As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last seven Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia, Spring Extravaganza event in New York in May of 2012, and the Fall Extravaganza event in LA in November of 2014. […]
In mid-January, we received an email from Dean Hurst, Director of Spirits at Bern’s Steak House in Tampa, Florida. He wanted to know if we were interested in reviewing a blended grain whisky that was specially made for Bern’s Steak House by Compass Box Whisky Company. Given that […]
As Limpd has noted in numerous posts, I occasionally like to dabble in a bit of cocktail making, and as you can see in the above photo, I’ve managed to accumulate a few cocktail making tools and tinctures. Although it’s kind of a pain to play bartender on a regular […]
It was that time of year again, when I needed to buy Pappy his Whisky Advent calendar. So, as a dutiful son, off to Master of Malt I went! While I was perusing the Advent calendar selections, I thought.. You know. Since I’m here and all. And since […]
Once again, The Benevolents (The Khmer Rouge (aka Mrs. G-LO) and Benita (aka My Better Half)) had an evening out. They said it was some sort of a fundraiser, but it sure sounded like an excuse to get all of the ladies together to go boozing. In any event, G-LO and […]
Summer Vacation 2015. Another trip to Maine? No! Six days in Gatlinburg, TN plus one day in Nashville… The majority of our time in Gatlinburg was spent exploring Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Zip-lining. Hiking. Driving around. Riding the rides at Dollywood. Watching the sunset from our cabin’s […]
Last fall I was “on assignment” to take some cocktail photos for a client and was told it would be at a bar – The Jeffrey… with a bartender – The Bearded Alchemist… They told me his name, but when you hear the moniker “The Bearded Alchemist,” you don’t […]
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 […]
My boy G-LO is a big fan of the cocktail, and on those rare occasions when he’s motivated enough to don his bartender’s cap, he’ll expend a great deal of effort to throw together a respectable and representable version of whatever cocktail he’s been inspired to make. I […]
See that little Lego guy in the above photo (I call him Seamus) that’s carrying a camera in one hand, and a pretzel in the other one? He was behind Door #2 of this year’s 2015 Lego Advent Calendar. While there’s no denying that the Lego Advent Calendar […]