An online speakeasy of potent potables and other pabulam.

 I will try not to make fun Sean for drinking strawberry-kiwi propel . . . especially while having a cigar, but seriously . . . 
Anyway, back to the matter at hand.  Grenadine.  I know everyone has seen or had grenadine in a drink.   The first, and probably only, experience with grenadine has come in the form of Rose’s.  Rose’s grenadine is the bright red, high-fructose corn syrup based liquid that tastes sweet, but not [...] Continue Reading…

Espresso/coffee
Oktoberfest
Whiskey
water

Things that don’t taste good with a cigar

Kiwi-strawberry Propel
Blueberry Hefeweizen

Reasons why I’d drink either of the latter

It was free
I was guilted into it

Wired has an article up today about a company that mixes up new blended scotches.  The company’s name is Compass Box, though they also mention Glenfiddich’s Monkey Shoulder, which I’d first heard about on
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LJ posting about it.  I’d considered that night ordering some, but it’s unavailable in the US so far and I’m not certain about ordering it and risking my money if it doesn’t make it across the border.
But the article today [...] Continue Reading…

 Alright.  I live in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  I love this state.  I was born in the mountains, received most of my education from “state” schools (even though one is the only public Ivy . . . ) and both sides of my family have had roots in Virginia since the the wagon train ride from Ellis Island.  If fact, my mother’s side of the family was one of the first families to go through [...] Continue Reading…