Lena in Ann Arbor has a drink called the Vaquero. It is a combination of rye, orange honey syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice and mint. Great drink and you could easily substitute the bourbon for rye. You could also make a standard bourbon old fashioned if you were so inclined.
pinot noir, 2012. nothing fancy but nice.
way, way busy day though. great weather. lots of fun with the family.
with this question:
Is it "FOOTBAW" or "FOOTBAOW"?
I think you need to drink a little more!
Watching some fights while drinking some five o'clock gin with water. Working my way to some icehouse edge. Good times.
and drinking Faygo Cola.
Something of an eccentric evening here for me. I watched the Tigers game, then some "Fawlty Towers" for kicks and all of this while switching between Guinness Extra Stout and some Boddington's that I picked up earler today. For the moment, I am content spacing out a bit to some Yellow Magic Orchestra as the album "Solid State Survivor" as a nice twilight / evening feel to it:
Brilliant comedy. Another British comedy I enjoy is 'Allo 'Allo. I was introduced to it about 20 years ago by a colleague in Belgium. I had never heard of it and I watched it once and was hooked.
Took a month, but totally worth it. Nice way to wrap a warm, sunny day.
I also put some country ribs on the smoker. They were a little dry (I think the fire was too hot) but the combo of hickory and apple wood was the right call.
Hanging with my buddy from the first day of kindergarten in 1969 and he brought several large bottles of Rodenbach Grand Cru. Nothing like Flemish sour ale on a nice summer evening.
Yes, Duchesse De Bourgogne is fantastic, but it suddenly increased in popularity in NY earlier this year and it sells out very quickly whenever a shipment comes in.
Cuvees des Jacobins is probably my favorite, but it goes for around 6 bucks for a 12 ounce bottle, and is also difficult to find.
Thirsty Dog has done a Flanders very well (Cerasus), believe it or not and Wicked Weed's Oblivious is also pretty close if you want to try craft American varieties. The RBGC and DdB are hard to beat, but the both the WW and the TD are excellent representations domestically. The Cerasus will sometimes come barrel aged in white or red wine barrels. It's really good that way.
Two Buck Chuck, babysitting a sick dog, and watching "Bridesmaids" by myself.
What?????
have your dog all wound up?
No, an auto-immune disease.
But my friends up north had their dog go missing all last night due to fireworks. He finally showed up this morning. Keep 'em close when the boomers are going off, kids!
I've had to spend my whole weekend inside keeping mine from shaking 24-7. Got him a ThunderShirt yesterday morning and some stress treats and they seem to be doing something good for him. Still bothers him dearly though.
A friend of dog is a friend of mine. You're a good dog-dad.
AVBC Gose
Tonight it happens to be Centenario Reposado. Reposado simply means the tequila is aged a bit more. The lesser aged are clearer versions of the brand. I recall when I used to drink tequila by the shot, just to get a quick buzz. However, the more time I spend down here, with this being my first summer, I have found it to give a damn good buzz merely by sipping it in the manner one would a Scotch, bourbon, etc.
Strong and black.