Amazingly, there is only one person missing at this point out of 11 or so who might have been in the 3 buildings at that point. No injuries that I have heard about. It happened at 8:15 am which really limited to number of people who might have been there. Todd knows the husband of a woman who cleans the restaurant that is rubble. She works early in the morning but called in sick today. Pretty darn lucky.
Not as sweet, smooth or well-known as bourbon these days. Scotch took over the country's high-end drinkers. Rye was a fundamental part of the cocktail set back in the day, but I don't know when it declined in favor of bourbon.
*Note to self: Guzzi doesn't get any whisk[e]y at CJ09*
I bought the Ri on the recommendation of the shopkeeper and without knowing anything about it. It turns out that it is a Jim Beam product that is in fact an answer to the slick premium vodka marketing that was so successful. This stuff is a turnoff but I like rye whiskey so I am willing to try it. It smelled perfectly fine, and the wine/booze snob who sold it to me said it was great stuff. We shall see.
The Ardbeg pic I used was a net find and it looks like a top-hinged box that is way fancier than the simple flip-top one mine came in.