I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me "What’s the difference between Scotch and Whiskey”?

At first I thought it was just one person who misunderstood the concept, but after running into this situation multiple times over the last few years I’ve learned that the majority of the people in the world really have no idea what makes whiskey whiskey, Scotch Scotch and Bourbon Bourbon.

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New Year

People in Georgia love their holidays and what is most important, know how to organize them so beautiful, delicious and joyfully, that you enjoy every minute of the festival, and then look forward to the next one.

The chain of celebrations is opened with the New Year. The world's favorite holiday, in Georgia found its national traits and wonderful traditions. For example the main New Year's attribute is the Christmas tree. In Georgia, in addition to the Christmas tree each family decorates chichilaki - a homemade wooden Christmas tree out of wood, the crown which replaces the wood chips. Chichilaki are decorated with dried fruit and traditional ... Read more »

Tbilisoba (Tbilisi City Celebration) as a celebration was first marked on October 28, 1979 and since than it has became the tradition. At the weekend the meeting of the present and past occurs in the city and the old Tbilisi is livened up once again. You will still meet Karachoghelis, water sellers and Kintoes in the street.

The first established Tbilisoba was held in the renovated districts of the city in the form of the fancy dress carnival: Tbilisi noblemen and Kneinas dressed in the Georgian traditional dresses were looking out from the balconies on the rafts drifting on the Mtkvari.
Even at present as soon as the celebration is started the phaetons appear in the streets, the sad rhymes of the arghani is sounded in the air and the songs by the ashughs takes us to the old Tbilisi as if the inhabitants of the medieval centuries are brought to life.
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Sulguni 

Sulguni is the most popular cheese in Georgia, and is enjoyed in many of its neighbouring countries. It is a stretched curd cheese which has been produced in Georgia for centuries, and comes in many different varieties, from fresh and mild to aged, dried and smoked, and often quite salty. It is closely related to Italian pasta filata cheeses such as mozzarella, provolone and caciocavallo. Sulguni is among the favourite ingredients used in Georgian cuisine, most commonly in the famous Georgian cheese-bread called khachapuri, although ... Read more »

Bio or organic wine is almost the same as traditional Georgian wine made in qvevri, for the wine made in qvevri does not need neither preparations and admixtures allowed in bio-industry nor any other admixtures and their use is an extra cost. Traditional Georgian wine can not be made without qvevri! Qvevri is a phenomenal vessel the origin of which dates back to the ancient Georgian history. Qvevri making and generally the qvevri is an integral part of traditional Georgian wine making. In past, qvevri was used for storage of grains, boiled butter, cheese, eau-de-vie de marc or other kinds of vodka, marinades, etc. Though its origination is related to the development of wine making and is specifically designated for wine. Hence, its creation is connected to the development of wine making in ... Read more »

Sundays are for fun. Waking up on Sunday morning subconsciously knowing that it’s a day off feels just nice. Most people I know try to relax on Sundays. They go out of town, fishing, sailing, spending the day with the family. Sunday's sun feels different because you know you will feel the sun on your skin, as opposed to looking at it from the office window. This is a very usual Sunday morning for a lot of people. But not all.

The typical Sunday morning for a lot of people starts with a headache, thirst and crushed body. It’s not flu, it’s a hangover.

People of the world, regardless of their age, wait for the weekends. Kids are happy not to have to go to kindergarten or school and get to spend the day with mommy and be taken to McDonald’s or go to the park. They feel that their parents’ world rotates around them. Teenagers most likely go to the movies with the friends and are allowed to stay out later than usual. When it comes ... Read more »