pustelniakr
Silver Miner at Large
Tour and Stammtisch, Revisited
The only in-person time I have spent with anyone, for over a year, has been the weekly stammtisch I have with my best friend. Saturday afternoons and evenings, we meet outdoors, at an 8 foot distance from each other, under one of the gazebos that my wife likes to build in our back yard. I set up my Klipsch The One II, and pipe music to it, via bluetooth transmitter, from my lab rig. We enjoy good tunes, pipe/cigar smoke, and excellent spirits, while we solve the problems of the world.
This week, I am once again planning something a bit special. Since Saturday is still within the holiday week which presents some dietary restrictions, including no wheat products except matzah, we cannot do our regular Scotch tasting. So, this week, we shall explore Polish potato vodkas.
First, we shall enjoy sampling one I had not tried before this week: Lyna. I have been using this as a mixer but have not tried it on its own yet. Next, a well-established entree, Luksusowa. I really enjoy this one, and had to stop and move on to the Lyna, or I would have had none for this week's tasting. Finally, the best of the best, Chopin's, which I have never had and have refrained from opening until our tasting. This one has great reviews, so I am really looking forward to trying it out.
In my Jandrew briar, I shall enjoy something very special, which a friend sent to me, after finding out about my weekly stammtisch. This tobacco is a vacuum sealed tin of Ashton Original Oldchurch, which is a blend of matured Virginia, spiced with Carolina and jet-black Cavendish. The especially cool part of this deal is that the tin is dated 10/2/00. I have no experience with aged tobacco, so this should be spectacular. My friend shall have his choice of a Perdomo Ilabano, or a Padron Damaso.
Enjoy,
Rich P
The only in-person time I have spent with anyone, for over a year, has been the weekly stammtisch I have with my best friend. Saturday afternoons and evenings, we meet outdoors, at an 8 foot distance from each other, under one of the gazebos that my wife likes to build in our back yard. I set up my Klipsch The One II, and pipe music to it, via bluetooth transmitter, from my lab rig. We enjoy good tunes, pipe/cigar smoke, and excellent spirits, while we solve the problems of the world.
This week, I am once again planning something a bit special. Since Saturday is still within the holiday week which presents some dietary restrictions, including no wheat products except matzah, we cannot do our regular Scotch tasting. So, this week, we shall explore Polish potato vodkas.
First, we shall enjoy sampling one I had not tried before this week: Lyna. I have been using this as a mixer but have not tried it on its own yet. Next, a well-established entree, Luksusowa. I really enjoy this one, and had to stop and move on to the Lyna, or I would have had none for this week's tasting. Finally, the best of the best, Chopin's, which I have never had and have refrained from opening until our tasting. This one has great reviews, so I am really looking forward to trying it out.
In my Jandrew briar, I shall enjoy something very special, which a friend sent to me, after finding out about my weekly stammtisch. This tobacco is a vacuum sealed tin of Ashton Original Oldchurch, which is a blend of matured Virginia, spiced with Carolina and jet-black Cavendish. The especially cool part of this deal is that the tin is dated 10/2/00. I have no experience with aged tobacco, so this should be spectacular. My friend shall have his choice of a Perdomo Ilabano, or a Padron Damaso.
Enjoy,
Rich P