Mrs. G-LO and I celebrated our anniversary the same way that we did last year, by spending a weekend in Manhattan. Since she’s a VERY thorough travel planner, we had a full itinerary which included food, a museum, more food, nap time, more food, drinks, food again, more drinks, […]
On March 8th, I had the pleasure of taking my Pappy to another exclusive tasting for members of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society at the Union League. Aron Silverman, the society’s ambassador, travels around the country bringing the society’s unique bottles to those interested in furthering their palate […]
Now for the 3rd and final installment in our 3 part review of Master of Malt Whisk(e)y Samples. Since G-lo went with his taste and took the full bodied and smoky Caol Ila 17 sample and the ROK went for the Old Fitzgerald 12 sample, I got a […]
Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Commodore Perry IPA is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the naval hero of the War of 1812 who battled the British navy on Lake Erie. The beer which bears The Commodore’s name is brewed with two kinds of malt (Harrington 2-Row Base Malt […]
This is the second of three reviews of whiskey samples provided to us by our new friends at Master of Malt. For those not familiar with Master of Malt, they are a specialist retailer of fine malt wisky established in 1985. They offer low prices & next day delivery. They […]
When we were first approached by Master of Malt about accepting some free whisky samples, all they asked is that we provide links to their website , Facebook page, and Twitter feed when we post our review of the whiskies they send. This was a perfectly timed solicitation […]
Sometimes hanging out with our old friend The Alemonger is a bit like an acid trip as he spins off on rants about the squirrels that have laid siege to his home or how cheese and eggs are a communist plot to enslave us all. Other times hanging with […]
“I was just told that the meeting that is scheduled at 1PM today is being postponed until further notice. Please remove it from your calendar.” – Actual text from a work email received at 10:44AM on 3/3/2011 I’ve been to Misconduct Tavern on two occasions. Once during a post-Christmas […]
There are Belgian-style beers. There are IPAs. And then there’s Belgian-style IPA. Could it get any more complicated? The answer is yes, it can get really complicated! And if you don’t believe me, the Brewers Association has published a 34 page guide that will tell you how complicated it really is. […]
Ok, so I have been meaning to write this post for a while, last summer I had the good fortune to spend two weeks in the U. S. Virgin Islands on the beautiful island of St. John with my family. Beyond the snorkling, hiking, sailing, and relaxing we […]
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