February 2012
4 posts
A pirate's life for me.
As I’ve said before, I’m generally a whiskey man. My two favorites are Kentucky Bourbon, and Irish. I adore them……but not mixed. There are few whiskey cocktails that I truly enjoy, besides the Old Fashioned, the Manhattan, or whiskey ginger. I just prefer them straight. When it comes to cocktails my friends, one of my favorite spirits to mix is spiced rum. So, with no...
Sunday Bloody Sunday.
We all know the feeling. Waking up to find that Saturday night’s fun has turned into Sunday morning’s hangover. It has happened to the best of us once or twice, and it will probably happen once or twice more.
To get rid of this unwanted Sunday morning visitor, men and women the world over have came up with countless hangover...
January 2012
15 posts
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Sunday Spirits.
Today will be kicking off our weekly installment called “Sunday Spirits” put together by Nate Shahan. He’s going to be our drinks/food/music man. He’ll also be bartending and featuring some of the drinks he writes about at our bar event coming in the next month or so!
January 22, 2012 | The Old-Fashioned.
In a time when men were men, women didn’t wear...
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Mr. Persinger.
Last week, I sat down for drinks with the blogs founder and good friend, Nic Persinger. With his vintage fashion taste, knowledge of photography, and witty, smartass sense of humor, Nic is a very interesting guy to sit down and listen to.
Where are you from?
Richwood, West Virginia. It’s the perfect little place, with one stoplight, a beautiful river and full of the best people I know. I love...
It's all coming together.
Last night I had the opportunity to meet up with my friend, and one of the best bartenders in Morgantown, Nate Shahan. After a few drinks and a few laughs, he agreed to become one of our contributors. Nate will be focusing on cocktails, good eats, and local music.
Another new face here will be Brittany Sleight, a fashion major at WVU. After talking with her this evening and watching her make...
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“Fashion is shallow, but taste is deep.”
– -Drake’s Diary.
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Mr. Palermo.
Yesterday I picked the brain of my good friend, Ralph Palermo. He is without a doubt one of the best dressed men of Morgantown and a real gentleman. He even showed me a new way to fold my pocket square before I snapped his photo.
Q&A with Mr. Palermo:
Best advice from your parents?
All you come into this world with is your name, don’t screw it up. That was the best...