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OK, Scotch talk. I picked up a bottle I haven't had in probably 12 years. Some bastage here introduced me to it and it stuck. Best blended Scotch for my limited peat bog palate -- Black Bottle. To me JW is crap, and until someone recommended BB, I wasn't interested in drinking it if it said...

That is all. I'm possibly too many glasses into Weller Antique because travel gives me insomnia.

It's Paul's fault, I'm here. How's your pink car Dan? Heading Out of state momentarily, BBL

WOOHOOO SV FINALLY has Rittenhouse BiB 100 back in stock at $13 a bottle. I am ordering several right now! :al Can a $13 bottle of Rye be that good? Is Matt's taste in whiskey as bad as his taste in cigars? The judges at the 2006 SF World Spirits Competition voted it the "North American...

To me Junipero is very good in Martinis, but with tonic, ginger ale, or a touch of lime/grapefruit juice I prefer North Shore, Hendrick's, and Bulldog. It lives up to its name as the Juniper flavor is quite noticeable yet it doesn't overpower the other botanicals. Distillery No 209, also...

Picked up 2 decent cheap bottles in Kentucky this week; Heaven Hill (bonded) and Pikesville Rye. I like the Pikesville better than Overholt but still not as well as the Rittenhouse bonded. Interesting the store had these two Heaven Hill products but not the Rittenhouse. Anyone in Dayton...

Drove the short distance from work over the boarder into Kentucky this week and found North Shore Gin! I really like the stuff! I am not sure it will totally replace Hendrick's but it will be a hard choice between the two. I also grabbed a liter of Plymouth on sale for $25! (actually I left...

I have just started to enjoy Rum when I tried 10 Cane and Orinoco. I figured maybe I should try Cachaca since it is also made from Cane instead of Molasses however maybe you Rum experts can point me in the right direction.. The stress of moving and a new job has me enjoying several "night...

Hiya Frank! Nice to see you here. You may want to check that email address you left.

So you are massing a collection of Hendrick's bottle cozies too? :al

With the high temps and humidity right now the best storage in the world may not protect you. I think a lot of people around here worry about humidity far too much. I generally find the fewer cigars a person has in storage, the more time they spend worry about RH, rotation, fans, etc.. :2 If...

I am not a person who turns his nose at fumas. There are many very enjoyable cigars made sandwich style.I would not buy the 3 Siglos Fuma though. They were spongy and burnt poorly so I tried dry boxing them to make them more smokeable; unfortunately afterwards they were harsh and acrid. I also...

The Reserva Maxima line of cigars is a different blend than the regular Puros Indios line. Keith Myers had some incredible tasting ones for a while and some marginal ones. The only way you are going to know where it falls is to smoke it. I think some of the deals Myers has made in the past...

Am I to blame for you messing with the flame size? :) If you are getting sputtering you either have it turned up way too far or you have carbon buildup in the jet nozzle. I would try hitting the jet with compressed air, frequently this can dislodge the carbon buildup chunks with no further...

Here are my current top 5 maduro wrapped cigars: Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 77 Shark JML 1902 Churchill Padrón 1964 Anniversary Principe Maduro Bucanero el Capitan Maduro Peg Leg Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature Maduro -Matt-