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Not in my glass tonight...but I just got back from an Uncle Sugar sponsored trip to Kosovo. The native alcohol in the region is "Raki" which is distilled from various fruits including grapes so kinda like Brandy. Had a meeting in Serbia with our Serb Army counterparts and one of them, a Major, distills his own and served it to us at lunch. He made it from plums and aged it a bit with some oak staves...it was very good! Since I home-brew we talked a bit about that as well as his Raki making process, he told me "we will get along just fine!" Agreed! I bought some at the duty free shop to take home, a small bottle I bought made in Turkey has anise seeds in it so it tastes like licorice...I don't care for that at all and missed that on the label! The 750ml bottle I bought made in Kosovo from grapes aged in oak for 5 years had no such abomination in it and is pretty good. Not as good as a decent Cognac, but not bad either. “People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.” –Chuck Palahnuik Be harder to kill: https://preparefit.ck.page | |||
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Festina Lente |
Raki as I’ve had it (in Turkey) was grape based, and anise flavored, much like Ouzo. Never forget an event with the Turkish Navy during a port visit in Istanbul (late 1980s). Plum-based liquors in central-eastern Europe, I’d think would be “slivovitz” - but apparently also called Raki in the balkans. Thank you Dad, for traveling Europe and bringing back all flavors of high-test booze. NRA Life Member - "Fear God and Dreadnaught" | |||
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Baroque Bloke |
Stiegl Gold, a lager from Austria. The best beer that I know of. Serious about crackers | |||
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JW Green 15 yo. Smooth and tasty blend of single malts only. | |||
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Redbreast cask strength neat with a few drops of chilled water to ward against the chill from the snowstorm outside. Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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Diet Dr. pepper | |||
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| Slayer of Agapanthus |
Celebrating the rain, lightning, and thunder with the Whistler 10 Yr whiskey and wind-blown Texas rainwater! "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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| Baroque Bloke |
Well, it’s Saturday evening, and DST ends shortly, so an extra hour of sleep. A sound reason for an extra glass of Dow’s 10 yo Tawny Port, IMO. It’s VERY fine wine. Serious about crackers | |||
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| Good enough is neither good, nor enough |
Miller Lite with some Crown. Happy daylight savings time! There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. | |||
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Aberlour 18 yr. old single malt Like sipping butterscotch... ________,_____________________________ Guns don't kill people - Alec Baldwin kills people. He's never been a straight shooter. | |||
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| Baroque Bloke |
Not so keen on butterscotch. Don’t have a sweet tooth. Serious about crackers | |||
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Smoooooth……………………………….. ________,_____________________________ Guns don't kill people - Alec Baldwin kills people. He's never been a straight shooter. | |||
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2016 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout | |||
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Knob Creek small batch bourbon......tasty!! | |||
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| Blinded by the Sun  |
A Big Boi tall boy, Because its "cooler than a polar bear's toenails" it says so on the can   ------------------------------ Smart is not something you are but something you get. Chi Chi, get the yayo | |||
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| Slayer of Agapanthus |
Not yet evening but I had a few early drams after cleaning the balconey because of a thunderstorm and then freezing temps walloping the plumerias, peppers, and papayas. So after a hot shower... Weller, Whistler 10 Yr, Ledaig 13 Yr Amantillado, and Mello Corn BiB. The plan is to set aside the whiskies soon and then bake romanian Pasca bread this evening... "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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| I don't know man I just got here myself  |
Same as usual, Water. Boring. | |||
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I'm sipping an Ithaca Beer Co. 4th Quarter Porter. Pretty damned good. I only bought it because my brother went to Ithaca College and my mom went to Cornell, added to the fact that I like porters, but I'm glad I did.   Sig P226 .40 S&W Sig SP2022 9mm RIA 1911 Gov't .45 ...and more | |||
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Harpoon Winter Warmer ale. Bet it would be good to simmer a bit of beef for chili or a stew in, as well as drink. | |||
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| Festina Lente |
 In a Dingle Crystal “Beehive Roly Poly” - looks like this  Both are highly recommended. The glass is perfect, and the pattern makes for good grip and aesthetic pleasure. https://www.dinglecrystal.ie/p...poly-beehive-design/ NRA Life Member - "Fear God and Dreadnaught" | |||
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