Macallan’s Masters of Photography Series: Limited Edition Bottles Labeled with Annie Lebowitz Photos

Macallan is well-known for its single malt scotch whisky, and also its collaborations with artists and photographers. Recently, as part of its ‘Masters of Photography’ series, Macallan commissioned renowned American photographer, Annie Leibovitz, to take four photographs that represents New York City. The photos are then paired and labelled with a bottle of fine whisky that conveys...

Alchemist Dreams: Custom Handmade Liquor

Have you ever wanted to create your own style of drink or liquor? Have you just wanted to create the perfect blend of your personal favorite flavors together with alcohol to create a signature spirit? Well now you can. Everything else seems to be customizable and now UK company Alchemist Dreams have launched what they believe to be the world’s first custom liqueurs, made to order...

Its Peanut Butter Jelly Time: PB&J Flavored Vodka

Van Gogh Vodka is renowned for translating food flavors into creative vodkas, such as Dutch chocolate, Black cherry, Banana, Coconut and Double Espresso. They have recently introduced their take on the iconic American flavor combination of peanut butter & jelly. The fragrance of the PB&J Vodka is predominately of peanuts, complimented by the fresh fruit aroma of raspberry. On...

The Doors ‘L.A. Woman’ [Video] Feat. Pro Skaters Kenny Anderson, Alex Olson & Braydon Szafranski

Classic rock fans are celebrating 2012 as the Year of the Doors, highlighted by the January release of the two-CD L.A. Woman: 40th Anniversary Edition and the DVD/Blu-Ray Mr. Mojo Risin’: The Story of L.A. Woman. The band also unveiled a new video for “L.A. Woman,” directed by Matt Goodman and featuring pro skateboarders Kenny Anderson, Alex Olson and Braydon Szafranski. They...

The Blocks: a Multi-sensory Wine Tasting Experience

One of Australia’s largest wine producer, Penfolds, has teamed up with designers from Studio Toogood in the U.K. to host a series of unique wine tasting events called The Blocks. The event immerses the attendees in a multi-sensory experience by combining sight, touch and smell, before they get to taste the wines that are matched to complimentary foods. By heightening the other...

Tweet-a-Beer: Buy Your Friends a Drink via Social Media

Web app Tweet-a-Beer lets you buy a drink for your Twitter friends, using ecommerce platform Chirpify to sync your Twitter account with your PayPal account. This development in the payment ecosystem means you can send money in $5 allotments to share a pint with another Twitter user. The online networking app was developed by agencies tenfour and Waggener Edstrom from Portland,...

History of beer in America [Video Infographic]

  Brought to us by Visual.ly, The American Beer Revival documents the rise and fall, and then rise again of the American brewery. The video begins with American beer production’s apex at the start of last century, how it hits a few snags during prohibition, a World War, and the 80s when everyone was doing coke instead — then comes back full circle with the rise of the craft...

Scottish Whisky Blender: Design and name your own Whisky Blend

In an era filled with customization it shouldn’t come as a surprise to find a spirits maker diving into this trend. Scottish Whisky Blender is a site that enables visitors to design and name their own custom whisky blends. The brainchild of Glasgow-based Whiskersons of Bothwell Ltd., Whisky Blender gives users seven hand-picked whiskies to choose from when crafting their own...