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Posted on June 23 2021
No matter what your whiskey of choice—Bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Canadian, Tennessee—they all share something in common. That is, the bulk of their existence entails curing in a wooden barrel to help each attain the unique characteristics and flavors that will make it your whiskey of choice. So let's dive into the history and what makes this vessel so special.
Posted on June 26 2020
Are you a big fan of whiskey? Do you love getting the news on a distillery's newest release first? Would the idea of a gift from your favorite distiller have you running to the mailbox? If so check out this list of Free Whiskey Clubs and Brand Ambassador programs.
Posted on March 07 2019
America’s failed 1920-1933 Prohibition effort to ban alcohol is generally perceived as northern history, what with Chicago gangsters, bootleggers, speakeasies and the like. But Prohibition in the South left us with an equally dramatic history, and one that led to the rise of NASCAR. Read on to learn a bit about the South’s experience with Prohibition and its connection with the origins of NASCAR.
Posted on January 09 2019
Though it might not feel like it today, Spring Break is definitely on its way. As the temperatures start to rise, and flights begin to be booked, one topic on almost every spring breaker’s mind is alcohol. How do I pack it?, and if I can pack it how do I travel with it?
Posted on January 09 2019
There comes a time that you want to seriously upgrade your home bar or man cave. Maybe you are a home brewer and you are ready to switch from bottling to kegging your brew. Or perhaps you can score kegs of your favorite craft beer from the brewery down the street. What ever the reason, a keezer is the perfect way to pour you and your friends pint after pint of great beer in style!
Our homebrewing friend Caleb Schickendanz walks us through what it takes to convert a readily available freezer into a perfect temperature beer pouring "keezer."
Posted on June 26 2018
Best part of hand crafting our bottle openers and whiskey accessories is that you can make pretty much anything else you need! Using some barrel staves I create a new bar stool for the shop.
Posted on June 02 2018
We have teamed up with The Fill Station of Lake Jackson, TX to share their Whiskey of the Week. These Whiskey, Rye and Bourbon Reviews will give you the run down on the distillers history or maybe some unique or obscure fact about the whiskey along with some tasting notes.
Posted on May 23 2018
If you’ve ever participated in a wine or spirit tasting, you have no doubt dabbled, at least a little, in rating drinks on a scale. If you’ve ever perused the aisles at the store and made your choice based on a score, then you’ve relied on someone else’s scale. Early in my whiskey-drinking career I began experimenting with different rating methods. There are an un-ending number of options out there, so I chose to include some of the most popular along with my personal favorites, starting from simplest to most complex.
Posted on March 20 2018
Imagine the freedom of drinking and roaming the streets with an ice-cold beer in your hand, instead of being shackled to the property limits of a bar because you were not allowed to take your drink outside. The magic question is: can you drink beer in public? Can you drink in public in general?
Posted on March 08 2018
Have you ever noticed that when you meet a Yankee who obviously has little to no knowledge about the South, he’ll try to ingratiate himself with you by mentioning some things he loves or knows about the South? More times than not Southern Comfort is brought up and we are asked if we drink it all the time. Here's our answer to that.
Posted on February 24 2018
Many Southern Drinking Club members tend to contemplate on matters pertaining to our favorite beverages, and it doesn’t take much to stimulate conversation about fine spirits, whether their historical origin, method of distilling or brewing, or any related trivia of interest. This drinking session led us to finding out the history of the modern bottle cap. Come see what we found out!
Posted on January 10 2018
Our first year was a wild one! Between meeting new friends, welcoming new club members, we created new drinking gear and shirts, had a hurricane/flood and even had a World Series in Houston! Hope you enjoy our short video and we look forward to even more to 2018!
Posted on January 05 2018
Oh my I can't remember last time it was this cold in the South! People in Texas actually got to wear their favorite sweater and scarf because they needed it, not just for fun. Sadly this kind of weather also brings all sorts of cold's and sniffles. However don't worry, we have the remedy for you.
Posted on December 12 2017
Just a few of my favorite Christmas trees, but instead of towering Fir's we have monster French Oak Barrels! These people that took their Christmas Spirit and spiked it with a little(or a lot of) booze.
Posted on December 04 2017
I want to thank everyone again and expressed how overwhelmed we were by the support of you fine people in our Hang In There Houston Shirt fund raising efforts
We wanted to share this update JJ Watt has sent on his plan with the $37 Million he raised( $17,000 which came from us!)
Posted on November 28 2017
As we often like to point out, some of life’s best moments involve drinks and friends. Some of these best moments also include games. In fact, some games seem to be specifically designed for enjoying some drinks while enhancing camaraderie with some friendly competition.
We believe that Cornhole is probably one of the best games for these kinds of good times!
Posted on October 12 2017
Here is a drink that will never go out of style! The Old Fashion is what I use to measure a good bartender. Also a fantastic go to drink to order when the bar keep asks what ya having and you haven't got time to think about it. It's a simple and straightforward whiskey drink that looks good in your hand and tastes even better.
Posted on September 23 2017
Who doesn’t love great music, friends and beer? Especially when it is enjoyed on the banks of the Guadalupe River. That is why three years ago Splice records started the River Revival. They wanted to create a fun, unique experience that where people can enjoy awesome music out under the big and bright stars of Texas.
Posted on August 27 2017
Wanted to share my personal experience with Hurricane Harvey. We live in an area called the Heights just north of downtown Houston. We are safe and many others are thanks to some kick ass First Responders!
