Month: April 2009
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Ward 8 – Back on the Horse
My friends, I have fantastic news! I’m back on the bourbon horse and loving it. I started the week with a bit of trepidation, but that soon faded as I was reunited with my delicious old friend, tasty American whiskey. The Ward 8 was a perfect reintroduction to this fine spirit although, in the future…
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Ward 8
A couple of months ago I was involved in an incident involving an over-imbibing of bourbon. I don’t think it’s really necessary to go in to all the details, but I will say that ice fishing was involved. Since that event I’ve kinda shied away from the brown elixir. As I’m sure you will agree,…
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Psuedo-Relatives and the Like
I started the week with little knowledge of amaretto and I feel I’m finishing it with at least a base that I can work from going forward. I went with a bottle of Disaronno which turned out to be a good choice. The almond notes were present and the sweetness was at a good level. …
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Oval Vodka
As I’ve mentioned on a couple of previous occasions I don’t drink much vodka either straight or in cocktails. It’s not that I don’t like vodka, I just don’t find a need for it all that often. This week however presented an excellent opportunity in the form of the Godmother and Goddaughter. A couple weeks…