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Courvoisier Looks To Help You With Planning A Successful Holiday Party
Courvoisier is looking to aid in your holiday party. They want your holiday to be festive and have your taste buds satisfied. Whether gifting a bottle to friends, family, or coworkers, Courvoisier is an elegant and refined Cognac suited for any occasion. Try the Courvoisier VS (Very Special) which is a mouth-watering blend of cognacs offering complex fruity notes, with a unique richness and depth (SRP $30) or Courvoisier VSOP a discerning, elegant and complex Cognac that develops exceptional aromas of jasmine, peach and toasted almond (SRP$40).
Whether you are enjoying it neat, on the rocks or in some festive Courvoisier recipes listed below you will have a holiday to remember. As always please enjoy responsibly and have a safe holiday season.
Merry Cherry
1 ½ parts COURVOISIER® VSOP Cognac
½ part Cherry Heering Liqueur
6 black cherries
Dash of gomme
Soda water
Mint for garnish
Directions: Muddle cherries in a mixing glass before adding all the other ingredients. Shake well and strain into an ice filled rocks glass; top with soda water. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a single cherry.
French Kiss
½ part COURVOISIER VSOP Cognac
Good Champagne
1 sugar cube (optional)
Directions: Add Courvoisier Cognac to Champagne glass. Fill with Champagne and drop in 1 sugar cube.
Maple Toddy
2 parts COURVOISIER VS Cognac
1 teaspoon of good Maple Syrup
2 parts Steaming Hot Apple Cider
2 parts Hot Water
Directions: Pre-heat your mug by adding hot water and discard. Build cocktail in mug adding hot water last and garnish with a lemon wheel.
Dec 20th
Bacardi Brings Artists Together For A New Series
If you think that Bacardi is just about spirits and cocktails, you need to take a closer look. Just as Bacardi adds flavor to your life with their iconic cocktails they look to add flavor in other ways. Recently Bacardi brought together an eclectic group of influential individuals from across the music and arts worlds for a passionate roundtable discussion on the topic. The event was part of the brand’s Untameable Artist Series where tastemakers share advice, lessons and experiences on how they’ve gotten to where they are and what it takes to be an artist today.
In this video you will see Swizz Beatz talking about breaking down boundaries and resonating across platforms. Lil Dicky feels that, “You can live with failure but you can’t live with ‘what if?’” and touching on the ‘do it yourself’ culture prevalent in today’s society. BK (Brian Kirhagis) says that the only thing you can really control in this life is how hard you work and Matsuya talks about his arrival in New York and digging out his own opportunities.
Dec 17th
John Legend Performs Under The Stars
John Legend is known for making hits. His fans all over the world love the way he put his unique voice on a song. A few years Legend started working with Stella Artois. From that point on Stella Artois and John Legend would work on a few collaborations.
This month John Legend and Stella Artois debuted the first-ever duet between a musical star on earth and actual stars in the sky. “Under the Stars,” an exclusive holiday single written and performed by Legend, will be gifted to America as a part of the Stella Artois “Give Beautifully” holiday campaign. The duet pays homage to the brand’s name, “Stella,” which directly translates to “star” in Latin.
“I’ve always been fascinated by space exploration, so being able to pair that interest with my passion for music makes this collaboration with Stella Artois such a special one,” says Legend. “The sound of stars is ethereal and has this dreamy vibe, which inspired ‘Under the Stars,’ a song about spreading love and togetherness during the holiday season. I couldn’t think of a better way to gift my fans this year!”
Stella Artois and award-winning artist John Legend today debuted the first-ever duet between a musical star on earth and actual stars in the sky. “Under the Stars,” an exclusive holiday single written and performed by Legend, will be gifted to America as a part of the Stella Artois “Give Beautifully” holiday campaign.
Stars are known for illuminating the night sky, but a little-known fact is that stars also make sounds. The frequencies by which a star’s brightness changes can be translated into unique audible tones; from pulsing beats to ethereal vibes to atonal reverberations, each star has a unique sound. “Under the Stars” features the distinct sounds of four different stars in the Universe in the song’s intro, outro and chorus. Stella Artois sought the expertise of astrophysicist Zoltán Kolláth to translate and analyze these unique star sounds.
Check out the sights and sounds in the video below.
Dec 17th
Bud Light Gets A New Look
There are times when we want to have a new look. We get tired of what is in our closet so we go to the store and get some new shirts and pants. It is the same for well known products like Bud Light.
Bud Light unveiled its plans to give America’s favorite beer a fresh new look in the coming year. This redesign – the first major overhaul of Bud Light’s visual identity in eight years – will include a reimagined Bud Light logo and contemporized primary and secondary packaging, and is part of a larger brand evolution underway at Bud Light.
