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This is as good as it gets. NW IPA that is crushable yet full bodied.

Nice. I love Compass Box. I scored a Spaniard a couple months ago. I still see Spice Tree.

Wow! Great looking nachos! Most times, restaurant nachos leave me disappointed. Though, I did have one of the best I’ve had at a recent vendor lunch at The Yardhouse at the Battery Atlanta. Yours look absolutely AWESOME! I’m sure I’d crush those.

Some THH for the evening.

Cast iron nachos from the grill.

Empty flask support group? Bulleit BiB in the plastic cup....

Enjoy your brown water and have a great weekend.

So it was a heck of a frustrating day. Fryeday it is, just one today as I still do work tomorrow. I wince a bit every time I pour from this bottle as it feels like it is getting quite low. But that doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the liquid in the glass. Cheers.

Yup, polish whiskey, finished in bourbon and American rye casks. I love it, and I'm mostly skeptical of proof and wood stuff. A few senator picks and some of the tumbling dice picks have been really good. But proof and wood has been more miss then hit for me. Anyway this particular run was called the stranger and it is amazing. It drinks like a really well balanced high rye rye, but with somehow just more flavor. It reminds me of a really good michters 10 rye if you brought the proof up to 105 and canceled out any of the stone fruit flavors.

For FRyeday....Frey Ranch in the glass.

I understand. Sometimes you feel like a sherry bomb, sometimes you don't. I have more wine/sherry/port, etc. finishes than bourbon or other wood finishes in my single malt collection. However, I am not always in the mood for that flavor profile. I really enjoy all different casks, but from a collectors perspective, it is fun the amount of different types of finishes exist in the wine world. Different kinds, different time in them, different bases, different aged end products, etc.

The Spice Tree is a very interesting bottle. The Spaniard was a steal! Sad to see them go.

Picked up a bottle of The Spice Tree, since it has been retired/discontinued by Compass Box, along with The Spaniard. Both of those are two that I have always tried to keep on hand, but I have also tried the new ones that will be replacing them in the regular line-up, and they do not disappoint either.

Just went to 1 store today (Spec's) to pick up a bottle of Scotch, but there was a ton of formerly hard to find stuff sitting on the shelves. EH Taylor Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey 101 8-year, and Weller SR were all sitting on the shelves. Didn't need any of those and stuck to the mission and just grabbed the Scotch. I also saw a Woodinville 8-year, which was tempting until I saw the price. They wanted $130 for it, so I passed. I have enjoyed the couple of bottles of Woodinville that I have had, but that seemed like a lot for an 8-year.

I burned it at both ends this week and last at the plastic factory, dealing with a special project. Several 12 hour days, so I’m gonna burn this Punch Clasico, kill a Corona, then move on to throwin’ down some bourbon for the rest of the evening. I believe I’m feeling better already!

Nice. I like the SiB as well. I've been wanting the 8yr myself but only found 1, well 3 all at the same store, at 95$. I'll wait until I can get it closer to MSRP.

The BiB. Always a good one. Would love to find a single barrel.

Happy Birthday to you. (Early) Which New Riff did you pick up?

For some reason, Eagle Rare 10 had been hitting the spot for me lately. Weller remains my favorite and just got a bottle of Full Proof.

New Riff, OGD114. Turn 65 on Sunday so looking around for something special, just for me!!!!

Kewl flask!

My usual vacation whiskey is WT101....but I changed it up a little. Bulleit BiB in the flask & fancy glass...

Oh! Do tell please.

I'm not even sure how much the folx at BT really care about hitting a "flavor profile" for this 'new' addition to the BTAC line. Being a 'new' addition, it possibly could set its own flavor profile, maybe. Not saying they would look for something to be a big departure; but, maybe wouldn't mind a great deal if it was a bit 'different'. And, given the fact that any brand included in the BTAC line will be an instant "must have", and a guaranteed success... Wellllllllll....

VOB100 after homemade shrimp stir fry for dinner.