Two amateur archaeologists traveling along a perilous stretch of South American coast find themselves drunk & bothered by threats of kidnapping, ritual sacrifice and a looming pisco hangover.
Love & Guano: the Pisco Diaries
Category: Uncharted Drink Review
No Direction Bears Fruit
A desert deluge has stranded two Englishwomen in Marrakech. With nowhere else to turn, they seek higher ground and Moroccan spirits at a jazz bistro. And, inexplicably, they plot an incredible heist.
The Chicago Handshake (and other portents of doom)
Vic’s curses are reversed with shots of Malört, but all is not smooth sailing in summertime Chicago.
Surviving the Circus: Five Rules for Conference Success
“Cassidy was the undisputed Queen of the Conference Circuit. At any given function she became the individual in the room whose ring was kissed. Even the party hosts or resident power brokers eventually came to her for validation. Or if they didn’t, she was busy plotting a strategy to win them over so they soon would be. She was uniquely able to bludgeon the careful norms associated with white glove events while simultaneously expanding the possibilities for how electeds were allowed to behave.”
This is some of her playbook.
Watermelon Poison: drinking fire water in Bogota
The notorious first meeting of Izzy Badger and Captain Dick occurs under the watchful eye of Vic Neverman and Colombia’s finest bargain spirit.
Ankara: Drinking Raki at the Locksmith’s Table
Raki is the endangered booze of Turkey with a deep tradition. Vic and his new pals in Ankara drink a few too many rounds while they still can.
A Swig of Darkness: Midnight in Iceland
It’s nearly Christmas. Vic and Josefina are in Iceland in search of the northern lights, but clouds and schnapps and whale curses turn the night into something rather unexpected…