Kicking off the weekend, I grabbed a dusty bottle of Hardwood Bourbon Barrel GBS from a dark corner  of the basement. I didn’t see a date on the caged and corked bottle, but it’s at least five years old if not more. I wasn’t sure what cigar to pai…

This is a new-to-us cocktail we recently added to our “repertoire.” It was something seen on a random Instagram reel and sounded good. It’s quite tasty, though as the photo shows, it’s a bit of a murky looking drink.Espresso Old Fashioned2 oz. Bourbon…

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After some chores around the house I grabbed some time on the deck with a cigar and a book. There was a breeze cooling the air, but intermittent cloud cover allowed occasional access to the sun’s heat. I decided to try out the Jose Dominquez Signa…

I wasn’t in the mood to sit on the cold porch Friday evening, so I headed over to the Olde Towne Tobacconist outpost at 1781 Brewing. I was hoping the cool-again weather wouldn’t keep other folks away. When I arrived the parking lot was busy and I rea…

Writing this as I remind myself that Spring in Virginia is schizophrenic — just when you think it’s getting warm, the weather abruptly changes. We went out to dinner with a large group of friends on Thursday evening. Before going out, one of those fri…

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon as we enjoyed our before dinner drinks and appetizers. Colleen grabbed a selection of snacks, including some delicious Sopresatta. I mixed up Old Fashioneds, using Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon. I exper…

Kicking off the weekend, I grabbed one of my favorite Rocky Patel cigars, the A.L.R. Second Edition. I also went back to the Virginia ABC pick of Maker’s Mark Private Selection Hint O’ Chocolate II. In retrospect, it was a “Volume Two” sort of evening…

Ospreys are very cool birds

From the lost classics department