Bars & Clubs - Feb. 27, 2009
A drink a day: Perfect Mint Julep
There's something refreshingly delicious about a cocktail with muddled mint. While the mojito mixes cane sugar with rum, the Mint Julep improvises with powdered sugar and whiskey.
Tags: mint julep, makers mark, mint, badger liquor

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 21, 2009
New bar trends beget fresh takes on old tradition
In the last year, "luxury ultra lounges" opened on Milwaukee Street and Old World Third Street. Wine bars are pulling corks both downtown and in the suburbs. We're still tapping our fair share of hometown breweries but more and more beer stops are opening imported bottles. And, of course, the push for smoke free establishments continues.
Tags: bar trends, smoke free, lounge, luxury lounge, badger liquor

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 9, 2009
Best happy hour, 2009: Rascals
The home of the "$1 Happy Hour," allows you to kick back after work with mixed drinks and beers for a buck every night of the week. Rascals draws plenty of regulars and streams of college students for one of the liveliest, happiest happy hours in town.
Tags: rascals, badger liquor, taylors, one dollar happy hour, palomino, comet cafe, flannery's, the harp, art bar, red room, high hat garage, hooligan's, highbury, rosies, miller time pub