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Inside Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Split {PopEater}
Oct 13th 2010 7:48PM
David was way out of his league with
Courteney......How did she stay with
this nerd this long??
He surely outkicked his coverage.
Time to End Brett Favre's Consecutive Game Streak {Fanhouse - Kevin Blackistone}
Oct 11th 2010 11:30PM Blackistone......Get a life amd get a grip. Your self-rightious prattle is only exceeded by your misguided sensibilities. Too bad that you cannot strap on a helmut...much less write a sensible article.
Find a new line of employment!
Is Your Tequila Authentic? Behind the scenes of the CRT {Luxist}
May 3rd 2010 2:36AM All tequilas are mezcal. Tequila is traditionally from the town of Tequila and is made with 100% blue agave. There are now five Mexican states where Tequila can be produced, I am sure this really fills the people of Tequila with all kinds of joy that so many other people are benefiting from their ancestors hard work. But I digress, the agave used in Tequila is always steamed, the best producers of mezcal roast the agave. This gives it a much different flavor than the steamed Agave in Tequila. Not everyone likes the roasted flavor, personally I do, and favor a nice mezcal over tequila. Please beware that mezcal is a catch-all word for any liquor made from the agave, and can be quite ghastly (it is cheap mezcal that has the worm in the bottle).
all tequila is mezcal--but not all mezcal is tequila. As SThitch said, tequila is made from the blue agave cactus--the blue Weber agave, to be exact. Mezcal, on the other hand, can be made from several (seven or eight, if I recall correctly) different types of maguey/agave cacti, including, most commonly, the Espadín variety. Mezcal is primarily produced in Oaxaca. Tequila is primarily produced in the state of Jalisco, where the town of Tequila is located, although it may be produced in several other states.
Not all liquors labeled 'tequila' are in fact made of 100% blue agave; less expensive tequilas can contain up to 49% other sugars and chemical yeasts and may still be labeled 'tequila'. The 51% agave content MUST be blue Weber agave, not some other kind of agave. If the label says the tequila is 100% agave, you're looking at excellent (and usually quite expensive) sipping quality tequila.
A Mexican associate of mine recently took several cases of tequila in trade for some expensive merchandise. My associate failed to look closely at the label prior to making the trade and discovered to his chagrin that the label (which he thought said 100% agave) in fact said *100% Mexican*. The ingredients list was deceptive and the stuff was 100% undrinkable. Caveat emptor!
Is Your Tequila Authentic? Behind the scenes of the CRT {Luxist}
May 3rd 2010 2:31AM All tequilas are mezcal. Tequila is traditionally from the town of Tequila and is made with 100% blue agave. There are now five Mexican states where Tequila can be produced, I am sure this really fills the people of Tequila with all kinds of joy that so many other people are benefiting from their ancestors hard work. But I digress, the agave used in Tequila is always steamed, the best producers of mezcal roast the agave. This gives it a much different flavor than the steamed Agave in Tequila. Not everyone likes the roasted flavor, personally I do, and favor a nice mezcal over tequila. Please beware that mezcal is a catch-all word for any liquor made from the agave, and can be quite ghastly (it is cheap mezcal that has the worm in the bottle).
all tequila is mezcal--but not all mezcal is tequila. As SThitch said, tequila is made from the blue agave cactus--the blue Weber agave, to be exact. Mezcal, on the other hand, can be made from several (seven or eight, if I recall correctly) different types of maguey/agave cacti, including, most commonly, the Espadín variety. Mezcal is primarily produced in Oaxaca. Tequila is primarily produced in the state of Jalisco, where the town of Tequila is located, although it may be produced in several other states.
Not all liquors labeled 'tequila' are in fact made of 100% blue agave; less expensive tequilas can contain up to 49% other sugars and chemical yeasts and may still be labeled 'tequila'. The 51% agave content MUST be blue Weber agave, not some other kind of agave. If the label says the tequila is 100% agave, you're looking at excellent (and usually quite expensive) sipping quality tequila.
A Mexican associate of mine recently took several cases of tequila in trade for some expensive merchandise. My associate failed to look closely at the label prior to making the trade and discovered to his chagrin that the label (which he thought said 100% agave) in fact said *100% Mexican*. The ingredients list was deceptive and the stuff was 100% undrinkable. Caveat emptor!
Conan O'Brien on FOX: 'Far From a Done Deal,' Manager Says {PopEater}
Mar 28th 2010 9:13AM Judy, judy, Judy....
Did your Mommy take
your Crayons away???
You realy have to learn
to stay inside the house
when coloring!! lol
Conan O'Brien on FOX: 'Far From a Done Deal,' Manager Says {PopEater}
Mar 28th 2010 8:55AM
Oh, Conan again (YAWN)....
Wake me if this eyebrow
licking, knuckle-dragging,
ass-clown EVER does anything
remotely entertaining.
His ratings were rock botton for a reason.
Coco...just fade away...
Jesse James' Women: Affair Claims Rise {PopEater}
Mar 25th 2010 11:55AM
How shocking...An inked-up, knuckle-dragging
biker cheated on Snow White.
What do you expect from an
inarticulate grease monkey?? lol
Win a trip to Bangkok from Gadling and lebua! {Gadling}
Feb 22nd 2010 2:38PM Hmmm.
Another lark for me.
Win a trip to Bangkok from Gadling and lebua! {Gadling}
Feb 22nd 2010 8:42AM
Wow!!
What a pleasure to discover your contest.
Talk about an exotic adventure for a recently retired
restraunteur, this would be great fun for my wife
and me.
Consider me as entered.
Hot Seat: McCain the POW {Politics Daily}
Aug 25th 2008 8:22PM
John McCain...
HERO my eye...
HELLO...The guy got shot down... then used this event to build a political career for Pete's sake.
Tell that to my brother's family when his body was shipped back from 'Nam.
The real heroes saved others at the greatest cost!
He makes me sick with his hiding behind the getting caught experience...It was over 40 YEARS AGO>
HEROES don't get caught!!!
Have you heard this bluthering idiot speak lately??Poor little rich boy is going to lose his memory soon...How can McCain lead from a mental hospital?
