We were lucky enough to have scored entry to the recent kick off for The Balvenies Rare Craft Roadshow in NYC. As you may recall we’re quite fond of The Balvenie here at LIAS so having the opportunity to sample what may be the finest handcrafted scotch for the money was like finding cash in […]

Rum + Horchata? What god awful abomination of cocktail will they think of next? Is this sweet cultural collision the liquor equivalent of a lunch truck crashing into a tiki bar? If so, does this mean once I hit up the lonchera for today’s grease-sack of carnitas, I’m supposed to trade in my Styrofoam cup […]

Los Angeles via Brooklyn via Trinidad and Tobago MC Juakali has been lacing flows over bass-influenced tracks since his debut on Pinch’s Underwater Dancehall record in 2007. In that time the globetrotting lyricist has remained innovative across dub, reggae, dubstep, dancehall, bhangra, grime, electronic and experimental genres, always keeping the anchor of bass as the […]

Mount Gay’s 1703 Old Cask Selection Rum is the highest level of Mount Gay rum available. The vintage’s name comes from the year Mount Gay was established in Barbados, 1703, making it the the oldest known rum brand in the world. To create the perfect spirit, Master blender Allen Smith blended rums aged between 10 […]

On July 31st 1970, a 300 year old Naval tradition ended when the last rum ratio was issued aboard ships of the British Royal Navy – a day to be forever remembered as Black Tot Day. (Original Royal Navy records confirm that the rum used for the rum ration was most likely imported from the […]

Nothing riles me up more than paying $12 for a beer at a ballpark (as if the $25 in parking wasn’t enough), or $18 for a gin and tonic at a club. I could almost buy an entire bottle of Tanquerey for that amount — how could you possibly justify charging that much for a […]

Liquor, leather, and the world’s most festive nation all come together to create a package that has a sophisticated and antique feel. Oronoco Rum is a super-premium white Rum made from the sugar canes of Brazil. But really, shouldn’t it be cachaca if it’s going to be so pro-Brazil? The slender shape and aged look […]

Barbados, Panama, Trinidad, and Grenada are just a few of the exotic places represented by Plantation Rum. Produced by Pierre Fernand, each bottle is made to represent the country it’s coming from, and is distilled in the country’s traditional fashion. From there, the liquor is sent to France for several months to be refined in […]