Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[Hurricane Jack]

Spent a beautiful afternoon out & about under a Resistol Waco DoubleX. Finally made it to HH, rewarding my good behavior with a few drams of Lagavulin 16.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Out this evening enjoying a Surley IPA.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Bamaboots]

No. 1 Quality as I sat on the deck and felt the sunset on my back.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

No. 1 Quality as I sat on the deck and felt the sunset on my back.
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Did you serenade the neighbors with "Ring of Fire"? Everything looks great BB.

PS: I'm back on the Aged Blue Corn Whiskey tonight. Good stuff!

 

[Desert dog]

No. 1 Quality as I sat on the deck and felt the sunset on my back.
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That is one sweet hat! I'm wondering how that Jack tastes! After a couple I bet you sound like Chris Stapleton!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

After a couple I bet you sound like Chris Stapleton!

LOL...or Cody Jinks. I'm a fan!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Enjoying a walkabout sipping a Voodoo Ranger Hazy this evening. My dog triggered a yard light as I was taking a pic. I am way too fatigued to try another.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[dh66]

No. 1 Quality as I sat on the deck and felt the sunset on my back.
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Couple of favorites right there, Cuz. It was a fine evening for some sunset sitting yesterday, too.

 

[Just A Hat Rack]

No. 1 Quality as I sat on the deck and felt the sunset on my back.
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Now there's a setting I couldn't get enough of.

 

[Scooterz]

Chocoholics Anonymous - I don't want to quit!

VS Chocolate fedora; Boulevard Chocolate Ale; Chocolate Mousse tobacco in a Chocolate colored pipe

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Chocoholics Anonymous - I don't want to quit!
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VS Chocolate fedora; Boulevard Chocolate Ale; Chocolate Mousse tobacco in a Chocolate colored pipe

I remember when Boulevard Chocolate Ale came out for the first few yrs it was only available during the holiday season, & it was rationed because availability was limited. The first time I really ever had one was about yr 5 or so when it showed up on tap. I saw it on tap & the bartender comped me one. Don't hear much about it now.

 

[Desert dog]

After an exceptional dinner of grilled salmon, the Balvenie 12, tastes just right. The Stetson Gun Club is my hat today.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

After an exceptional dinner of grilled salmon, the Balvenie 12, tastes just right. The Stetson Gun Club is my hat today. View attachment 315802

I'm glad you tried a Speyside to compare against the Islay, DD. DoubleWood is a good one & always score high. And you paired it well.

 

[Desert dog]

I'm glad you tried a Speyside to compare against the Islay, DD. DoubleWood is a good one & always score high. And you paired it well.

A tip of my hat for your recommendation! The food pairing is most enjoyable. Last week I smoked a Tri tip over mesquite. The Ardbeg Wee Beastie really was a perfect pairing.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A tip of my hat for your recommendation! The food pairing is most enjoyable. Last week I smoked a Tri tip over mesquite. The Ardbeg Wee Beastie really was a perfect pairing.

Thanks for that! If you eat a lot of fresh seafood you might enjoy the characteristics of a Campbelltown Single Malt. It is lighter in Peat smoke than an Islay, but has a mild amount of sea salt & sea air on the palate. It's also a bit oily giving it a thicker mouth feel. BB might enjoy it too. I don't eat much fresh sea food so I just don't drink it. No Sherry or Oak influences like most of the Speysides.

 

[Blare]

Chocoholics Anonymous - I don't want to quit!
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VS Chocolate fedora; Boulevard Chocolate Ale; Chocolate Mousse tobacco in a Chocolate colored pipe

What a match

 

[Bamaboots]

Did you serenade the neighbors with "Ring of Fire"? Everything looks great BB.

PS: I'm back on the Aged Blue Corn Whiskey tonight. Good stuff!

Thanks. Always open with that, HJ. Need to find somebody in the neighborhood to cover that Mexican horn opening. Hoping the Blue Corn turns up here some day.

That is one sweet hat! I'm wondering how that Jack tastes! After a couple I bet you sound like Chris Stapleton!

Thanks, Ed. My experience with JD goes back to the mid 70’s when I was selling welding supplies to the maintenance division at the production and bottling plants. I started drinking it when the employees, who received one free pint a month would often want to trade theirs for a few pounds of rods or some work gloves. Seemed fair to me. Then JD was 92 proof. The State stopped the giveaway as JD is produced in a dry county. This tastes closer to the original than what’s offered today. The vanilla and caramel notes are easy to discern right off and they achieved a real smoothness with this one even at an octane rating of 94. Rich across the tongue with a little more sweetness than #7 but not too much. The maple charcoal is present as ever. I like it. Not sure the neighbors think of Stapleton when they hear me.

Couple of favorites right there, Cuz. It was a fine evening for some sunset sitting yesterday, too.

Thanks, Cuz, yes it was and looks like we’ll have a few more. We need them.

Now there's a setting I couldn't get enough of.

One I always enjoy.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

I have been enjoying an evening walkabout sipping an Omni Brewing India Pale Ale. The rain is going to start again within the hour so I am determined to enjoy some outside time.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Snowman]

 

[Hurricane Jack]

For a rainy afternoon the Gannon Highwayman replaced the Derby, & called for an early dinner of pork carnitas leaving more time for
Tequila. Siete Leguas Blanco fits the bill with 100% pure blue agave cooked in clay ovens, no nectars added.

After all, "The waiting is the hardest part".

Backing up the Siete Leguas is a bottle of Tequila Uno t1 Blanco Selecto, just in case.