It's a Long New Year's Eve

[beans]

Here is a December 28, 2003, NY Times article.

(Cute dog photo!)

Frank Coleman, a spokesman for the Distilled Spirits Council, said the industry is taking aggressive advantage of a national cocktail culture, or what he calls "the martini glass craze."

"There have been more introductions of flavored vodkas and rums in 2003 than maybe in the last 5 or 10 years combined," he said. For example, so-called super-premium vodkas, which include many flavored brands, grew 10 percent in 2002, to 9.2 million nine-liter cases, the spirits council said. Even gin is getting into the flavoring game, with Beefeater Wet, infused with essence of pear.

Home entertaining has also been transformed. It is no longer enough to offer guests chardonnay and cheese. Magazines include complicated cocktail recipes for private hosts. Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel push martini glasses and shakers.

[KatieLoeb]

Here is a December 28, 2003, NY Times article.

(Cute dog photo!)

Frank Coleman, a spokesman for the Distilled Spirits Council, said the industry is taking aggressive advantage of a national cocktail culture, or what he calls "the martini glass craze."

"There have been more introductions of flavored vodkas and rums in 2003 than maybe in the last 5 or 10 years combined," he said. For example, so-called super-premium vodkas, which include many flavored brands, grew 10 percent in 2002, to 9.2 million nine-liter cases, the spirits council said. Even gin is getting into the flavoring game, with Beefeater Wet, infused with essence of pear.

Home entertaining has also been transformed. It is no longer enough to offer guests chardonnay and cheese. Magazines include complicated cocktail recipes for private hosts. Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel push martini glasses and shakers.

Beans:

Great article! Thanks for posting that. Actually, I think that the drinking starts on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, traditionally one of the busiest bar nights I know of, at least in my neck of the woods. All those college kids are home and want to see their high school pals for a few drinks before having to deal with the famille the next day.

Very cute dog picture!