Link About It: This Week’s Picks

An all-girl boy band, Björk's new book, how "Hair of the Dog" is real and more in our look at the web

1. “Hair of The Dog” is Real Peer-reviewed scientific publication Journal of Pain (which sounds like an excellent album title) has reported that booze is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophenwhich certainly explains why so many people use the “Hair of the Dog” excuse to get over a hangover. The study has shown that a blood alcohol content of approximately 0.08% (around three or four …

“Hair of The Dog” is Real

Peer-reviewed scientific publication Journal of Pain (which sounds like an excellent album title) has reported that booze is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophen—which certainly explains why so many people use the “Hair of the Dog” excuse to get over a hangover. The study has shown that a blood alcohol content of approximately 0.08% (around three or four drinks) results in “a small elevation of …

Tamworth Distilling’s Blue Lion Chicorée Liqueur

An amaro-like spirit, from the independent distillery, highlighting the elusive flavor

by Emily Bihl Chicory may be well known throughout the country as the secret ingredient in “New Orleans-style coffee,” but even in the Crescent City it’s hard to find the flavor unattached to its coffee companion. In fact, even the denizens of New Orleans might be hard-pressed to describe what chicory itself tastes like. This is why New Hampshire independent distillery Tamworth Distilling’s latest venture …