Alcohol Art Prints

A contemporary French adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “to ret...

A contemporary Lady Gatsby adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can also mean “to ret...

The quote is a humorous twist on the common expression “half empty or half full”. We can enjoy a drink whilst deliberating whether we see the world...

A quote from Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, the founder of the Chanel brand, who popularised a sportive, casual chic as the feminine standard. She was t...

Une adaptation d'une estampe japonaise de 1814. Le mot japonais pour grenouille est "kaeru", qui peut aussi signifier "revenir". La grenouille est ...

A Harvard study actually found that the risk of death from all causes to be 21% to 28% lower among those who drank alcohol moderately, in compariso...

Moderate drinking with friends reduces stress, increases the amount of time you spend in the company of others, which in turn will help for a longe...

Raise a glass and watch the bubbles rise like distant stars climbing into view. Champagne has its own astronomy — pockets of light, bursts of energ...

Champagne became tied to Christmas festivities in the 19th century, when French winemakers promoted it as the drink for winter celebrations. By the...

As Dickens’s words filled Victorian parlours with Christmas spirit, champagne filled their glasses. Raise a glass to generosity, joy, and the timel...

Charles Dickens was known to enjoy Champagne, often serving it at his dinner parties. In his novel David Copperfield, Champagne is mentioned as a m...

Champagne and gardening intertwined during the Victorian era, when lavish garden parties often featured Champagne as the drink of choice. These ele...

Champagne has been served at royal courts across Europe for centuries. In 1884, Champagne was selected as the official drink for Queen Victoria’s r...

Though Champagne hails from France, Scotland’s elite were early enthusiasts. By the 1700s, Champagne was flowing at Edinburgh banquets, often paire...

Sir Winston Churchill was known for his consumption and love of Champagne. The Pol Roger Champagne house made a special pint bottle of Champagne fo...

A jigger is an hourglass-shaped measuring tool to pour accurate amounts of alcohol as drinks are prepared. In the early 19th century, the jigger ca...

A good practice is to insert the speed pourer into the bottle with the hole towards the label. This facilitates easy identification of which side t...

The pressure in a bottle of Champagne is typically twice, if not three times, the pressure in a car tyre. Champagne corks are held in place atop th...

The construction of the shaker, temperature, type of ice, and alcohol chosen, are key factors for a good cocktail. Studies have shown that once sha...

The cocktail’s first great ice age, saw the introduction of this noble artefact, which some argue came as part of the golden beard age as a tool to...

The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based on a tool called a gun wor...

The 1930s saw people describing popular blues songs as "rocking". As time evolved with rock 'n' roll music in the 1950s, the word "to rock" was lin...

Archaeologists have found glass bottles dating as far early as 1400 BC by the Egyptians. Glass can be recycled indefinitely without losing its qual...

The oldest brewery is believed to be Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany, where their licensing history goes back to 1040 AD. They have continued br...

An innkeeper in the mid 19thC, whilst using two containers to pour drinks back and forth, noticed the mouth of one container being smaller than the...

Wine was stored in jugs, oil cloth and pieces of woods used instead of corks as we know today. In the 17th century it became more common to have co...

The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based on a tool called a gun wor...

After water and tea, beer is the third most popular drink, and by far, the most popular alcoholic drink in the world. Beer making is as old as hum...

Cast iron bottle openers were made in many shapes and sizes, often very cheeky featuring naked ladies. Many have also been made to commemorate Roya...

A study found that moderate drinkers are less prone to depression with less cases of heart disease. The conclusion was to keep the drinking moderat...

Most editions of Hamlet are slightly different as they all come from different sources. In the 1623 First Folio edition, the first printed copy of ...

Did you know that in the movie adaptations, James Bond drinks Champagne more than any other beverage? Nearly 40 glasses and counting. A bubbly, Mer...

Already by the 3rd century BC, the Romans had discovered the sparkly kind of wine which they named vinum titilium (“wine that tickles”). Certainly ...

Did you know that in the movie adaptations, James Bond drinks Champagne more than any other beverage? Nearly 40 glasses and counting.

An imperial bottle of 1947 Cheval Blanc was sold in November 2010 at auction for the respectable sum of £192,000 ($304,375), setting a world record...

The bubbles in champagne give the tipple its aroma and taste, as well as its fizz. Each glass of champagne releases approximately 20 million bubble...