Author: martymankins

I like the bourbon. A lot. I normally have 5 glasses a week at home, three finger pours over ice. Sometimes a lot of ice, sometimes just a few cubes. If I go to the bar, the shots are metered here...

Ever since I first tasted Casamigos back in late 2013, it’s become one of my favorite tequilas. And not because it’s made by a couple of celebrities – George Clooney and Rande Gerber [if you don’t know his name, you will...

The Salt Lake Tribune recently published an editorial urging a veto of House Bill 155, which purports to lower the BAC for impaired driving due to drinking from .08 to .05. These are my thoughts on why this bill needs to...

Given my long time adoration for the Crown Royal Canadian Whisky brand, I’ve found another flavor to try that I ended up liking: Crown Royal Vanilla. The last expanded entry in their brand was Rye, which I wrote about back at...

In my efforts to seek out new kinds of ales and brews, every once in a while, I find one that sounds like it might be overkill but ends up being really good. Coney Island’s Hard Orange Cream Ale is that...

I’m a fan of most of the Mike’s HARDER Lemonade flavored malt beverages and get pretty happy to find new flavors that are not available to me here in Utah. So in a recent trip back east, I found this Original...

Over 3.5 years ago, I posted my review and thoughts on the Kona Longboard Lager, which I really like. Over the last many years, I’ve looked up other brews from Kona Brewing Co and found Big Wave Golden Ale. Based on...