Archive for December, 2008
Absinthe is an anise flavor liquor which is made by distilling alcohol with herbs one of which is wormwood. We know it is strong and can get you drunk easily, but what percentage is Absinthe and what is its proof?
Let’s look at the alcohol by volume levels of popular brands of Absinthe:-
La Fee XS Absinthe Francaise 68% abv or 136 proof
Doubs Mystique Carte D’Or 65% abv or 130 proof
La Clandestine Absinthe is 53% alcohol by volume or 106 proof
Jade Edouard 72% abv (144 proof)
Sebor 55% abv (110 proof)
Jade Nouvelle Orleans 68% alcohol is 136 proof
Mari Mayans Collectors 70 is around 70% alcohol by volume or 140 proof
La Fee Parisian 68% abv is 136 proof
Lucid Absinthe 62% abv (124 proof)
Jade Verte Suisse 65% alcohol by volume (130 proof)
Pernod Absinthe which is 68% abv (136 proof)
Kuber 53 is 53% abv (106 proof)
Pere Kermanns 60% abv (120 proof)
Jade PF 1901 which is 68% abv is 136 proof
La Fee XS Absinthe Suisse 53% abv (106 proof)
Roquette 1797 75% abv (150 proof)
La Fee Bohemian 70% abv is 140 proof
Let’s now compare Absinthe to other beverages:-
Whisky such as Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch 40% alcohol by volume is 80 proof
Absinthe can be up to 75% abv (150 proof)
Table Wine which is 9-12% alcohol by volume is 18-24 proof
Beer is only 4 or 5% alcohol by volume (8-10 proof)
Now, the alcohol-information.com website has shown that if you have 1 shot of 190 proof Everclear it is equivalent to drinking 2.8five cans of beer and about 3 brandies. With this information we can establish that one shot of Absinthe is equivalent to two.2five bottles of beer. So, the twenty-two shots of Absinthe is equivalent to forty-nine.five beers!
As you can see, Absinthe is much stronger than types of fermented drinks such as wine and beer and stronger than whisky. Care needs to be used when consuming Absinthe, not because it will make us have hallucinations, or any other psychedelic effects, but because it is so strong and will intoxicate quickly. We need to take particular care when mixing Absinthe with other alcoholic drinks in cocktails.
Care always needs to be taken when making your own Absinthe drink. If you buy an Absinthe kit from Green Devil then you are steeping herbs in a neutral alcohol such as Everclear or vodka. Now, Everclear has alcohol by volume of 95% and a proof of 190 so it is much stronger than commercial Absinthe. The absinthekit has absinthe essences.some are mixed with a neutral alcohol such as Everclear or vodka. Your finished Absinthe will be whatever the proof or abv of the neutral alcohol you used.
What is the percent in Absinthe? For commercial Absinthe look on the bottle label or, if you are ordering online, look at the product details for abv or proof. If you are making your own Absinthe from a kit, you need to look at the bottle of Everclear or vodka that you are using.
Some say you can party on the Las Vegas Strip for 25 cents a day, although, that’s assuming your first slot machine play hits the jackpot. However, if you are considering Vegas travel, then you should know that even people who don’t gamble at all and generally travel rather frugally can live like kings on a limited budget. Hotel flight packages can be surprisingly inexpensive and there are many Vegas shows that are totally free! Unlike other cities, where you wouldn’t dare walk into a hotel-resort without a room booked, the Vegas hotels invite passersby to stop inside, marvel at the exquisitely ornate architecture, shop a little, have a bite to eat and perhaps even play a round of craps.
