Podcast Alert: The Latest in Entertaining Trends - Hot New Cocktails for the Holiday Season

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diageo -- "The Drinks Are on Us!"

The holidays are upon us and whether you are putting together a casual cocktail party or a New Year's Eve extravaganza, the key is to plan ahead. But planning the drinks menu can be as much work as planning the food itself. First, stock your bar with plenty of mixers. Next, complement your bar with the standards; a vodka, a rum, a scotch and a bourbon. With these staples on the bar shelf you'll be able to concoct dozens of drink combinations.

Did you know that time can be saved mixing your favorite flavor by buying a vodka, like Smirnoff Green Apple Twist, that already comes in assorted flavors. Or try a 180-degree departure from the traditional whiskey by mixing Johnnie Walker Black with cream soda in a lowball glass rimmed with vanilla sugar.

What: Video Podcast: Diageo brings you behind the scenes as the latest trends in entertaining and hottest cocktails are unveiled. When: The Podcast will be available for download on December 14, 2005. Where: http://feeds.feedburner.com/diageo How: Go to the URL above, and follow the subscription instructions on the website. Contact: Richard Frisch, 917-514-0828 About Diageo:

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business. With its global vision, and local marketing focus, Diageo brings to consumers an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across the spirits, wine and beer categories including Smirnoff, Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, J&B, Cuervo, Captain Morgan and Tanqueray, and Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines. Diageo trades in some 180 countries around the world and is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands and performance, visit us at http://www.diageo.com/.

Minimum Requirements: a computer, an Internet connection, (broadband required), a portable MP3/Video player or MP3/Video-player application on your computer, podcasting software and QuickTime 7. If you experience problems downloading the podcast, send an email to webcast@multivu.com.