Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[Desert dog]

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So far this week the only bottle I've opened has been the bottle of amlopidine the dr. gave me on Monday, but today was one of those days so I'm winding down a drizzly afternoon on the porch with this Langenberg cap and a taste of Wild Turkey 101

Nice glass you're tasting from!

 

[Blare]

It seems the spirits industry has gotten the ATF to pave the way for the industry to do what has already happened to most other grocery items & consumable goods; sell you less product for the same money. Late in December 2020 the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau announced it would now accept new "standards of fill" paving the way for the 700ml bottle to become the US standard, replacing the 750ml bottle size. This is a decrease of 6.7%. You may recall this has happened before & that's how we got from a Fifth to 750ml.

All indications from the Spirits industry are that as the bottle size goes down prices will not likely follow. Same thing is expected to happen if/when the tariffs come off, prices aren't expected to come back down to pre tariff levels.

Stock up now. Cheers!

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This is like the half gallon boxes of Breyer’s ice cream going to a quart and a half all over again

 

[dh66]

Nice glass you're tasting from!

Thanks DD. I found this at a thrift store for a quarter. I had to get it. My grandmother used to have a cabinet full of this stuff.

 

[The Shoe]

Not sure about the match with kangaroo leather, but vodka tonic made with vodka sous vide infused with mixed berries is highly recommended.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Signatory Vintage bottling of Strathisla Highlands Single Malt. 58.5% ABV for 117 proof. Wearing my BSHW short nap scorched blue Heather this afternoon.

 

[Desert dog]

Signatory Vintage bottling of Strathisla Highlands Single Malt. 58.5% ABV for 117 proof. Wearing my BSHW short nap scorched blue Heather this afternoon.

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Very nice hat, and great distillery photos!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Very nice hat, and great distillery photos!

Thanks DD. At 117 proof served neat it kept me warm on a cold night. I'll always wish I could have gotten up into Scotland for an extended Distillery tour.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Celebrating Valentines Day a night early with a few drams of Balvenie 15 Single Barrel Sherry Cask with my Peters Bros 7X Shady Oak Bankers Special Seventy-five. 47.8% ABV.

 

[Scooterz]

18 degrees outside today. Dark beer required. Pretty tasty.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

It has warmed up to -14'f. Feels like temp is -32'f (this is with wind chill). Brrr! I have taken a day off and feeling "cabin fever" headed out to walk the property with my dog. I poured a Surley IPA and headed out. On the walk the beer kept getting a slushy top. Sure sign it is very cold.

The past couple weeks when I would have a chance, usually north of 11:00pm I did sip a whiskey. My bottles of Yamazaki 12, Laphroig Quarter Cask and Green Spot got the recent calls. A small pour into a heavy crystal glass just seemed to do the trick. The combo of very cold weather and long work hours had me really enjoying the taste. No quantity, but the glass sipped over almost a hour was a real luxurious enjoyment. At first the alcohol taste was prevalent, but soon after the tastes of the whiskeys came though. I took time and it was enjoyable to have them develop in my mouth. I am not an experienced whiskey drinker, so this was an opportunity to really lget to know a couple bottles.

It may be very cold, but I am recharging my personal energies for another long couple weeks. Feeling good! I am even considering starting up the grill. I can do -14f' on the grill!

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Desert dog]

I wii always refer to this Beaver brand, as the Bowen Buffalo!

 

[Desert dog]

Having a Lobotomy Bock, from Indian Wells. Enjoying a nice afternoon at Calico, wearing my Resistol Panda.

 

[Bamaboots]

Having a Lobotomy Bock, from Indian Wells. Enjoying a nice afternoon at Calico, wearing my Resistol Panda. View attachment 310913

A great look, Dd.

 

[Desert dog]

A great look, Dd.

Thanks BB!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Having a Lobotomy Bock, from Indian Wells. Enjoying a nice afternoon at Calico, wearing my Resistol Panda. View attachment 310913

And a toast sent your way with a couple of Bell's Two Hearted Ales after eating a build your own jalapeño pizza.

 

[RossRYoung]

One of my fav IPAs, Bells Two Hearted. They have a light and DIPA, which are both alright in their own respects, but the original is just about perfect.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

One of my fav IPAs, Bells Two Hearted. They have a light and DIPA, which are both alright in their own respects, but the original is just about perfect.

You would probably enjoy Dogfish Heads 90 Min IPA. Very similar hops & 9% ABV. They also brew a 60 Min (6% ABV) & the hard to find 120 Min (12% ABV) IPAs.

 

[RossRYoung]

Yeah DF is great stuff. Recently went in on the $24ish 120 Min 4 pack... will be a while before I buy that one again.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Recently went in on the $24ish 120 Min 4 pack... will be a while before I buy that one again.

I bought some 120 about 3 yrs ago when it hit the market here; I'm on a mission to drink every brew above 10% ABV. Haven't bought any since. But I do enjoy the 90.

 

[BobHufford]

I had some Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon last night. I was near hats, but wasn't wearing one. I arranged for these guys to stand in for me. Cheers!

Harry Short and Porter Moore, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose together during a night time event on a trail ride in Colorado. 1952.