To find cheap Las Vegas travel airfare, your best bet is to check out the discount sites online, some of which are, www.hotwire.com, www.expedia.com, www.cheaptickets.com, www.priceline.com, www.kayak.com, www.travelocity.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.cheapoair.com and www.orbitz.com. The cheapest Las Vegas Nevada fares leave on Sunday and return on Wednesday or Thursday. By being flexible and checking your departure/arrival dates a few days forward and a few days afterward may save you as much as $400. If you want to leave during a popular time of year, then booking early will save you lots! Try to avoid early morning and early evening flights if you can. Flying overnight can save you a ton if you can handle it. Unlike most vacation destinations, Las Vegas doesn’t have an “off season,” since the weather is so agreeable all year round. However, be careful to avoid the occasional, major Las Vegas convention, sporting event, college Spring break or poker tournament! You may also save big by booking an all-inclusive package at www.vegasall.com.
The beauty of traveling to Vegas is the amount of free attractions and Las Vegas shows that are available. At The Bellagio Hotel, there is a magnificent indoor conservatory and an impressive outdoor “dancing fountain” show that is choreographed to music every 15-30 minutes. Similarly, the 54-foot-high volcano erupts at The Mirage every night, which is an impressive sight. The Sirens Battle at Treasure Island is good eye-candy for guys and may be cool for little ones, but will undoubtedly disappoint your “Pirates of the Caribbean” loving teen.
You can check out the lion display at MGM Grand and the flamingos at The Flamingo Hotel at no cost. Twelve million lights shine on Fremont Street, with a special display every 30 minutes. Circus Circus has acts every half hour as well, with hire wire walkers, clowns and magicians touring the building. Perhaps the best free Vegas strip show is the Masquerade in the Sky at The Rio, where sky-high dancers and pulsating music meet. Sci-fi loving, techno music fans will love that there’s no cover to get into Mandalay Bay’s Eyecandy Sound Lounge & Bar.
For most travelers, a big part of Vegas travel is gambling. We all like to think of ourselves as hotshots who can double up at a Texas Hold’ em game or drop $100 on a round of blackjack no problem, but often our pride outweighs our wallets. Therefore, finding some low-limit cheap games is a good way to keep the Vegas fun lasting longer, especially as we get a feel for the various casinos and tables on the Las Vegas Strip. Downtown, The Western has $2-3 blackjack and 25-cent roulette. El Cortez has $5 Pai Gow, mini baccarat and single-deck blackjack that plays 3:2 odds, as well as $3-5 craps and 25-cent roulette. Off-the-strip, Boulder Station has $3 tables and 50-cent roulette. Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Highway has $3 craps playing at 10x odds, $5 blackjack, $5 Let It Ride and 50-cent roulette. On the Las Vegas strip, your best bet is Circus Circus with $5 tables and the occasional $3 (but beware of the 6:5 blackjack odds and even worse craps table odds). For poker, you can play as low as $1-$5 at The Mirage, Caesars Palace and MGM Grand.
The majority of people are not financially well off, but would like to be. If you’re clever, you can taste the life of the A-list individuals on travel without spending lavishly.
So, as the saying goes, if you have champagne taste on a beer budget, let’s get going.
You don’t have to spend a fortune to travel link a king. I discovered this tecnique the first time I went of a boutique accommodation holiday and I had one of the best time of my life.
The first thing you need to do is to Find Affinity And Loyalty Programs
Capitalize on the flexibility and leverage you have in the competitive travel industry. Many companies want your business and offer lots of incentives to compete for your travel funds and to keep you as a customer.
For example, if you provide a service, you typically look out for your best customers and give extra perks to keep them coming back. These companies reward travelers who remain loyal to them with unadvertised specials and extras. This is the general idea behind frequent traveler programs and such.
Second key tip: Find the good side to any situation .
Choose a few top-notch companies that you would like to use over and over again so that you can obtain loyalty bonuses and discounts. If they make an error, take advantage of the situation in a professional manner, but don’t take advantage of the situation with ill intentions.
These companies desire to maintain consistent levels of quality and rely on their customers to provide constructive feedback and satisfaction/dissatisfaction. If a representative is not willing to work with you, ask around to find someone who will.
And finally don’t forget: Timing Is Everything.
