June Gloom

Today I left work early and enjoyed myself a sipper of the 15 year old Pappy Van Winkle with a splash of water. It was a good day considering yesterday was the birthday of my late father. I actually got a hold of some awesome pictures from his childhood. Either way this month really blows. My dad’s birthday is on the 3rd, he died on the 12th and then fathers day is on the 17th… ugh. My family is having a little party to celebrate the year that has past since my father’s departure.

On a more joyful note I finally found me a bottle of the 23 year old Pappy Van Winkle! It took some snooping around and was given a list of stores that provide it by the coolest guy on earth. His name was Jim and even though he will not read this, THANK YOU JIM! You bet I’m going to be sippin on some at my dad’s party.

Anyways it needs to rain hard and then clear up by Saturday.

Latest tastings

I found the Sazerac rye whiskey to be quite tasty. I found a liquor store that has it for pretty cheap. I don’t know what it is but something about this whiskey tastes so like what I imagine a whiskey tasted like in the cowboy days. It is a mid shelf whiskey with a good price and a good sweet flavor.

I also picked up a few other bottles. I got a Pappy Van Winkle 15 year old and a Elijah Craig 12 year old. The Van Winkle is of course a tasty treat and lives up to the high standard it has set in the world of whiskey. Coming in at 107 proof it’s a bit warmer than the 20 year old and packs a similar rich flavor. To me the Van Winkle bottles all taste like wood (in a good way) it’s a really sweet flavor. I usually have a glass after a nice meal, it is complete dessert bourbon. Sometimes I swear I can smell hints of vanilla.

The Elijah Craig is a goodie as well. It is right up there with the Elmer T Lee and the Buffalo Trace. I will always have a bottle of this stuff around as it has a good price and some nice flavor.

Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Old Bourbon!

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Bourbon

My next goal is to find a bottle of 23 year old Van Winkle bottle, I can currently only find them online for the ludicrous price of $400.00!! I will get one soon.

It’s official

I’m hunting down a Nintendo Wii. I want Guitar Hero… I want golf, tennis, wii fit and I don’t want to leave my house. So from this day forth I am officially on the hunt. I will not fail.

wii

This weekends liver crush

Friday night I went out to Poway to hang out at the cousins pad. We brought a bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage from 97. It packed a very earthy flavor, almost resembled… leather (?). After devouring the better part of the bottle we unleashed the fury of Guitar Hero, which for me was the first time. All I can say is that it kicked major ass. It was the most fun I’ve had in a while.

Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage + Guitar Hero = Good Times!!

Today I rushed a few liquor spots and picked up a few bottles. I picked up some more of the Elmer T. Lee single barrel mash (a favorite of mine). I had to restock as my bottle was barely there. Usually I’ve been trying new bottles every week to try and get an idea of what flavors I dig on most. This task has been made easier by all the knowledgeable folks at straightbourbon.com. So I picked up a bottle of Sazerac Rye which is pretty stank, it is a very straight forward whiskey and it has helped me identify the rye element I taste in other whiskeys. Overall I wouldn’t call it something I can swig on every night but it may grow on me.

Sazerac Rye

Along with the Sazerac I picked up  some Willett bourbon. I did this pretty much because it came in a bottle shaped like a still. Flavor wise it reminds me Russel’s Reserve. It has an oaky flavor with hints of corn. I’ve been tasting corn often in certain bottles (not so much in all the Buffalo Trace products I like so much)

Willett Single Barrel

Here’s the Evan Williams weekend maker…

Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage

Tonight’s sippie cup…

is full of this corn whiskey called Platte Valley. I mean it’s much, much better than the dreaded Georgia Moon (ack!!). It’s actually sweet enough to enjoy the flavor, sweet corn flavor. Has a nice yellow color to it too. I don’t know what it is about corn whiskey but it usually has be spiny faced in a cup or two, and it’s total fighting liquor (I can’t really vouch for this since I never leave my house as I am a cheap social cripple and I just become even more of an awkward mess with the help of the sauce… but it does have me walking around the house talking up a shit storm to the old lady before I crash on the couch and start snoring) . Overall it’s a nice sipper but it ain’t no Elmer T. Lee.

platte valley

Cool Picture

This is my small kaws collection in it’s glory. It isn’t much but I love it and would cry if any of it were to suddenly go missing.

Kaws

Watch for falling objects

This place is under construction so please don’t be surprised when you realize that my mega dusty podcast feed has vanished and the store has gone away. My crappy music will still be available for download for the occasional weirdo and fanatical high school acquaintance. If all is good everything should seem exactly the same.

I am well aware that all 43 of my readers will not even notice but I thought I would just sort of tell cyberspace my plans, since my girlfriend does not give a rat’s ass.

