ll vodka is the same. Really, it is. Don’t believe me?

Singer Nick Jonas wants in on the Tequila boom and is working with vodka-maker Stoli and menswear designer John Varvatos to turning his dream into a reality.

Grey Goose has had a longstanding partnership with the United States Tennis Association, and this year, to celebrate the US Open, the beloved vodka brand has launched its first-ever limited-edition bottle to commemorate the collaboration.

For a while, bartenders looked down their noses at vodka, as the likes of gin and Tequila took off. But now the spirit has become a hit again.

Failure to pack the proper emergency supplies is a fast way to turn adventure into misadventure, and like most people who wander far from Walgreens’ range, I’ve built my first-aid kit through bitter trial and error.

Sixth-generation, Somerset, England-based cheesemaker Barber’s — now the oldest surviving cheddar makers in the world, according to its website — produce over 80 tonnes of cheese each day, made from milk from over 100 local dairy farms.

Here’s a spirit that gives new meaning to the phrase, “Pass the salt.”

The stats may claim that the country is drinking less of the good stuff, but its destined to remain in the collective consciousness for eternity.

The Sazerac Company has released a line of “fortified wine beverages” that look like assorted liquors, without the flavour or… the liquor of those real spirits. The labels on each of those bottles imitate the iconography and typefaces of more familiar brands of booze, which is why they’re causing double-takes in US states where hard liquor is only sold in ABC stores.

The Lebua Hotel, that owes its fame to the Hangover II film, has become the Thai capital’s leading one-stop luxury epicurean destination. The establishment is now also home to Lebua No. 3 – a brand-new gin, vodka and caviar bar, which also just happens to be the tallest in the world – located on the 52nd floor of the hotel in Bangkok.