Keep this in mind that travel is at it’s most expensive during holidays and other peak times of the year, don’t forget to consider also last minute accommodation deals, they are usually the best way to get bargains and to achieve between 30% to 50% off amazing deals to travel around the world.
Laptops Computers are an important resource for so many people that it is hard to imagine what life was like before. We need our laptops for so many things. Laptops can be used at home for many activities. The manouverability of laptops allow people to utilise them with an internet connection in almost any room of the house.
Laptop computers are portable yet is it important to recognise they can still become easily damaged. A laptop insurance policy is therefore something that owners of laptop computers should consider, shortly after purchasing their laptop. Laptops can be damaged by the nature of thier portability.
A causative element to laptop damage is that of accidental spillages. It is not hard to see why; we often get a drink and then open up our laptops and this can be a recipe for disaster. Spillaing a beer over a laptop would damage your laptop, often beyond repair. This would lead to numerous issues such as data loss.
One of the things to consider when looking for appropriate laptop computer insurance therefore is that they offer protection for liquid damage. Check out your laptop insurance policy to see that liquid cover is included. Most insurance companies offer this as it happens so frequently.
Another area of laptop breakage is that caused by accidental damage. Laptops are used at work and taking them out to work increases the risk of damage. Laptop Bags can protect laptops, but lets face it accidents to happen and this should be recognised. Laptop Insurance Companies and indeed gadget insurance providers often provide accidental damage coverage for laptops away from the home and, along with liquid damage, is another common factor in people claiming on their laptop policies.
Laptop breakages often happens to students laptops at college. Certainly, laptop computers are a good tool for students who are commencing their education. Students are able to complete research on course themes, as well as completing course assigments and essays. But, with being a student, there can be increased risk. Laptop computers are often broken at student parties. College students use their laptops to listen to tunes. Many people leave their laptops lying around and on for long periods of time. This then leads them to having liquid spilt over th.
Laptop computer cover should therefore be considered. The risk of damage is increased when considering laptops and house insurance will not offer coverage in some cases. Consider paying a small sum each month as this will work out less than having to replace your laptop computer.
Cheap hotels are abundant in Las Vegas Nevada, if you know where and how to look. Some people have no qualms about staying in a luxury resort twenty minutes off the Las Vegas Strip and renting a car or taking a shuttle to get everywhere. Others prefer one of the older, less classy Vegas hotels as long as they’re close to the action. Who goes to Vegas to sleep anyway? And still other people enjoy bargain hunting online through sites like www.cheaphotels.com. College students will often choose to stay in a hostel to experience “the full adventure.” Lastly, travelers who have budgeted up to $100/night can book directly through the hotel websites to snag amazing deals.
First of all, if you’re not fussy about when you travel to Las Vegas, then you can find cheap deals at hotels that are otherwise very expensive, but they just happen to have vacancies. Weekdays are half the price of weekends. The two weeks before Christmas (after the December rodeo and before the 25th) are a steal. Also, January is a good travel time because most people are nursing New Year’s Eve hangovers and paying off Christmas bills. The middle of summer in July or August will offer lower rates too because some people just hate the heat, although the savvy traveler knows that every place is air conditioned on the Las Vegas strip! When you call a hotel, be sure to ask specifically if they have any specials going on. It’s one of those secret traveler hotel tips that could save you a ton; ask and ye shall receive!
If you’re the online, cheap hotels bargain hunter type, then try the following sites: www.travelworm.com, www.hotelclub.net, www.hotelscheap.org and www.hoteldiscounts.com. This site, www.lasvegasdirect.com was advertising rooms at the MGM Grand for $79, which is pretty reasonable. At www.lasvegas.com, you can book at The Stratosphere, Palace Station or The Tropicana for $30-$37/night. Also, www.travels.com has rooms as low as $23, such as at the Las Vegas Club Casino & Hotel, as well as a number of under-$40 options. At www.orbitz.com you will find that Circus Circus has rooms for $36 and Harrah’s for $57, as well as nice off-strip locations for as low as $27. The best way to shop online is to book in advance, but find a site that allows you to cancel, if need be. This website, www.kayak.com, is also a great resource because it allows you to peruse 140+sites at once to hunt for the best deals.
