmmilkshake

"Is that whiskey in your milkshake, or are you just happy to see me?" Bahaha!

I definitely have to futz around with this...

Who Put the Whiskey in My Milkshake?

I would say the malt powder is mandatory, not optional...

Bourbon Street Milkshake

Published: September 7, 2010
Adapted from Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn

Time: 5 minutes

1 cup vanilla ice cream made with egg yolks
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 1/2 ounces bourbon
2 tablespoons hazelnut spread
1 teaspoon malt powder (optional).

Measure ice cream and keep in freezer until ready to mix. Combine other ingredients in a blender or milkshake canister. Blend at medium speed until smooth and the hazelnut spread is all incorporated. Add ice cream and blend until creamy. Pour into a chilled sundae glass.

Yield: 1 milkshake.

Primo Vino

Best white wines come from Spain?

Pepsi Throwback

I saw that Pepsi was doing it's "Pepsi Throwback" thing, trotting out (for a limited time! Oooh!) it's made-with-sugar formula. Had to get some, even as I was piqued by the campaign, since, of course, it's what should be in the soda to begin with, versus the high-fructose corn syrup they use because, thanks to the corn subsidy/lobby, it's cheaper. I'm not a big soda drinker (yeah, I call it "soda," never "pop"), but the stuff IS definitely good, and makes me mournful that soda companies went the corn syrup way. Sugar is better, and, I think, is ultimately better for you than high fructose corn syrup. So, it was nice to have that, although it heightened just how sucky the usual stuff is. I know folks who get the Mexican versions of Coke or Pepsi, because they still use sugar instead of corn syrup (although these days they seem to be hedging their bets on the labels -- I've heard people say that they say "sugar or corn syrup" on the labels, now, so even Mexico's waffling on it). Anyway, good stuff, the Pepsi Throwback. Get it while you can, and savor the flavor.