It was Chili Night at the hacienda and I needed a bit of liquid refreshment to go with my meal, so I once again delved deep into the dark recesses of the beer fridge and liberated a red ale to have with dinner. This evening’s random selection, a […]
One blustery winter evening in South Jersey, I was looking for a beverage to temper the cold and compliment my grilled chicken (yes, I was outside during a snowstorm grilling chicken, because when Benita wants the chicken grilled, you grill the chicken. And, then, you put the lotion […]
This past Tuesday (March 20, 2018 to be more precise) may have been the first day of Spring, but if you happen to live in the Northeastern United States, you would have never known it. Philadelphia and South Jersey experienced temperatures ranging from 28 to 35 degrees on […]
AK: Hello, Professor. It’s been a long time. G-LO: Indeed it has, Doctor! AK: Went out for burgers with the 17 year old daughter last night. Had a pretty boring soft drink to go with. I hate boring soft drinks. G-LO: Define boring. 7-up? Seltzer? Grape Ne-HI? Orange […]
Awhile back, our friends at The Baddish Group asked if we’d be interested in trying two Vodka expressions from their latest client, Nemiroff Vodka. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous posts, since I’m not much of a Vodka drinker, I was a bit hesitant to accept the […]
As is often the case, G-LO goes to his mail box and finds a generous sample of whiskey while I go to my mail box and find a note from Publisher’s Clearing House stating that I may be a winner. While I’m holding out hope that I may […]
What you see up above are photos of Islay’s very own Kilchoman Distillery that were taken by the West Coast Office (WCO) during his Single Cask Nation tour of Scotland in 2015. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous posts, Scotland (Islay in particular) is a Top 5 […]
Way back in early November, an email from Ninkasi Brewing Co. of Eugene, Oregon landed in our inbox asking if we’d be interested in trying their Sleigh’r Winter Ale. We of course said yes, so by mid-December, the beer that you see in the above photo landed safely […]
The South Bay of Metropolitan Los Angeles is a quirky world unto its own. Stretching from south of LAX to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, it’s a hodgepodge of small cities with familiar names like Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach. It’s a tapestry of middle-class affluent neighborhoods and schools, […]
I’ve been down the Papa’s Pilar road before… Ernest Hemingway. Light Rum. Dark Rum. The Solera Aging Process. All very familiar. All very delicious! So when we were approached to try the latest and greatest from Papa’s Pilar, a Custom Barreled Dark Rum that was finished in ex-Spanish Oloroso […]
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