Alcademics: It's Camper English. If you haven't heard of Camper English, get off my website. Well, you can stay but just visit the link while I close my eyes, hum "Day-O", and pretend you aren't here yet. Camper English is jet-setting, suave beverage / mixologist writer extraordinare. Think of him as Hunter S. Thompson and James Bond crammed into one body.
Drinkhacker: Chris runs a sweet website. He reviews as many beverage categories as I do (save tea) and his reviews are informative and useful. Check it out.
Rowley's Whiskey Forge: He...kinda wrote a book. On moonshine. There's much more to him but that's all you need to know to understand my rationale.
Dr. Bamboo: Not only does he make some killer drinks during the TDN (Thursday Drink Night) but he's got a knack for doodling in a most pleasing contrivance. One day I will convince him to draw me a picture of Bacchus holding a cigar and martini in a Belushi-esque toga but until then, faithfully watch him (AND HOUND HIM FOR ME).
Boozeblogger: Soused and ignorant fools, the two of them. Unabashedly hilarious reviews and some of the weirdest named cocktails ever. Also, they curse like a Marine with Tourettes, which is all gravy in my book.
Lost In The Beer Aisle: He reviews a metric shit-ton of beer and takes great photos while he does it. Hop to it, lads and lasses, check this beer titan out.
Drink With The Wench: It's "The Wench". A matronly maven of malts and mashes. Need I say more?
Mutineer Magazine: Technically, it's the blog of a magazine but it's my link list, damn it! An extremely worth entry into the beverage magazine category, their blog rivals their magazine.
Micro Liquor: I'm a terrible human being because I was drunk when I wrote this and I could have swore I put it in there. Turns out I didn't. I'm so terrible at this. Anyway, the fine gents at Micro Liquor push for small liquors; liquors that aren't owned by big corporations with million dollar ad budgets. They focus on getting the names of smaller, more artisan spirits out there and I give them mad props for that. I love boutique spirits.
Cigar Stars:
Lindsay Heller: The Cigar Chick. Insightful posts on smoking cigars (and the politics associated), wine, and good food. I consider her in the Cigar Stars area because, well, I've never seen her do anything but smoke. And drink applejack, but that's a whole other story.
A Cigar Smoker: Yeah, Barry! He's got a great palate, covers some great events, and is just an all around cool guy to converse with.
Stogie Review: The crew at Stogie Review are some of the greatest, funniest, and knowledgeable cigar guys out there. Highly recommended.
Stogie Guys: LOOK AT THAT HEADER PICTURE. It reminds me of a Civil War picture or something. Slap some muttonchops on these guys and we're one straw boater away from a Victorian cigar party. Oh, they do killer reviews too. But let's be honest. Muttonchopped Cigar Party. Man, that'd make a killer political party title.
Tea Typists:
The Half-Dipper: A very nice British man with an unfathomable love of pu-erh. Good reviews, nice photography, and the odd haiku. Oh, and he ends his Blogger comments with "toodlepip".
The Mandarin's Tea: He drinks a lot of pu-erh and smoke Cuban cigars. Often at the same time. I love this guy.
Miscellaneous Shenanigans:
Dave's Cupboard: I love Dave so very much. His website continually fosters my disgusting habit of loving odd cuts of meat, strange canned and pickled good, and homemade food. He's also very nice and puts up with me.
The Rakish Life: This is a blog after my own heart. While I typically have the tastes of a rich man, my style of drinking is straight blue collar. I prefer the "shot and beer" style of drinking (I just prefer an Wee Heavy and a well aged bourbon). I love finding dive bars, meeting people in them, and sharing a drink. It's important as a beverage enthusiast to balance the refined and poised (like the Whisky Live Expo) with...well...the not so (drinking 20 count Dark and Stormies, shots of bourbon, and pints on a Sunday night on a dark, dank Irish pub). Thus The Rakish Life, a testament to the ways and means of the rake: the proverbial gymnast on the social ladder of the world. Climbing to the highest of heights some days and then almost gracefully plummeting the next, the rake seeks to drink everything and live every experience with the most minimum financial output and utmost moral ambiguity.
