booze

The Ultimate Hangover Cure

Posted by MikeE on 11 Apr 2012
In a city known for its excess, there's little that surprises me. Still, this might be one of the most excessive things I've ever seen. Yes, a bus specializing in curing your hangovers by poking you...

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Step Aside, Mandarin Bar... Hyde Is Here

Posted by MikeE on 24 Jan 2012
Somewhere behind an uninviting, overwhelmingly hideous wall where Fontana's video poker once stood is a new space with a reputation that was tarnished before it even opened. It's run by the guy who closed Sahara. It...

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Specialty Cocktails: The Party Pits of Food and Beverage

Posted by MikeE on 21 Nov 2011
You've seen it before. Old men and frat boys hiding boners under blackjack tables happily playing 6:5 odds because there are cage dancers behind the busty dealers. It's stupid, slightly embarrassing, but a huge revenue...

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How Many Times Has This Happened To You?

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Jun 2011
Ok, fess up. Which one of yous is this? Thanks to Misnomer for the tweet tip....

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Libations for Less At Cosmopolitan

Posted by MikeE on 31 May 2011
The "mixologist" (read: talented bartender - stop the pretentiousness PUH-lease) has exploded in culinary and nightlife circles, especially in Vegas. We haven't seen a trend like this since the burger joint explosion of 2008, day...

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The Sinatra Smash: Now Served With Umbrellas

Posted by MikeE on 29 May 2011
Several large umbrellas, actually. Now you don't have to trek all the way to the quietest corner of Encore to grab Five Hundy By Midnight's favorite drink. The Sinatra Smash, once only available in the quiet...

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Sahara Gift Shop Having Booze Fire Sale!

Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 Apr 2011
With less than a month until Sahara closes its doors permanently, the gift shop at Sahara is starting to unload their warehouse full of liquor at sharp discounts (at least for a gift shop.) One example...

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Wynn + Whisky = The Nth

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Feb 2011
Like Wynn? Like Whisky? Scratch that... LOVE WYNN? LOVE WHISKY? Hells yeah. Coming to Wynn Las Vegas March 18-19, 2011 is The Nth, billed as Ultimate Whisky Experience. ...

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The Trippies 2010 : The Audio Part Deux

Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Jan 2011
Because you've asked, here is the second gigantic part of the Trippies webcast, wherein we discussed the editors picks and a hundred other topics. Be forewarned that this program is incredibly long - it...

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Vegas Gang #54 : Harrah's IPO, Cosmopolitan and more

Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Nov 2010
In the latest installment of the Vegas Gang podcast, the guys take on the cancelled Harrah's IPO, the leaked Cosmopolitan photos, Fontainebleau's Pot Odds, Diamonds and Stars, Winn Replaces Andrew Pascal at Wynn, Bellagio MLife...

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Wynn Wine Bar La Cave Unveiled

Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Sep 2010
VT reader detroit1051 unearthed an eentsy weensy size rendering of La Cave, the new wine bar coming soon to Wynn Las Vegas. After a coupla minutes of snooping around we've managed to uncover...

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Aria Sky Suites No Longer So Sweet

Posted by MikeE on 26 Aug 2010
It lacks the refinement of a Mandarin, the elegance of a Wynncore Tower Suites, and if it weren't for an entire wall dedicated to a camouflage Warhol, you'd swear this hotel within a hotel haven...

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Bellagio Moving To Wine Country

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Aug 2010
Bellagio - Las Vegas' finest resort, aka The Other Gateway To The CityCenter - has decided to take a little vacation to Napa, California, home of the WinoTripping. "Bellagio superstar chef" Julian Serrano (f-you Aria!) will...

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Gilley's Offers $20 Bottomless Bush

Posted by JohnH on 21 Jul 2010
An errant case of absolute non-truth in advertising? A brilliant marketing decision? More reason to love/hate Gilley's? Whatever it is, Gilley's has $20 bottomless bush Busch and Phil Ruffin wants us to...

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George Who?

Posted by BlackHillsBoozeHound on 15 Apr 2010
Whether you're a follower of Stiffs & Georges, or you're just hip on your casino parlance, you're familiar with the term "george" as describing one who tips well, perhaps even overly-so (antonym: tom, which I...

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One Sick Vegas Trip

Posted by BlackHillsBoozeHound on 14 Apr 2010
Our annual December trip - nestled between departure of the National Finals Rodeo'ers and the arrival of the Christmas crowds - we stage a get-together of friends and family. Rates are the among the...

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Hey Caesars Palace, Where's yer 'postrophe?

Posted by BlackHillsBoozeHound on 8 Apr 2010
I recently submitted an article for an award-winning Vegas website, and made the misstep of referring to that place attached to the Forum Shops with the possessive Caesar's instead of the plural Caesars. He...

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