Topic: booze

Impressive Holiday Cocktails That Do Not Taste Like Goddamn Peppermint

I’m a huge fan of all sorts of booze (if you read my articles frequently, you probably already know this and are rolling your eyes in a pitying way), so the holidays are one of my favorite times because everybody gives you booze. Everybody! Friends, coworkers, neighbors…you always wind up with a ton of bottles of stuff way before Christmas. So why not put some of that to use with a few great recipes for holiday drinks? More »

Fantastical Cocktails For The Fantastical Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

As you watch the Angels skip down the runway in stilettos, relax in your slippers with one of these matching drinks. Or just take shots every time somebody winks and blows a kiss; you’ll be tanked by 9:45. More »

How Do You Deal When You’re The Only One Not Drinking?

Let’s be honest, who wants to be “that girl” that everybody’a afraid to drink around for fear she’ll suddenly Hulk out, rip the booze from your hands and start IV-ing it into her veins? More »

Your Politics As Told By Your Beer Choice

What recently showed correlations between the interests of beer and politics (besides my regularly getting drunk on forties while watching Jon Stewart)? A study examining your favorite beer and comparing it statistically with others of a similar political stance! More »

Your Map to A Boozy Labor Day

We hope that today you’re remembering the workingman with zebra infused vodka. It takes a lot of working zebras to produce that kind of vodka. – I love charts More »

You Need A Drink: For National Margarita Day

Okay, okay, National Margarita Day was actually yesterday, but hey, why not keep the party going with these margarita-flavored doughnuts? More »

You Need A Drink: Hidden In A Perfume Bottle

Remember those days when you could proudly wave around a flask? Those days are gone. Now you have to hide away your drinking habit as if it were something you were ashamed of. Dark days, friends. Dark days. Made somewhat … More »

What Should Your Nom De Booze Be?

Here at The Gloss, we are very proud of our columnist Brandy Alexander. Now, it may surprise you to know that Brandy Alexander is not her real name. Up until now, I thought she used it because she liked Brandy … More »

You Need a Drink: Actually, You Need a Booze Cake

Booze Cakes – they’re sugar and spice and everything vodka. And rum. And beer. The 100 recipes in this cookbook are categorized in four sections: Classic Booze Cakes, Cocktail Cakes, Cake Shots and Cakes with a Twist. New drinking game: … More »

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Random Photo: This Is What Happens When You Buy Booze on a Military Base

Thanks to a Gloss reader (who we’re keeping anonymous because he’s busy serving his country and because he doesn’t want his fellow soldiers to know he reads a wussy girl website) for this photo.

You Need a Drink: The Gloss in Cocktail Form

Monday is the cruelest day. That’s why you need a cocktail right now. To celebrate the launch, Penny Bittone, the bartender at Counter (the organic wine and martini bar) created a tart yet bubbly concoction called The Gloss. Here’s the … More »