Originally posted September 28, 2012.
Today is the feast day of St. Wenceslaus, who is regarded as a patron Saint of Czech brewers.
St. Wenceslaus, duke of Bohemia, was born about the year 907 at Prague, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). His father…
We recently returned from a two week pilgrimage in Italy. Visiting historical and religious sites in Naples, San Giovanni Rotundo, Lanciano, Assisi, Rome, among others was a wonderful and joyful experience. Besides the beautiful churches and…
Sometimes you just want a big cigar and a beer. The El Güegüense Toro Huaco from Foundation Cigars is a hefty 6 x 56 cigar that fills the bill. It’s a great candidate to enjoy on a warm afternoon of sipping beers. The Nicaraguan puro has a Corojo 99 wr…
The struggle is real.Time to get to work on that.Cheers!
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For this pairing I pulled down a half empty bottle that’s been untouched of late. It’s been idle, somewhat because it’s not readily available in Virginia, but mostly because I buy more bourbon than I drink. It’s actually quite rare to finish off a bott…
Recently I’ve been going back through some of the whiskeys on my shelves that have not been opened for a while. Sometimes they are ones that didn’t excite me, or I just didn’t like, when they were first opened. Others are simply ones that have been ove…
This unique cigar came in my July Luxury Cigar Club pack. I have been enjoying this subscription for a few months. I usually receive cigars that are unknown to me, be they new or limited releases, or older varieties not sold any longer. The Caval…
A laugh to start the weekend.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]
I was surprised to find that I haven’t reviewed either part of this pairing previously. Both the Few Bourbon and the Fratello Arlequin have often been featured in my Instagram posts. Time to correct that. Fratello Arlequin sports a chocolate brow…
Wherever you go in the world, there seems to be specialty alcohol “native” to the region. We once had Arak with a shop owner in Bethlehem who then wanted us to visit the “high end” part of his store. I remember getting a hotel manager in Italy to open …
