After a few temperamental teases, colder weather is finally gracing Dallas with its presence. Besides tucking away summer attire, and pulling out tights, sweaters and boots, this means blessing our bones with grub that sticks and drinks that warm. The Whisky Extravaganza, which comes to Dallas on October 18th, focuses on the latter of that sentiment. Held at the stunning event venue Sixty Five Hundred, on Cedar Springs Rd., the event will showcase over 100+ expressions for a whisky wonderland your palate won’t soon forget. Unlimited Samples Come ready to sniff, whiff and wet your whistle with hundreds of whiskies. During the event, you can enjoy unlimited samples, so be sure…
Ultimate Cocktail Experience Recap 2016
The Ultimate Cocktail Experience 2016 Sipping, whipping and grooving. Those are my most dominating memories from the Ultimate Cocktail Experience. Held at Klyde Warren Park, the fifth annual drinking event raises money for Triggers Toys, programs that help children around the country. This year’s competitive drinking event took people on a trip around the world via booze. They included Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Bar concepts for each continent were memorable, taking the word theme to another level. I started with a Happy Ending in Asia, also known as a shot of Fernet topped with whipped cream to sipping a spot of tea in Europe. Take a…
Memories of Brewfest Blissfulness 2013
Brewfest 2013 Brewfest is just around the corner and clearly this kid can’t wait. Take a gander at my short recap from 2013. Please note, it was written after having consumed quite a bit of brew. Thanks. Yet again Brewfest was some kind of wonderful. Beer lovers could not have possibly been disappointed at the third annual event held in Dallas Arts District. Plenty of tasty brews, a wee bit of food, good music and whole lot of shenanigans made for a colossal evening. Plenty of folks came out sporting their tip top suds attire. A few found a way to accessorize their outfits with a tasteful beer can necklace.…