Yeah, me too. Great choice. Weather is getting pretty nippy at night, so something to look forward to tonight while I listen to the new speaks I just finished.
For now it's Los Gatos Roasting Co.'s Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Light French Roast to wake up. I've really come to love my new Aero Press. I've dialed in the process so it tastes as good as my Olympia Cremina lever pull, only more consistent and much easier to clean up. It really surprised me!
Evan Williams 100 proof (white label) is a real "bottled in bond" bourbon, so it actually has some integrity and character. It has to follow the rules of bonded bourbon, so all of it is from the same season and is at least 4 years old. So, it's not a single barrel bourbon, but it is also not blended with all sorts of whiskey of a wide age range to tune the mixture to a specific profile - it's from the same basic "season" that went into the warehouse, and it all came out four years later.
It's an "honest" bourbon that has a flavor that is not constant over time, but which is the result of that season, the aging, the wood, and all of the other intangibles. I'm not a fan of extra-aged Heaven Hill products, so four years is not a drawback for me - four years is plenty enough aging for a "young" bourbon.
I live in Boston and it's hard to find EWBIB up there, but I travel south, and it's not so tough to find it in the VA state stores for example, at some really nice prices for what the whiskey is. Splurge for the $15.99 750ml bottle and enjoy it!
It's an "honest" bourbon that has a flavor that is not constant over time, but which is the result of that season, the aging, the wood, and all of the other intangibles. I'm not a fan of extra-aged Heaven Hill products, so four years is not a drawback for me - four years is plenty enough aging for a "young" bourbon.
I live in Boston and it's hard to find EWBIB up there, but I travel south, and it's not so tough to find it in the VA state stores for example, at some really nice prices for what the whiskey is. Splurge for the $15.99 750ml bottle and enjoy it!
I'm no expert, but if you can figure out how to share the playlist I'd love to cue it up!
I think if you make it "public" and then just tell us the name of it we can find it.
Copper King Absinthe Alambic Blanche.
A bit of a disappointment. It has an off aftertaste that I find hard to describe.
Sweet with lots of Anethol from the anise. Nice cloud with fragrant spices. Lacking in the flowery aroma of secondary herbs as typical in a Vert (Artamesia Pontica, Melissa, Mint, Peppermint, etc) as this is a Blanche.
I think I prefer Lucid at the same price point.
Not in the same league as PF 1901, Nouvelle-Orléans, Jade VS 1898, etc which are about twice as expensive.
None the less, I would recommend it to someone wishing to try Absinthe without going overboard if it were available.
Skip the Czech dreck.
Czech Absinthe | Absinthes.com
A bit of a disappointment. It has an off aftertaste that I find hard to describe.
Sweet with lots of Anethol from the anise. Nice cloud with fragrant spices. Lacking in the flowery aroma of secondary herbs as typical in a Vert (Artamesia Pontica, Melissa, Mint, Peppermint, etc) as this is a Blanche.
I think I prefer Lucid at the same price point.
Not in the same league as PF 1901, Nouvelle-Orléans, Jade VS 1898, etc which are about twice as expensive.
None the less, I would recommend it to someone wishing to try Absinthe without going overboard if it were available.
Skip the Czech dreck.
Czech Absinthe | Absinthes.com
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Picked up a bottle of 2016 Silver Oak Alexander Valley for Christmas dinner. Super excited about it. I can only afford to splurge on something like this once a year or so.
Yikes! I bet that will be quite nice. One of the reliably fine CA wines. Such things are rare for me as well. Cheers! 
