The Highlander and the Devil, a Scottish Folk Tale About Whisky

The story of the Highlander and the Devil is an old Scottish folk tale. It reminds a bit of the encounters the Beer King Gambrinus and the Serbian saint Sava had with Satan, but as it plays in Scotland of course this is a whisky story. Unlike the formentioned folk tales from Belgium and Serbia…

Joke: Recipe for a real Scottish Christmas cake

The Scottish cuisine may not be the ultimate worldwide symbol of gastronomic delights. For some reason haggis, black pudding and deep fried mars bars never gained much populairtu outside of Scotland. But maybe most of the people in this world are just too sober to understand the beauty of these dishes. After reading this Scottish…

The Top 10 Strongest Alcoholic Drinks in the World

Are you the kind of person who downs hard liquor with a straight face? Are you that tough guy or girl that downs any kind of booze, no matter how strong? Well, do we have a challenge for you. We created a ranking of the strongest alcoholic drinks legally available in stores around the world,…

5 delicious whiskies from the Scottish islands

Now here’s something new for both website and writer: whisky reviews. Since yours truly never took  any classes or training in recognizing the ingredients, it would be too much to add ‘whisky connoisseur’ to the CV. But since I’ve been a big fan of this drink for many years and the good lads of Flaviar were…

December 15, 2015 in Drinks.

The 15 weirdest ways to cure a hangover

A traditionalhangover cure from the Philippines called balut. This is a baby duck boiled inside it’s own egg. The biggest downside of heavy drinking is of course a major hangover the morning after. The Lords of the Drinks are always looking for new ways to fight this eternal enemy. That’s why in one of our first…

11 drunken cult heroes in football

Quite a while back we made a post about the top-11 football players who were heavy drinkers in their glory days, all world class players without a doubt. But the best ones are not always the most well loved by the fans. Every football club has it’s classic cult heroes. Usually these are not the…