Complete home still design and “blueprints”, centered on an old IKEA pressure cooker. With a Lowe’s and a Bed, Bath, & Beyond, you too can violate Federal law!

Forensic facial reconstruction done on the Crystal Head Vodka bottle. Yes, he’s appropriately creepy.
Via Manhattans Project

Josh Miller’s petition that everyone who cares about drinks in California should sign… today. California lawmakers think it is a good idea to force bartenders to wear food service gloves like they are school lunch ladies. In this (as with most things), California lawmakers are wrong and need help seeing the light. (Josh is @Inuakena)

Per Capita, the number one whiskey-drinking nation in the world is… France. To be beaten out by the Wine Guys is bad enough for the United States, the UK, and Ireland, but check who clocks in at number 2.

Now you can send text messages with a spray bottle of vodka. Booze—Is there nothing it can’t do?

Jeffrey Morganthaler on 86ing drunks. I think this Morganthaler kid could have a future in blogging if he keeps it up….

The top ten cheap “bourbons”, ranked. Of these, only my father’s brand, Early Times, has ever passed my lips.
“Have you ever had a Boulevardier? It’s like a Negroni but with bourbon in the gin’s place. It’s a great drink, but you have to make it at home lest you find yourself pronouncing “Boulevardier” in public.”
H/T: @JMGIII

Hows and whys of cultivated and wild yeasts in making beer and spirits. Lots to absorb in this Popular Science piece. Via HotAir.

Thor and Loki Cocktails. I can’t warrant their taste, but the garnishes are perfect. Via @Alcademics
(Should make the cape out of Fruit Roll-Ups…)

The illegal vodka pipeline(s) you never knew existed. But you did know where they are located! Thanks to: @Teekeemon