Tonight will be a ripper from the Adelaide Hills. Australian cool climate Shiraz at it's finest.

 

Chateau Musar Gaston Hochar is fantastic. Such a unique red unlike any other (I'm not as big a fan of the white -- it's too oxidized for my taste).

I learned of Chateau Musar when I was traveling regularly to the Middle East about a decade ago. Whenever I flew through DXB, I picked up a few bottles from duty free on each trip -- $20 for a 750ml and $30 for 1.5L magnum. An absolute steal. Loaded up on the 1999 (the vintage available at the time) and still have a few of them left in the cellar.

 

South African take on an Italian Supertuscan. Well-balanced with good fruit -- sour cherry and sage flavors from the sangiovese and good structure from the cabernet sauvignon. A pleasant surprise.

 

Lucky you, it really is a terrific red.

 

Local New England IPA, Glitter Rainbow

 

This apocalyptic waiting game for the election results is getting hard--but at least we were prepared.

 

IMHO, the best of South Africa's port-style wines...

 

craving a Negroni during lunch break! and the gin bottle goes empty and into supply mode!

cheers!

 

Awesome! I use those exact ingredients... I do cut back the vermouth a bit when I use that one.

love that Drumshambo!

 

Ditto!

 

Microbrew from South Africa's West Coast. Love the label design on this one. Perfect for a braai!

 

Tonite a Stella at the Blue Heron Duncan Mills
Everything outside in Sonoma CA

 

I teach whisky education, so this changes too often to answer in a satisfying way. Just check out my instagram of personal bottles, user name is singlemaltsippin

 

French Martini
2 part vodka
2 part pineapple
1 part chambord

 

Purely in the interest of research you understand I am forcing myself to taste various Gins from around the world

 

Meursault wines are divine!!

I miss South Africa :-(

Evening white wine, a rare Sauvignon from Bourgogne. It was lovely, balanced, dry but not as acid as a Chardonnay.

 

Some Pinot Noir Guerneville Boon Eat & Drink

 

Disaster has struck.
Certain wines I buy I like to lay down for a few years and make a note on the bottle when to drink. In my haste to find a big red to go with my steak I cracked this without noticing the 2022 on it.
Still very nice though.

 

I'm getting ready to join the MAGA demonstration in DC today.

 

A couple rye and gingers last night by our Solo Yukon fire pit finished off this bottle of 10th Mountain Division whiskey from Vail, Colorado. Signed, numbered and dated - a nice gift from my friend and lead guitar player.