No matter what kind of traveler resides in your heart, you can find cheap hotels by shopping smart. A Las Vegas vacation can be surprisingly inexpensive and has long been touted as the home of 99-cent buffets, $99 weddings, 25-cent roulette and free entertainment. At www.visitlasvegas.com, you can find a number of current promotions on hotels. Just remember, the web savvy shopper doesn’t settle for the first offer. Once you find a hotel you like, do a web search for that name and see what you can find!
Do you find it hard to pick out the perfect wine for a special dinner or event? We have a checklist of particular things to look for in a good wine. This should help you make a great choice in your next wine purchase.
1. White Wines: A white wine is a great choice to serve with hors d’oeuvres as your guests are arriving. A white wine has a light, fresh flavor that won’t interfere with the main dish. The Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs, and a good Chablis are all good choices. Ask your local wine merchant what he or should would suggest. They will let you sample some upon request.
A sparkling white wine such as the Rolls Royce of wines the champagne are reserved for those very special occasions such as a wedding, anniversary or engagement party. Again, you may want to ask the local wine connoiseuer what would be just perfect for the event.
2. Red Wines: A nice hearty red wine such as a Merlot or Burgundy would be perfect with an Italian meal or with grilled steak, pork or lamb. Serving a good red with a meal can actually help to enhance the dinner.
The Pinot Noir, while not as commonly served as a Merlot or Cabernet, is a unique blend of plum, vanilla and blackberry. Oregon produces Pinot Noir where the blackberries grow wild and are sweet and juicy. This wine will certainly be a hit.
The peppery flavor of the Shiraz would be a great accompaniment to spicy Mexican or Italian meal. This is another wine that would also go well with a meal of beef or pork.
The perfect wine to complete an Italian meal would be a Chianti. With its rich flavor and deep red color it blends easily with ravioli and pizza. When you finish the wine, the beautiful raffia wrapped bottles make great candle holders and set the mood for your romantic Italian dinner.
If you are serving a tender rib roast, tenderloin steak, Chateaubriand, filet mignon, or tournedos of beef, a robust Burgundy would be just the ticket.
The main thing when hosting a dinner party is to have several choices in wines. Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to wines. We have offered a few guidelines of which wines would compliment a particular meal. It is also fun to introduce your friends to a new and unusual wine they may not have tasted before.
If wine is your hobby you may want to consider producing your own wine at home. There are several fruit wine recipes that are not complicated turn out a great wined to serve with desserts or chilled on a hot summer afternoon. Look for some recipes at a fruit wine making site online.
To get more info on wine making go to Gourmet Wine Gift Baskets as well as Selecting The Right Wine
Personalized Wine Bottles Video
Personalized wine bottles are great for your homemade wine, business clients, for restaurants, wineries or just as a special gift to a friend. Just imagine a wine bottle with a custom label that is uniquely yours, created by you. Your personally produced wine collection could be displayed bearing your own custom label.
If you are looking for a special gift for a wedding, anniversary celebration, a job advancement or as a thank you to someone special, personalized wine bottles add a personal flare. It is as easy as looking online for companies that create custom labels. Some sites may offer free templates to help you start.
If you produce your own wine at home and want to not only communicate information about your product, but you will also want to draw customers’ attention to your bottles. Custom designed and personalized wine bottles with eye catching labels are a great solution.
Personalized wine bottles will have your custom created label with your corporate logo or family crest or photo emblazoned on it. You are able to select the font and create your own design. If you are not gifted or creative there are sites that will help you from the create and design stage to beautifully finished labels. Most sites offer wine labels that are custom printed on water resistant, matte or high gloss paper.
