Today was a rare day that I was able to enjoy multiple bowls of tobacco. Started out with GLP Spark Plug, followed by Carter Hall, then Balkan Supreme. I just finished the day with some GLP Sextant and a glass of Merlot. One of the very few beverages I can enjoy on occasion since being diagnosed with Crohn's.
@Kmhartle I became gluten intolerant and had to give up beer! Last night I had enjoyed some Spark Plug with the end of some Vermouth before cracking open a bottle of Port. I still miss the beer.
@Balisong ~ I miss a lot of things, especially beer! Pretty much the only things I can drink are water, decaf coffee and tea and an occasional glass of red wine. I love this thread though. I can live vicariously through the fine taste of the TPL members!
I ground some light roasted Indonesian Sumatra beans and pulled a double shot espresso. I could say I made a latte, but it was closer to a flat white, 50/50 espresso and steamed whole milk, no froth. It is pairing well with the RLP-6 in the Savinelli 320KS.
Since I've been smoking two or three bowls in succession I've included a bottle of unflavored Sparkling Water as part of my smoking routine to go with either coffee or tea. It's a nice switch up and keeps away the tongue bite Gremlins.
This week I've been mostly drinking unsweet ice tea or water. I normally just have two or three alcoholic drinks a week but with the quarantine crap, I found myself having two or three drinks a day. I decided it was time to put the brakes on that.
I've fallen for coconut water. The only problem is the amount of sugar some manufacturers add to the product. Most are around 80 calories per serving. I found a version at Trader Joe's that is 40 calories per serving.
But I loves me coconut water.
BTW, you all do know that when you buy a whole coconut, what's inside is NOT what nature provided. Look at the three "eyes" at one end of the coconut. One of them is a drill hole that has been plugged. You can use a house key to push through one of the eyes (the filled one). The real "coconut milk" has been drained and replaced with a sugar solution that picks up some coconut flavor once injected inside. Coconut water is not "coconut milk," but rather is an infused product.
If one has the where with all, it pays to shop around. The cans cost a flat two bucks here, and I avoid ‘em. But in cardboard quarts, I’ve found them priced from $2.95 to five bucks.
Just about to sit down on the patio for my beloved Bourbon Old Fashion and a bowl of star of the east.
I should probably say that my personal recipe is sort of an extreme hybrid that includes 100 proof old forester signature bourbon, orange juice concentrate, luxarddo sour cherry juice and cherry's and a nice wedge on minneola orange.
Amazingly the flavor of the bourbon shines through, it might also have to do with the fact there is at least 4 ounces of bourbon in it.
End of a perfect day; A Savinelli Mediterranen Rustic Billiard w/Cumberland Bit. Weinig #7(a gift from my daughter while she was in Germany on active duty) and some 12 year old Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch. That's the good news. The bad news is that it is the last of the #7 and the last of the scotch.
Since I can't go to a tropical island, I decided to explore something new to me. Drinking a glass of The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve - a single malt finished in Caribbean rum casks - with a splash of coconut water (it was suggested on the Glenlivet website. Pairing it with the last of my Peterson's Founder Choice which is flavored with rum, mango and vanilla.
@RockyMountainBriar The Glenlivet is always good, no matter which expression you buy. This one has been "selectively aged" in Caribbean Rum Barrels (whatever that means) and to my tastebuds, it has a more honeyed vanilla taste that almost reminds me of bananas caramelized in rum. It's not overly peaty, so I don't find much smokiness which is fine. I personally don't like scotch which tastes like drinking iodine.
So far I've paired it with the last of my Peterson's Founders Choice which is flavored with mango, rum and vanilla. I find they are a perfect compliment to each other that brings out the best of the tropical flavors.
One other note. After my first two drams, I checked The Glenlivet website and there is a recommendation there to add a splash of coconut water instead of spring water. I tried it and it adds another level of complexity to the scotch.
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Reverse calabash too👍🏻
But I loves me coconut water.
BTW, you all do know that when you buy a whole coconut, what's inside is NOT what nature provided. Look at the three "eyes" at one end of the coconut. One of them is a drill hole that has been plugged. You can use a house key to push through one of the eyes (the filled one). The real "coconut milk" has been drained and replaced with a sugar solution that picks up some coconut flavor once injected inside. Coconut water is not "coconut milk," but rather is an infused product.
I'm drinking two quarts a week, a bit at a time, to make it last.
If one has the where with all, it pays to shop around. The cans cost a flat two bucks here, and I avoid ‘em. But in cardboard quarts, I’ve found them priced from $2.95 to five bucks.
Ouch....double ouch.
Supply chain problems? Dunno, but kill me now.....
Drinking a glass of The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve - a single malt finished in Caribbean rum casks - with a splash of coconut water (it was suggested on the Glenlivet website.
Pairing it with the last of my Peterson's Founder Choice which is flavored with rum, mango and vanilla.
How is the Scotch?
The Glenlivet is always good, no matter which expression you buy. This one has been "selectively aged" in Caribbean Rum Barrels (whatever that means) and to my tastebuds, it has a more honeyed vanilla taste that almost reminds me of bananas caramelized in rum. It's not overly peaty, so I don't find much smokiness which is fine. I personally don't like scotch which tastes like drinking iodine.
So far I've paired it with the last of my Peterson's Founders Choice which is flavored with mango, rum and vanilla. I find they are a perfect compliment to each other that brings out the best of the tropical flavors.
One other note. After my first two drams, I checked The Glenlivet website and there is a recommendation there to add a splash of coconut water instead of spring water. I tried it and it adds another level of complexity to the scotch.