Things I look forward to:
Sleek new admin interface
You tube video links not getting eaten when I edit
Inserting all types of media with ease

Things I wont miss:
My lightbox gallery working when it feels like it (damn conflicting scripts)
Having to see that I’ve made $00.00 from my store every time I log in.

Sure there’s more… don’t wanna whine really.

Operation Wolf

God this game is awful, it is so damn hard and nowhere near as cool as the original arcade with the giant uzi. The graphics are dookie and the soundtrack is pretty bad as well but every now and then it shows potential for a sample. Taito also made Sky Shark which i also own but it’s a little more tolerable as far as game play goes.

operation wolf nes

Mah Nintendo!

So this weekend at my mom’s house I cleaned out my brother’s old room (since he’s too lazy a jerk face to do ANYTHING!) He recently switched rooms in the house and I found all types of artifacts including my Nintendo… sans zapper, Sega Genesis, a few Super Nintendo cartridges (Super Nintendo is MIA because my bro is also a seller of things that are not his), along with those games were a few Nintendo 64’s… although only the only games were 007 and Zelda.

So upon tossing most of it away to the trash I kept my Nintendo and all the games for good old fashioned 8-bit fun.

Today I plugged it all in and the shit worked! My controllers are a little busted but the do work with the occasional stabbing of the start button with a hair pin. The game selection is not what it used to be (I did mention my brother has issues respecting other people’s property). I am missing all the goods ie: Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, Mario/Duck Hunt, Cobra Triangle, Contra, Double Dragon, Battle Toads… it’s all missing.

Once it was all connected to the flat screen I was completely stoked to see that I started my Nintendo by holding the Power and Reset button at the same time! I had not done that in years, I even blew into the cartridge as a precautionary measure.  I started off with Dr. Mario and got pretty far before my ass was handed to me.

Overall I can safely say that the original Nintendo is the bomb. I have a bunch of crappy games and I love them, every single one of those 8 bits and that awesome sound. The soundtracks to these games are awesome I find myself now typing to the tune of Sky Shark.

Either way I don’t need a $500 gaming system to be content. I was told Game Stop’s carry all types of games and accessories for the Nintendo system. I may go see if they have any of the classics that are missing due to my brother being a total jerk with stuff that is ans was never his.

Oh yeah also it’s been hot as balls down here these past days. We are all dying very slowly so let’s all love one another 🙂

Buffalo Trace

My lord is it tasty. I <3 BevMo!! I also picked up a bottle of some Ron del Barrilito, it is a Puerto Rican rum my pops used to be all ape shit about. He had nothing but good things to say about it so I figured I would give it a go… worst case scenario I give it to Gas if I don’t like it.

Upon digging a bit into the Buffalo Trace website I realized that all the tasty whiskeys I’ve had as of late are somehow related to the Buffalo Trace distillery. So go BT you got my love.

Buffalo Trace

The Barrilito is stellar! Once I popped the bottle I smelled a rich aroma of maple, it was very sweet with a touch of cinnamon (?) the whole thing smelt of french toast and pan cakes to me. Upon pouring a little into my face I realized it is muuuuuch smoother than any bourbon I have had the pleasure of pouring into my face. Barrilito gets two thumbs up with two thumbs on each thumb pointing up. Simply delicious, score 1 Puerto Rico!

Ron del Barrilito

If the river was whiskey

…and I was a duck, I’d dive to the bottom and I’d never come up. What you know about Charlie Poole?

I have been lurking around straightbourbon.com forums and have been taking names and really they know their stuff. I went to bevmo today and bought a bottle of Elmer T. Lee and Eagle Rare both are single barrel bottles. I prefer the Elmer T. Lee though, it is simply delicious. I have also purchased a 20 year old bottle of Pappy Van Winkle and another bottle of the 12 year old Special Reserve, Lot B. I think Elmer T. Lee and the Special Reserve are tied for my favorite after work sippers.

The 20 year old is awesome but the fact that it’s a $100 a bottle has me rarely drinking it unless it’s a special occasion… like friday or days I mourn the loss of my father (the 12 of every month) or something else (the day I quit my job and go somewhere where they actually pay me at least half of what my time is worth). It’s only been around for a few weeks but every now and then a special day will come up and I will pug a few fingers.

And now for photos from other peoples sites:

Elmer T. Lee

Eagle Rare

12 year old

20 year old label

From my cold, dead hands

With the death of Frosty Freeze and now Charlton Heston it’s safe to say Death has had a busy week. Heston was a nut and I feel for his folks, Alzheimer’s is not the way to go. I remember my Grandma having moments where she didn’t know who I was, then she’d remember and then forget hours later. It was really scary as a child. I just remember thinking ‘Grandma it’s me, Chris” and not really understanding she was sick.

I will spend the day today watching the classics and having a drink for old Heston. His movies were great and he lived great life. So I will celebrate his life in film and remember him doing one of the things he did best. These three fingers are for you Charlton.

Charlton Heston