Many are the countries that offer their very own fascinating & tasty distillations -- Scottish single malts, Mexico's tequila, Kentucky bourbon, habushu in Japan -- you name it. An intoxicating way of exploring the world! And of course most countries also have their own beers - often very distinctive indeed. We raise a glass to all of it here!

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The rum deals of Martinique

Martinique.orgThis island is known for its rhum agricole (accounting about 80 percent of its production of rum), made directly from sugarcane juice. You can enjoy tours, tastings and a look at rum paraphernalia/lore at three of the island´s top distilleries, Habitation Clément, La Favorite (one of the oldest on the island, dating back to 1842 and still operating partly via steam engines), and Distillerie J.M. read post  

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What is a single-malt whisky? Plus some prime examples

  Dylan de Jonge Few spirits have captured the hearts and palates of spirits enthusiasts quite like whisky, a sophisticated elixir born from the perfect blend of time-honored tradition, premium ingredients, and meticulous craftsmanship. Distilled in Scotland and Ireland since at least the 15th century, single malt is now also produced in more than two dozen other countries, even including the likes of Brazil, Lebanon, Pakistan, South Africa, and Taiwan. Whisky is also widely available…

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A quick guide to the 6 types of Tequila

  Tequila is a distilled mezcal (meaning one of any kind of spirits made from a cactuslike plant of Mexico's western Jalisco state called the blue agave). Predated by also-agave-derived pulque - distilled for thousands of years during pre-Columbian times - tequila was created in the mid-17th century in the town after which it it is named, These days it is counted as among the world's top five most popular spirits, and can be be consumed straight up, on the rocks, or in a mixed drink. It's…

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  • Darryl Musick September 25, 2011 at 2:38pm
    On this week's Cocktail Hour video at The World on Wheels, we celebrate Oktoberfest by taste testing two pale ales from Oregon: http://tinyurl.com/3johrgw
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Darryl Musick September 18, 2011 at 5:16pm
    It's time for a brand new Cocktail Hour at The World on Wheels. This week, it's the easy, sharp, and low calorie Gibson: http://tinyurl.com/3ully3c
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Darryl Musick August 7, 2011 at 5:45pm
    Last week I took the family out to Musso and Frank, one of Hollywood's last classic restaurants, and had an outstanding martini. Today on the Cocktail Hour at The World on Wheels, we try our hand at this classic libation. As a bonus, it's only around 160 calories, including the olive: http://tinyurl.com/2e3a9bf
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  • Darryl Musick July 31, 2011 at 5:25pm
    It's Cocktail Hour time here at The World on Wheels. Today,we debut our 100th video...we're back home whipping up a new margarita recipe. It's the cool and refreshing Ruby Margarita: http://tinyurl.com/3u3rsse
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Ed Wetschler July 20, 2011 at 6:52pm

    I'm with you, David.

    The Brant Point Grill at the White Elephant, Nantucket, serves a lobster bloody Mary that has quite a chunk of lobster in it. I haven't had it, but it looks quite good. I mean, lobster, tomato, vodka -- what could be bad?

  • David Paul Appell July 20, 2011 at 6:41pm
    Yes, personally I'm not a fan of huitlacoche, but I can see where some people might be. It's adding it to a cocktail that makes me really gulp!
  • Elyse Glickman July 20, 2011 at 6:40pm
    This is really cool!  Huitlacoche is the Mexican answer to truffles.  I am not sure about that as a drink, but foods made with it are delicious.  I had a bloody mary made with tomato pulp and seeds, so it was very light.
  • David Paul Appell July 20, 2011 at 6:36pm
    I just got an email from a PR rep for a resort in Mexico proudly announcing their new margarita menu. And one of the flavors is huitlacoche, which is a kind of black fungus used in Mexico that doesn't have a strong flavor, but is a very acquired taste - and not to my own taste, certainly. Not long ago I heard of a bacon martini being served at some bar on Houston Street in NYC.  What are the strangest cocktail flavors you've come across?
  • Darryl Musick June 19, 2011 at 5:13pm
    Today on The Cocktail Hour at The World on Wheels...a fizzy, summery drink, the seafizz cocktail: http://tinyurl.com/3bwyjj9
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Hotel Mocking Bird Hill June 10, 2011 at 7:29pm
    Jamaican Appleton 21 year old room is divine, Has anyone tried it?
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