Some sites offering personalized wine bottles not only offer your own product for the home wine vintner but also offer a line of premium wines with delivery to your doorstep or the person you are honoring. Online shopping provides a unique shopping experience guaranteed to provide you with a great bottle of personalized wine or case at an affordable price. Let them help you leave an everlasting impression with personalized wine bottles.
Order your personalized labels online and you can save hundreds of dollars and save time. These custom bottles of wine make you look like professional. Leave a lasting mark with a digital label maker of your own. These machines have their own software with step by step instructions for making the professional looking labels.
Make a memorable impression on your guests at the next important event with personalized wine bottles as centerpieces at each of the tables. Your most effecient employee could be rewarded with a bottle of wine that says “Well Done Mary.” What a great way to say thank you!
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Many people love to sample different types of wine, but sometimes, you just can not find one you really enjoy. Homemade fruit wine making is the one way to experiment with different fruits and juices to make a wine you like.
All you need to do is to follow simple wine making instructions, especially during the fermentation phase. Grapes are naturally complementary to the wine making process and require very little adjustment during fermentation.
You might want a citrus wine favor. If so, you can use oranges, apples, grapefruit or gooseberry. If you want something a little less citrus flavored, you might try bananas, cherry, pear, peach, strawberry or grapes. There are people who use dandelions and rhubarb as well as watermelon and ginger root to make wine.
The next step in the wine making process involves fermentation. This is really where the magic is in the process and if left to its own devices, the must or juice will begin to ferment naturally within about eight hours, with the aid of wild yeasts in the air. In clean wineries and vineyards however the fermentation process is quite different. Once fermentation begins, regardless of the chosen path, it will normally continue on until all of the sugar has been converted to alcohol and a dry wine is produced.
Once
this fermentation process is completed the clarification process begins. Filtering and fining are also usually done at this stage, filtering which can be done with everything from a course filter that catches only large solids to a sterile filter pad that wipes wine of all life. Fining on the other hand, occurs when substances are added to a wine to clarify them. Finally in the wine making process is the stage of aging and bottling. You can either bottle the wine
immediately, or further aging can be done in bottle, stainless steel or ceramic tanks.
Proper amount of acidity is a crucial factor for wine preparation. No instructions for wine making seem to be complete without the discussion of acidity and its significance in wine preparation. Acidity is important mainly because of two reasons. It is essential to improve the character and balance of the wine produced in general and to enhance the fermentation process. Acidity largely varies between different fruits. There are essentially two ways to test acidity in a fruit juice. One is with pH testing strips and the other one is doing a titration. The former is not a very accurate way to measure acidity level; however, the later is useful to offer a better result.
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To find adult Halloween costumes that are of the caliber to win a costume party, many websites have a good selections of kids Halloween costumes. Whether you want something scary, sexy, funny or just plain original, there are many ways to stand out this October 31st. If you’re languishing over the fact that you only have a couple of weeks left and you still have no idea what you’re going to wear, then check out www.frightcatalog.com, www.hottopic.com and www.buycostumes.com for super time-sensitive, last-minute express shipping.
Some of the cleverest costumes are the ones people devise and make themselves. For instance, some kids paint themselves all black and dress in black (with red or blue colored sleeves and iPod accessories), while carrying matching backdrops, to go as the classic iPod ad! Other kids dress up as the “Koolaid” man and have two friends dress as pieces of the wall he was busting through. You can dress as a “Holy Cow,” as the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson or as one of the “Royal Tenenbaums” in a red cord track jacket, sweatband, faux fur and eyeliner. You can go as “Nick Nolte’s Mug Shot” by wearing a Hawaiian shirt and messing up your hair, or you may want to use that Hawaiian garb to go with your moustache and sunglasses, as in “Weekend at Bernies.” Imagine the laughter at the costume party when you arrive as a lawn gnome, pine tree air freshener or paper doll!
