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World Cup 2010 Cocktails

Filed under: Spirits

The 19th Soccer World Cup is upon us, taking place in South Africa. There is no better way to kick-off this event than by toasting your favorite team with a delicious cocktail perfect for summer merriment. Here are a few cocktail recipes that include such spirits as VeeV, the World's First Açai Spirit, Bombay Sapphire, Xante and Lucid's absinthe.

Take a look at the following slideshow for a few recipes to experiment with--there are recipes for fans of Brazil (above), England, France, England, Mexico and more.

Gallery: World Cup Cocktails

Tags: Acai, bombay sapphire, cocktail recipes, cocktails, Lucid, VeeV, World Cup, World Cup 2010, Xante

Five Tips for Surviving a Holiday Office Party

by Carrie Coolidge (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits, Events

Holiday office parties are just getting underway. Here are a few tips for surviving your holiday merriment.

Tip One: Start Your Night Happy, not Hungry

Food helps slow down the absorption of alcohol, giving your body more time to metabolize the toxins. Start your night with a medium sized meal, and nibble on snacks throughout the evening.

Tip Two: Choose Light (or lighter) Spirits

Sipping on drinks with lower alcohol content allows you to celebrate with colleagues without getting too tipsy. Instead of vodka (80 proof), look for liqueurs with a lower alcohol content. Some, such as VeeV, mix like vodka, but have a lower alcohol content (60 proof in Veev's case). Remember: drinks with a lower alcohol content also means fewer calories.

Tip Three: Keep Hydrated

Avoid the dehydration trap by drinking a small glass of water in between cocktails. You can also hydrate by choosing drinks with ice.

Tip Four: Stick to One Kind of Alcohol

Follow the golden rule of surviving any party hangover-free by steering clear of mixing different types of alcohol. Once you chose your favorite spirit of the night, stick with it, but drink in moderation.

Tip Five: Say No to Drinks Made with Dark Liquors

The clearer your drink, the fewer problems you will have the next morning. Dark liquors contain more toxic chemicals (congeners) than clear ones, which are widely responsible for nasty headaches. Brandy, red wine, rum, and whiskey fall in this category.

Tags: brandy, holiday party, HolidayParty, Veev, vodka

Veev, Drink Your Acai

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits

The latest drink to use the acai fruit from Brazil is Veev, a newly launched liquor. Veev is a 60-proof white spirit that along with acai also contains other antioxidant-containing fruits such as acerola cherry and prickly pear. The company also has a green slant. They donate $1 per bottle to green initiatives such as the Rainforest Action Network and Sambazon's Sustainable Acai Project. The company is also fine tuning their business practices making changes such as having their sales force drive Toyota Priuses and using soy ink and sustainable packaging for the product, and recycled materials in the office whenever possible. The taste is a little sweeter than a vodka and the liquor so far seems to only be available in California. I haven't tried it yet but the folks at LAist certainly seemed to enjoy it.

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Tags: alcohol, liquor, spirits, veev