Ask Men just released their 2011 Great Male Survey and it turns out that the majority of dudes (35%) consider beer to be the “ultimate man’s drink.” Whiskey came in second at 28% (I knew there was a reason it’s after beer in our blog title!), Scotch at 27%, “whatever Don Draper is drinking” (ugh) […]

This was a great pairing with which to begin my Single Barrel Showdown.  Frankly, I don’t think I could have picked two better single barrel bourbons to begin this.  They were similar in some ways, the Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit (WTKS) was 101 proof, the McKenna was 100 proof and Bottled in Bond.  The WTKS […]

The time is drawing very near.  I’ve mentioned this in the comments, but I am making it official here today.  I will be doing a Single Barrel Showdown.  Eight single barrel whiskeys pitted against each other in bracket style.  Trouble is I haven’t completed the bracket yet. See, I only have 7 of the 8 […]

    For me it will be some of the Sam Adams Latitude 48 deconstructed bottles.  Got to get them into the fridge!  Also I have that new bottle of Jim Beam Devil’s cut, and I have a new bottle of Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve that I’m going to crack into.  120 proof and […]

When you Google “affordable luxury” on images, all manner of pictures come up for your perusal.  I found this one to be the most hilarious!  In and amongst all the Audi’s, BMWs, diamonds, and luxury resorts (none of which are very affordable in my world) was this photo which represents “Affordable Luxury” in Cambodia!  This […]

Well you thought Wisconsin had problems!  Take a look at their neighbor, Minnesota.  The State government in Minnesota has been shut down over the last two weeks while lawmakers try to figure out how to pay the bills.  Well this has had a concequence that I don’t think any of them considered while they dug […]

This guy looks like I feel.  I don’t know what is going on, but for the last several weeks I have gotten into a very bad sleeping schedule.  I wake up around 5:30am every weekday.  Go to work at 6:30.  Work (and throw up these quick blog posts every day until around 4:30 or 5. […]

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a craft beer and/or whiskey fanatic.  For most of you, your “free” time at work is spend trolling these here internets, looking for ways to explore your love of the fermented and the distilled.  But that’s probably not all you are doing.  Some of you probably have other obsessions […]

What a difference 6 years makes!  Last week I reviewed Jura 16, the 16 year old Single Malt whisky from the isle of Jura.  That was a very viscous fruity smelling, caramel and vanilla delight.  Jura 10 is a different character entirely.  Don’t let the bottle fool you, this whisky is a total departure from […]

It is the 5th of July, that dreaded day when everyone must go back to work with hangovers and too little sleep.  Hopefully you got a chance to have a barbecue or see a rousing 4th of July fireworks display.  Where I live, the city puts on their display on the 3rd and then on […]

Last year, a 170 year old shipwreck was found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and among the various baubles recovered were a handful of intact bottles of beer.  Finnish researchers recently cracked one open, only to find the bottle had been infiltrated by sea water.  When analyzing the brew, they found malt sugars, […]

Yesterday was a hectic day.  It began well enough, sleeping in until about 9 am (a real luxury in my house), with morning coffee and the paper, and some good conversation with my wife.  That afternoon however was where it all began to fall apart.  See lately my wife has been into the whole coupon […]

Remember when you were a kid and your Mom or Dad would say, “Lets go for Ice Cream!”  The instant release of endorphins as you loaded into the family truckster for that trip to Baskin Robbins, or DQ, or where ever.  Truth is it didn’t matter where you went for the ice cream, the Ice […]

Well the weekend is almost upon us and it is Father’s Day on Sunday.  What are your plans?  And what will you be drinking?  I’m thinking about taking my youngest fishing on Sunday and perhaps relaxing with a nice drink and a great cigar.  I have just received a new bottle of Wild Turkey 81 […]

A couple weeks ago I went up to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and one afternoon we hopped the border over to Spokane Washington.  There we went to a really cool tap house that was in an old radiator shop.  Is a matter of fact it was called the Radiator Shop.  Great tap brews.  I had a […]