However, if you’re looking for this year’s trendiest Halloween costumes, then look no further than the blockbuster Hollywood hits. For instance, the latest Batman movie is bound to bring a host of Jokers, Batmans and Two-faces. You can find some great adult costumes at www.halloweenadventure.com and www.costumzee.com, or you can make your own. Adults may also look to films like “Grease,” “Titanic,” “Chicago,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “Moulin Rouge,” “Cabaret,” “The Seven Year Itch” (Marilyn Monroe), “Breakfast at Tiffanys” (Audrey Hepburn), “Elizabeth-The Golden Age” or “Gone With the Wind” for inspiration. For kids costumes, Harry Potter will continue to be popular throughout 2009, so check www.whimsicalley.com, www.onlinecostumestore.com or www.hollywoodcostumes.com! There are a number of adorable kids costume ideas at www.buycostumes.com that are new for 2008, like Indiana Jones, Transformers, Iron Man, Pokemon, Speedracer, Batman and Cookie Monster. Girls may want to dress as Hannah Montana, or as a character from High School Musical or the Chronicles of Narnia. If money is no object to you and you want to stop the show with a movie-quality $500 Bigfoot, $300 Evil Inbred or $2,000 Wraith costume, then be sure to check www.thehorrordome.com!
Remember that execution is critical when it comes to assembling your own original Halloween costumes. Remember that you’ll want people to know who you are immediately so try to make it clear. Don’t forget the essential items, like the cigarette holder for a Hunter S. Thompson costume or the white fishing hat for Gilligan. Thirdly, don’t overlook the costume design details, such as hair, make-up and accessories. If you’re going as a character from the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and you don’t have eyeliner on, then what are you doing? Practicality is usually last on the list of considerations, but if you’re able to use the bathroom comfortably and can walk and talk okay, then chances are you’ll have a better time.
There are many different types of home brews, from common home brews to the more exotic home brew styles created as more and more people decide to become serious about home brewing. So how does a person begin making home brew varieties that are right for them? Many people choose to use home brew ingredients that can be found online to learn about the different types of home brew varieties available and what people that have created the recipes think of them. Choosing a home brew recipe to use can be difficult because there are dozens of different home brew recipes to choose from and each of them may have different ingredients and methods for creating the home brew.
Information Found In A Home Brew Recipe
One of the most important things to look for in a home brew recipe is whether the recipe includes specific ingredients for the home brew that will allow you to determine the price. Having this information on the recipe allows you to determine which ingredients are within your budget and can help you decide how much you can spend on the creation of the home brew. Although home brew recipes can be for a number of different home brews that can fall into a wide range of prices, finding the ones that use quality ingredients that are inexpensive can be difficult to determine without searching for the cost of the ingredients on shopping websites.
The Brand Name Of The Ingredients
The brand of some of the best home brew ingredients can significantly raise the price of the ingredients because the brand name can command a higher price. Certain brands spend a great deal of money advertising the ingredients in the right markets and designing packaging for the home brew ingredients that are designed to catch the eye in the store where the ingredients are being purchased. Using expensive packaging materials and paying for a great deal of advertising can be responsible for dramatically increasing the price of the home brew ingredients
If you are looking for a recipe for a specific type of home brew, searching for that particular type of home brew can bring up any website that contains a home brew recipe for that specific brew. This makes it much easier to find a relevant home brew recipe for the brew that you are interested in making and what ingredients will be needed to create the brew properly. In many cases, several different ways of making similar types of brews can be found and the person can choose the method that appeals to them the most.
Where The Ingredients Are Brought
The type of store where best home brew ingredients are purchased will affect the price as well. Stores that are considered to be exclusive only carry the most expensive varieties of home brew ingredients while general merchandise stores will typically have lower priced brands of ingredients available. The choice of where to purchase the best home brew ingredients will depend on what types of retailers are available in the person’s area and whether they would feel comfortable purchasing home brew ingredients over the internet to obtain a lower price.
More information on wine making can be found here Merlot Wine Making Recipe