“In 2016, we’ll put a more modern twist on Bud Light, from the way the brand looks to the way it acts,” said Bud Light vice president of marketing, Alexander Lambrecht. “We’re proud to introduce our fresh new look, which pays homage to our most iconic packaging of the past, yet feels current and unique with its bolder logo and distinctive blue colorway. It’s a design that truly stands out from what’s become a sea of sameness in the light beer category.”
By bringing back the brewer’s historic trademark “AB” crest – not used on Bud Light packaging since 2001 – the design emphasizes the attributes that established the brand as the country’s most popular beer: premium ingredients, care in brewing, a crisp, clean finish and a smooth drinkability. “It’s a more intentional communication of the brewing excellence and premium light beer that goes into every bottle and can,” said Lambrecht.
The new Bud Light packaging will roll out nationwide in cans and both glass and aluminum bottles in early spring 2016.
Dec 17th
Ford Gets The Strength Of A Gorilla For The New Ford GT
Ford Motor Company is always looking for ways to add innovation to their cars and trucks. Recently they teamed up with Corning for a new addition to their Ford GT model. What started as a lightweight concept technology is about to become reality for Ford GT customers when the all-new supercar debuts the Corning Gorilla Glass hybrid windshield – a tough, durable, scratch-resistant window that is about 30 percent lighter than traditional glass.
Developed by Ford and Corning, Gorilla Glass hybrid window will be used on both the windshield and rear engine cover of Ford GT, contributing to enhanced vehicle handling, improved fuel efficiency and reduced risk of glass damage.
“Gorilla Glass hybrid is a great example of how Ford works with suppliers to innovate in every area of our business,” said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford group vice president, Global Purchasing. “Ford GT is setting new standards for innovation through performance and light-weighting, and we’re excited about exploring other applications for this great new technology.”
When tasked with developing lightweight and advanced material vehicle applications, the Ford team approached Corning, a recognized leader in materials science that introduced light and durable Gorilla Glass to the consumer electronics market in 2007. Interested in further exploring potential automotive applications, Ford engaged Corning to help research and develop a unique formulation for exterior vehicle glass.
Once the technology was studied for Ford’s supercar concept, the team realized there were real-world applications for the new hybrid glass. A small, dedicated group comprised of purchasing and engineering employees from Ford and Corning fast-tracked the technology toward rapid introduction. Within four months, they were seeking program approval.
The new hybrid glass uses a multilayer approach – a pane of toughened automotive-grade formed hybrid acts as the strengthened inner layer, an advanced noise-absorbing thermoplastic interlayer is in the center, and an annealed glass serves as the outer layer. The result is a windshield and rear engine cover approximately 32 percent lighter than competitive vehicles.
The new Gorilla Glass hybrid window laminate is approximately 25 percent to 50 percent thinner, and has equal to, or greater strength than traditional laminate. Traditional laminate glass ranges from four millimeters to six millimeters in thickness, where Gorilla Glass hybrid window ranges from three millimeters to four millimeters. This remarkable reduction in thickness greatly reduces the weight of each panel. Plus, the glass is more robust due to advanced processes for contaminant reduction, chemical strengthening, unique edge treatment and laminate construction.
Ford’s use of the new hybrid glass underscores the company’s aggressive goals for innovative engineering and light-weighting technologies that will one day benefit all Ford customers.
Dec 16th
Spice Up Your Holiday Cocktails With Peligroso Cinnamon
What are you bringing to your next holiday party? How about something new? Peligroso Cinnamon, from Peligroso Tequila, is infused with 100% pure cinnamon to add some sweet heat to a season dominated by the likes of gingerbread and chai. You can enjoy it simply as a chilled shot or mixed up in a festive cocktail. Peligroso Cinnamon is an easy way to add some SoCal sunshine to a cold winter day.
Here are some cool cocktails that you can try with Peligroso Cinnamon.
Fiery Margarita
1.25 oz. Peligroso Silver
.75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
.25 oz. Agave Nectar
.25 oz. Peligroso Cinnamon
Add first three ingredients into an ice filled shaker. Shake and strain into salt-rimmed rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime slice. Make it fiery by adding Peligroso Cinnamon.
TROPICAL STORM
1 oz. Peligroso Silver
.5 oz. Peligroso Cinnamon
1 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
.5 oz. Agave Nectar
Lime Slice
Add first five ingredients to an ice filled shaker. Shake vigorously. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with lime.
BAJA BLITZ
1 oz. Peligroso Cinnamon
Pint of Choice
Pour chilled Peligroso Cinnamon into shot glass. Enjoy with your favorite pint of beer.
MEXICAN MULE
1.5 oz. Peligroso Cinnamon
4 oz. Ginger Beer
1 Orange Wedge
Fill a copper mug with ice. Squeeze an orange wedge into the glass and drop on top of the ice. Add Peligroso Cinnamon to spice it up. Top with ginger beer.
