Martini Groove

Jack Colton believes in himself. Enough said. But to add even more to it, he chucked all of this riches in order to start up a site that talks about the Las Vegas nightclub scene. You'd think that with all the clubs in Vegas that this niche was already being served. You'd be so terribly wrong. Most of the publications that cover nightlife in Vegas usually look like they just took some of the many press releases that the clubs send out and reprinted them in their magazines. There's very little actual information that helps you decide where to spend your hard-earned clubbing dollars and your extra-valuable clubbing time. Lucky for the world, Jack Colton loves you. He takes the concept of the club, rubs them in interesting circles, and comes out on the other side with an actual opinion that can help you decide if that's where you want to go. He even publishes great little guides about things like VIP Hosts, how to get in to the VIP line, and how not to blow your whol...

Pernod-Ricard is bring another Lychee Liqueur in to the U.S. with it's Soho brand that has been doing pretty well overseas. I reviewed another Lychee based drink shortly after 4th of July, but this one is a full-on liqueur that's designed to be mixed. The Lichido is a mixed spirit that is easily served by itself. 24 proof Soho is #2 in the French market and has been around since 1989. The current cocktail craze is what's making P.R. bring it to the U.S. Pernod unveils Soho lychee liqueur - [just-drinks.com] Tags: launch , new

The brand that can't seem to pay enough to get it's own website up and running is about to be distributed by one of the largest wine distributors in the world. Kendall Jackson has agreed to distribute Trump Vodka to the U.S. in it's virgin attempt to move in to spirits marketing. The vodka is considered "Super Premium" and already has orders for 40,000 cases throughout the U.S., which doesn't include any new orders that are about to come in. I'd expect to start seeing this one in all the same places you see Grey Goose and Chopin. Too bad the name "Trump" gives me such a funky taste in my mouth that I'm sure vodka won't be able to wash it out. Drinks Americas' Trump Super Premium Vodka to Be Distributed by Kendall Jackson - [marketwire.com] Trump Super Premium Vodka - [drinksamericas.com] Tags: vodka

Iowa is the leading producer of ethanol at 1.6 billion gallons a year. How about we take some of that ethanol, essentially a grain alcohol, and turn it in to something with an olive? That's the plan for MellO3z, an Iowa based company looking to remove the impurities in ethanlo to make it good to drink, or eat, or whatever else you can do with some good ethanol. Maybe they should build a partnership with Vodkastick and make it easy? Bottoms up with ethanol - [yorkdispatch.com] Tags: the fuuuuuuuuture

I've apparently been blogging for almost a year now, that's 75 to you and me. I announced the winner of the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition last April and it's already time to start up again to find the 2007 winner. Winners are chosen by country and then all flown to Milan for the international competition. You also get a US$3000 gift certificate to Apple Stores. Since Apple really doesn't have much that most people want except for an iPod, that translates to 10.033444816053511705685618729097 iPods. Get 'em while they're hot! The cool thing this year is that the general public will be doing the voting, rather than a bunch of snobby judges who have no idea of what design is just because they won some award for design and went to school for it for 10 years. Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition - [designerglasscompetition.com]

The company that makes Jack Daniels doesn't even have "Jack" in their name! Brown Forman, who also make the extremely mediocre Finlandia vodka, yet aren't Finnish either, have just purchased Grupo Industrial Herradura. They make the very popular (In Mexico) Herradura vodka which is smooth as all get out and El Jimador, which is...not so smooth. Herradura has been around forever (100+ years) and is one of the largest tequila makers in Mexico. It's Mexico, that's saying a lot ! All of the startups and acquisitions is starting to remind me of .com! Maker of Jack Daniel's plans move into tequila - [msnbc.msn.com]

The Woot! Wines just keep getting better and better. This week's wine gives you US$100 worth of wine for a mere $59.99 (plus $5 shipping). You get a bottle of Vino Noceto's regular Sangiovese, their Reserva Sangiovese, and two bottles of their Zinfandel. All of these are great wines to have with food, like a Jumbo Jack or Whopper. Or even something fancier, like Italian Food (You know, Olive Garden and stuff). These all are pretty well-balanced and bring a lot of new flavors to your under-appreciated palate. The only caveat is the regular Sangiovese, don't let it breathe or it'll start tasting like you're licking lollipops. Verdict: Get it Vino Noceto Sangiovese and Zinfandel Trio + One - [wine.woot.com] Tags: woot