Stay Fancy

Hangover Cures

fancyflask — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:05:01 +0000

We’ve all experienced the dreaded hangover. Waking up the morning after drinking, telling ourselves we’ll never do it again since we feel so crappy. This doesn’t need to happen! Forbes published an article about the Ten Top Hangover Cures, leaving no excuse for you not to party hard and drink your heart out.

Bye Bye Hangovers

Check it out and learn how to avoid the dreaded hangover in the future. Stay fancy!

Gameday

fancyflask — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:16:53 +0000

Football and alcohol are a beloved combination, and no college football tailgate would be complete without lots of food, booze, and drinking games. Two of my personal gameday favorites are:

Flip Cup

Beer Pong

Make sure to enjoy your gameday and cheer on your favorite team. What are some more drinking games everyone likes to play at tailgates?

Support Breast Cancer Month with 30 days of PINK COCKTAILS!

fancyflask — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:05:08 +0000

This October is Breast Cancer Month, and we found an article that talks about a way to drink for a cure. How could we not love this? Check out the article and drink pink this month to show your support!

Personal Favorite:

Thirsty Thursday

fancyflask — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:00:50 +0000

If you’re in college, tonight most likely starts off your weekend and it is time to DRINK! In the LA area, here are some happy hours you may want to try out:

Celebrate the weekend

Yardhouse: 4-6 PM and 9-10 PM

ESPN Zone: 4-7 PM

Katsuya: 4-5 PM

Rock N’ Fish: 3-6 PM (Monday-Friday)

Bacaro LA: 5-7 PM (Monday-Thursday)

Happy Thirsty Thursday and enjoy your weekend! Stay fancy!

Whiskey Wednesday

fancyflask — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:58 +0000

One of Team Fancy Flask’s favorite alcohols is whiskey, with a personal favorite of Jack Daniels. This Whiskey Wednesday, we wanted to share with you about the all of the different types of whiskey.

our bff jack

Every single distillery, even within the same country, produces a different kind of whiskey so there is a great deal of variation. For example, there are 5 different types of scotch, a type of
whiskey produced in Scotland

Scotch
* Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Single Grain Scotch Whisky. Blended Scotch Whisky. Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. Blended Grain Scotch Whisky
* Any whisky with the word single in its label has been made in one distillery only. A blend, on the other hand, is a mixture of whiskies from different distilleries.

Irish
* Irish whiskey is triple distilled, whereas Scotch is distilled twice.
* In general, Irish whiskey is less smoky than Scotch, as a result of the Irish drying their malt without the use of peat smoke

American
* Bourbon is made of grain, and the mixture must be at least 51% corn, with no chemical additives so it is all natural. If it is aged for less than four years, makers are required to put the whiskey’s age on the bottle label.
* Tennessee whiskey: Unlike bourbon, which can be produced anywhere in the US, Tennessee whiskey can only be produced in Tennessee, by law. Filtering apparently refines the whiskey’s flavor, giving it a distinctive sweet taste. Plus, it apparently removes further impurities called congeners from the alcohol – which contribute to hangovers. THIS MEANS LESS HANGOVERS!!

Other countries
* Canadian, Finnish, German, Indian, Japanese, Welsh, and French whiskies

I hope that this has been informative and inspired you to participate in Whiskey Wednesday festivities. Send us your favorite recipes including whiskey…other than the obvious Jack and Coke classic. HAPPY WHISKEY WEDNESDAY!

Tequila Tuesday

fancyflask — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:41:03 +0000

Today is Tuesday, and I’m ready for some tacos and tequila. Most Mexican restaurants celebrate Tuesday with cheap tacos, but they don’t always have the drink specials to go along with it. What good is a cheap taco if your margarita is $10? Here is a delicious tequila recipe from thebar.com to get you through your Tuesday and on to hump day. We recommend sticking with Jose Cuervo, one of our favorites:

* 1 oz. Tequila (25 oz. per bottle)
* 3 oz. Lime Margarita Mix
* 1 lime wedge
* 1 teaspoon(s) salt

Enjoy your Tequila Tuesday and send us any special margarita recipes you may have!

Jose Cuervo

Cold Weather!

fancyflask — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:00:58 +0000

Summer is officially gone, and with the first rain in LA for the season, what a better excuse to start whipping up some cold weather cocktails!!

Hot Chocolate recipe – YUM

1/3 oz Bailey’s® Irish cream
1/3 oz butterscotch schnapps
1/3 oz cinnamon schnapps
6 oz hot chocolate
1 dash chocolate shavings
1/2 – 1 oz whipped cream

Add liqueurs to a mug of hot chocolate. Stir, top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Enjoy!

Check out this site to see a list of more drinks that will warm your up!
http://www.fineliving.com/fine/entertaining/article/0,2498,fine_22197_5937496,00.html

Fancy Flask makes it to UCLA

fancyflask — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:17:03 +0000

Tailgating the Fancy Flask way

We all know football season is here, and what better addition to your tailgate than your very own, personalized Fancy Flask? Our customers are able to STAY FANCY while still getting the necessary alcohol to have the complete tailgate experience. Send us any pictures of you and your fancy flask!

Introducing “Stay Fancy”

fancyflask — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:52:11 +0000

With experience working with Swarovski crystals on numerous products, a passion for enjoying great food, great drinks, and having a great time, Team Fancy Flask is excited to start our very own blog, sharing with our readers how to STAY FANCY! Whether at your next invite, sporting event, or Grandma’s bingo match, Fancy Flasks can come in handy in many everyday events, much like our blog. Our team is made up of three USC students, and like most USC Trojans, we realize the importance of keeping tradition, keeping it classy, and most importantly, having fun!

EMC

We are looking forward to interacting with our readers and creating a fun and informative blog, focusing on entertainment, alcohol, and all things fancy. Let us know if there is something specific you want us to write about!