Let us consider the glass. A mere vessel to enjoy liquid libations. It all started innocently enough three million years ago. Two hairy hands with scraped knuckles and opposable thumbs cupped together reached down into that little stream behind the cave and brought up thirst quenching water to […]
In the spring of 2016, the whisky community gathered in New York City for the fifth annual Whisky Jewbilee. Produced by the The Jewish Whisky Company, the event had become a gathering of the whisky tribes from the all over the United States, from the Tri-State area to […]
On the Scottish island of Islay, the legend is that the local waters taste and smell of peat. In San Diego, the air may have more than just legend in it as beer seems to teem from every pore of the area. But there’s a burgeoning new scene […]
AK: So, G-LO, what’s your take on the mystical world? Ghosts? Magic? The Underworld? Donald Trump’s hair? You believe in that stuff? G-LO: That all depends upon how much I’ve had to drink. AK: I hear that. Otherworldly things beyond what we know here in the good old terra firma are […]
G-LO: So, Mr. Peabody, where we headed this evening? Is the Wayback Machine all fired up? AK: Fired up, indeed, Seamus. The calendar tells me that it’s the day we’ll be celebrating that grand old Saint of ours, Patrick. G-LO: Ah yes! Got your green beer on order? AK: […]
AK: Well, Señor, we meet again for another Friday night Siesta y Fiesta! G-LO: Hola, Mi Amigo! Where we headed tonight? AK: We are headed, my friend, to España! Via Scotland. G-LO: Muy bueno! It’s been many moons since I set foot on Spanish soil. I dig it! […]
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel is an imposing structure in Downtown Los Angeles that makes one think of swank charity balls for the latest disease du jour, catering for a thousand well-dressed business types, and a room service menu with $12.00 bagels for those who need $12.00 bagels after […]
Big vs. Small. Mountain meet molehill. Mouse meet Elephant (Eek!). The world is filled with the huge and not so huge. We compare them even when we try not to… “My truck is bigger than yours!” “My cellphone can fit in my wallet!” “My cellphone doubles as a […]
If it’s hot out in La La Land then you know it must be time for the Gathering of the Peat Heads. The Los Angeles Scotch Club’s annual celebration of peated whisky descended upon the worshippers with Peatin’ Meetin’ VII. These kids may catch up to the Super […]
AK: Friday night means one thing: WHISKY! G-LO: Indeed it does! AK: And since I’ve filled my kids with sushi, it’s Daddy Time! G-LO: Amen, Brother! My kids are filled up with FroYo, Yo! And hopefully fast asleep. AK: I got one in the living room watching a […]
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