Archive for the ‘The Good Life’ Category
As my quest into the realm of single malt scotch continues I decided to pick up something I’ve yet to have prior to this review, The Balvenie 12 yr old Doublewood. This scotch is said to spend half of it’s life in oak barrels and the rest in a sherry barrel, which makes it different …
I decided since my long road to become a Mason had finally started to take a turn towards my ultimate goal (being a Master Mason), that I needed a special cigar to commemorate such an occasion. Thankfully I have quite a few friends who are vintage cigar collectors, or snobs if you want to be …
Last night I received an unfriendly reminder as to why I learned in my early 20′s to stop shooting hard liquor. Danielle asked me to make her a cold drink, I opted to make her a Sailor Jerry (92 proof spiced rum) and coke. I decided to grab an ice cold George Killian’s Red because …
A few years ago when I really started getting into cigars I started exploring fine cocktails as well. As many know a good cocktail compliments a fine cigar, so in my quest for knowledge, I wanted to take in as many samples of fine cocktails as I did fine cigars. I had been reading about …
As I sit here and pull off of this Montecristo Edmundo Tubo from Cuba, I think to myself “Did I come up too fast?” meaning, was I spoiled by top shelf cigars too early in my cigar smoking, ummmm “career” — for lack of better term? I sip this cigar and can taste a wonderful …
