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The Science Behind Your Hangover

By Luke Bauer • Jun 5th, 2008 • Category: Main Feature

While most of us are all too familiar with the “pain phase” of our joyful imbibe-ment, most hangover knowledge is limited to a babble of “cures”, “preventative measures”, and other rubbish. I set out, through some mildly scientific hands on experimentation (drinking) and actual research to parse out something useful.
So, what do we actually know? [...]



Well, some of us were involved…

By Luke Bauer • Feb 20th, 2007 • Category: The Second Glass

This , truthfully, is not wine or booze involved in the least (unless you consider the imbibe-ment (which is not, techincally, a word) involved in the event itself, which included wine, beer, hard liquor of all varieties, and god only knows what else, but it is a post involving an author that contributes to Second [...]



The Brutal Hammer Revisited: A Poor Man’s Cognac

By Luke Bauer • Feb 17th, 2007 • Category: The Second Glass

In keeping with the suggested drinking style of the Brutal Hammer (i.e. forcing everyone present to drink one, regardless of if s/he wants or needs one), I purchased a round at one of my many local establishments.
After drinking aproximately half of his cocktail, my associate reviewed the drink with the following, rather memorable, quote:
“”It kind [...]



The Brutal Hammer: A drink that lives up to its name

By Luke Bauer • Feb 1st, 2007 • Category: How To

The Brutal Hammer. The name made me think that it was, possibly, the best cocktail in the world. Taste, palatability, actual ingredients are not important. Imagine ordering a Brutal Hammer at your local bar (ideally, one would shout “Brutal Hammer” loudly when ordering). Instant cool, right? Or, for those of us that ascribe to the [...]