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Mining the timeless truths of Will Rogers
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You only have to go back a few weeks to realize why so many
endless quotations of Will Rogers have remained timeless with a built-
in wisdom that defines our human nature rather than the latest trend.
The stock market was purring along on an extended upward trend
until Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan hinted at raising
interest rates. The next day, the marked nose-dived into a correction
that lasted more than a week -- when it became clear interest rates
would not be raised.
Well, more then 60 years ago during the Great Depression of the
1930s, Will Rogers said:
"There is two ...
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Pisco revival: once the darling of the San Francisco cocktail scene, Peruvian Pisco makes a comeback.
Magazine article from: Cheers
; ...surprise to many that only 40 years ago, Pisco was one of the biggest selling spirits...spirit means most bars that even stock Pisco at all offer only the most readily available...Peru or Chile--actually invented Pisco. No one really knows for certain, although...
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PISCO: little bird, big flap.
Magazine article from: Art Culinaire
; ...over who has the right to use the name "pisco" for their aguardiente (firewater...Property Organization (WIPO) recognized pisco as a Peruvian-origin denomination. The...the brandy took its name from the city of Pisco, the port of origin. And the word "pisco...
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Potent Peruvian potable pisco packs powerful punch
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; ...CENTURY San Franciscans became so enamored of pisco that various cocktails and watering holes...researching a number of stories, including this pisco column. Just days after arriving home...earthquake hit the colonial port city of Pisco, reducing much of it to rubble. The city...
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Sour Times in Pisco Feud; Peru, Chile Debate Who Can Make the Famous Liquor
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...most important -- three ounces of pisco: That's what's needed for the drink...in a cocktail shaker and out comes the pisco sour," said Mauro Viza, a bartender...end of a bottle is up goes to get a mean pisco sour. "The measurements are exact...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Resolve it over a glass of pisco.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; Byline: Colin McMahon PISCO, Peru _ The Peruvian port city of Pisco may not be the birthplace of the liquor that shares its name. But looking at all the pisco bottles in Blanca Vazquez Lovera's store, I'm thinking...
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Resolve it over a glass of pisco: The Tribune's Colin McMahon goes above and beyond the call of duty to sample the brandy that is one of many sore points between Peru and Chile.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; Byline: Colin McMahon May 29--PISCO, Peru -- The Peruvian port city of Pisco may not be the birthplace of the liquor that shares its name. But looking at all the pisco bottles in Blanca Vazquez Lovera's store, I...
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"The Devil of the Andes".(pisco Peruvian brandy)
Magazine article from: Latin Trade
; Pisco, the brandy of Peru, is fighting quality...better known abroad. IF YOU ARE "BETWEEN PISCO AND NAZCA," ACCORDING TO AN old Peruvian...of Ica, which lies geographically between Pisco and Nazca, its inhabitants are frequently...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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CHILE, PERU FIGHT OVER BRAGGING RIGHTS OF PISCO LIQUOR
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...A worker washed bottles used to hold Pisco, stored in wooden kegs, at the Fundo...Lima, Isabel Alvarez holds a drink of Pisco, which can contain peaches, cocoa leaves...an ego clash over a fiery liquor called Pisco. The Andean neighbors both claim the colorless...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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CHILE, PERU FIGHT OVER FIERY LIQUOR PISCO.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...an ego clash over a fiery liquor called Pisco. The Andean neighbors both claim the colorless...can use the name. Only the brave dare say Pisco is Chilean in Peru or Peruvian in Chile. Both consider Pisco their own, drinking it straight or in a...
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Chile, Peru fight over the fiery liquor Pisco
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...an ego clash over a fiery liquor called Pisco. The Andean neighbors both claim the colorless...can use the name. Only the brave dare say Pisco is Chilean in Peru or Peruvian in Chile. Both consider Pisco their own, drinking it straight or in a...
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