Hola, mi Amigos! Today is Cinco de Mayo. Up until five minutes ago, I was convinced that Cinco de Mayo was the Mexican equivalent of the Fourth of July, i.e. Mexican Independence Day, but after a quick Google search, I learned that I was wrong. Mexican Independence Day […]
I’ve met a few brand loyalists in my day. They say: I only drink Brand X. I like it, so why try anything else? That ain’t me. I like variety. Sure, I have preferences… I like hoppy beers. I like tart stuff too. A rich and roasty porter […]
The whisky that you see in the above photo (it’s made by William Grant & Sons, the owners of Glenfiddich, The Balvenie, Hendrick’s Gin, and so much more) made it’s US debut in early March at a bar called Reserve 101 Whiskey Bar and Cocktail Lounge which is […]
For this year’s Spring Break boondoggle, Benita, the Urchins and I headed out to Las Vegas for a few days before we ventured up to Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah. After checking in to the Cliffs at Peace Canyon, we headed out in search of provisions to the local Walmart. Much […]
A few Fridays ago, our youngest boys were having a sleepover at G-LO’s house. Always the dutiful father, I followed my little guy over to G-LO’s and waited there while he got acclimated. G-LO, always the gracious host, saw that I was thirsty from my 42 foot walk and […]
On January 25th, Stone Brewing Company released their 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout as a part of their 20th Anniversary Encore Series. The 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout was originally released in 2008 to celebrate … well, uh, Stone’s 12th Anniversary. After that, despite being extremely well-received, […]
Golden orange hue. Coriander and spices. Crisp. Dry. Refreshing!
For this year’s Spring Break boondoggle, we headed out to Las Vegas for a few days and then ventured up to Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah. After a hard day of clamoring up and over natural obstacles, we stopped at Zion Pizza & Noodle for well, um, pizza and […]
Way back in 1966, Simon and Garfunkel released an album called Parsley, Sage Rosemary, and Thyme. One of the tunes on that album was the 59th Street Bridge Song. The song starts off exactly like this… Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning […]
Grain, water, yeast, and oak. The four ingredients that give us The Water of Life, aka whisky (or if you prefer, whiskey). The print in the above photo illustrates the process by which whisky is made. The idea behind this print comes from Mark Byrne, a former spirits editor […]
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