Dec 14th
Adam Perry Lang Shows Jimmy Kimmel How To Prepare A Holiday Feast
If you missed last week’s Jimmy Kimmel episode then you didn’t see the fantastic barbecue chef Adam Perry Lang on the show. Lang was on the show to show Jimmy and his audience that whisky and barbecue go hand in hand.
Chef Perry Lang makes his barbecue handmade and with great intention, just like those down in Tullahoma, Tenn. who hand craft George Dickel Tennessee Whisky. A natural pair, George Dickel has the perfect depth and richness to incorporate into barbecue dishes and, since sauce can add so much flavor to barbecue, Chef Perry Lang shared how he created a glaze using George Dickel No. 12.
Chef Perry Lang visited the George Dickel distillery to pick out a special holiday gift for Jimmy Kimmel Live! The gift, a barrel of George Dickel 9-Year-Old whisky, provided a one-of-a-kind whisky to Jimmy and members of the audience. Each barrel varies in taste and provides a unique experience, making this whisky exclusive to the Jimmy Kimmel Live! Show.
Below is the recipe for the meal Adam made on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
George Dickel Whisky Holiday Roast Baste
Ingredients:
1 cup George Dickel No. 12
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup finely diced shallots
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup cubed cold butter
Directions:
In a small pan over low heat, sweat shallots in butter until golden then add black pepper. Remove from flame and pour in whisky, light by tilting the pan, or with lighter. Be careful of the flame. Cook until the alcohol burns off. Remove from fire and swirl in cold cubed butter. Add salt to taste.
Dec 14th
Jordan Brand Teams Up With PSNY To Create A Unique Collection
According to Nike legend, in the ’90s his airness would personally challenge Jordan Brand designers to create bold silhouettes and patterns that pushed the boundaries of fashion and sport, and cemented the designs within the cultural lexicon. This legacy lives on in the Jordan Brand x Public School collection, which captures the energy of the big city and colorful personalities of the respective brands.
Celebrating the tailoring and sophisticated ease inherent to Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne’s Public School designs, the seven-piece collection leverages performance materials and strong silhouettes – while taking cues from the Air Jordan XII. Along with referencing the shoe’s design lines, the collaboration reflects its premium materials and elevated craftsmanship.
For years, Public School has been pushing the limits with its play on color, proportion, and styling. We are continuously looking to create modern silhouettes from classic forms,” said Maxwell Osborne, co-founder of Public School. “The Jordan Brand collaboration allowed us to apply this same philosophy and create pieces inspired by Jordan’s iconic designs, but through a Public School lens.”
Two footwear silhouettes complement the apparel collection. A favorite of the Public School founders, the Air Jordan XII design exemplifies the collaboration’s superior execution with a grey nubuck body that pays homage to the trademark PSNY color palette. The Jordan Horizon, a new Air Jordan model, includes a knitted upper mixed with PSNY details.
The Jordan x Public School collection will be available on Jordan.com and select Jordan retail stores on December 12.
Dec 12th
Casey Jones Bebop And Rocksteady Star In New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Film
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” is the sequel to the 2014 hit film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” The film is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman and is directed by David Green. Michael Bay returns to produce alongside his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form with Galen Walker and Scott Mednick also producing.
Also returning for the sequel is Megan Fox as April O’Neil, Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick and the Turtles: Alan Ritchson as Raphael, Noel Fisher as Michelangelo, Pete Ploszek at Leonardo, and Jeremy Howard as Donatello. Rounding out the cast is Stephen Amell as Casey Jones, Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman, Academy Award nominated actress Laura Linney as Chief Rebecca Vincent, Brian Tee as Shredder, WWE World Heavy Weight Champion Stephen “Sheamus” Farrelly as Rocksteady and Gary Anthony Williams as Bebop.
Dec 10th
Reebok Makes Overcast Look Good With The New Kamikaze II Colorway
Reebok is looking to keep all you sneakerheads satisfied this holiday season. Next up is the Kamikaze II Mid “Overcast” to make your holiday wish list complete. First launched in 1996, the Reebok Kamikaze II Mid is the original go-to shoe for Seattle basketball legend Shawn Kemp. The groundbreaking silhouette burst onto the scene coupling an aggressive design with performance enhancing Hexalite technology.
The final drop in this fall’s Reign Pack is the Kamikaze II Mid Overcast which pays homage to the dark and cloudy Seattle skyline. With an all-black upper and a smoky grey speckled midsole, the once-performance basketball shoe can now pair perfectly with your favorite outfit. This tough-as-nails Kamikaze style features a durable ballistic nylon upper as well as a reflective heel tab to keep you comfortable and weather-ready in the extreme conditions of the Emerald City.
The Kamikaze II Mid “Overcast” drops on Friday, December 11th for $104.99 at Reebok.com, Finish Line and Jimmy Jazz.
Dec 8th
