A variation on a classic, the "First Word":309 gin, yellow chartreuse and lemon I'd guessIn my fucking hotel too. This city is the best Al.

moar drinkgs. inglcuding something with sloe gin. it was good. this is a good bar. al rules.

Awesome. For future reference, what hotel?

And we were told there was a sloe gin shortage! That lying little vixen!

Orange Crush.

Second half of my Russian River Rejection Growler which I cracked last night for the steak dinner.

Damn Good stuff. Aaaaand no matter what Russian River might claim about it being an American brewed Belgian style ale, this is the best damn Scottish export I've had

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Awesome. For future reference, what hotel?

Yes, do tell!

Racer 5, as recommended by Pintly.

Pliny the Elder.

Slightly off topic,but Anne got this for me for V Day:

Heh. Noticed that, wondered what people would say.. We'll see!

Reminds me that a buddy of mine had mentioned once that he and some friends had talked about doing a road trip through Kentucky to do a Bourbon distillery tour. Anyone ever do this?

Chicago Fizz at the Rickhouse

It's the Clock Bar at Westin St Francis.

It's a very very nice bar, and impressive bar tenders. The one that poured me a C note of booze is sponsored by Bols Genever (!)

The Last Word

With Lagavulin. Fantastic.

Some stuff with Creme Yevette. An Aviation and some free drink. Tastes like Absinthe and Genever? This place rocks, got a number of experimental drinks... Nice place Al

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2005 Volker Eisele Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - I liked it a lot but there are better cabs out there for ~$40 (technically it is a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc blend though). For example, I liked the Panza better and it is ~$35.

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mountain valley spring water

Marc, were you at Rickhouse the whole time? It is a good spot and owned by the same folks as B&B and Cask Store.

Marc, were you at Rickhouse the whole time? It is a good spot and owned by the same folks as B&B and Cask Store.

Yeah, I was. Very cool place and had some nice live music to boot. In fact I got an unexpected compliment when the bar tender asked which bar I worked at

They were slammed and kept getting shitty drink requests from bitchy women, so I felt a little bad for them. Lots of people were complaining about the wait time too.

Also, they do punches by the bowl (and a few ready made ones) which is really cool I think.

Today I'm speaking (twice) then taking some important folks to B&B. It's a busy day. Nice thing is, it's downhill from here till Friday.

Stumptown Guatemala Finca El Injerto Bourbon Varietal Coffee

Yeah, I was. Very cool place and had some nice live music to boot. In fact I got an unexpected compliment when the bar tender asked which bar I worked at

They were slammed and kept getting shitty drink requests from bitchy women, so I felt a little bad for them. Lots of people were complaining about the wait time too.

Also, they do punches by the bowl (and a few ready made ones) which is really cool I think.

Today I'm speaking (twice) then taking some important folks to B&B. It's a busy day. Nice thing is, it's downhill from here till Friday.

Good luck with your talks and your B&B evening, Marc!

Nice drink selection Marc. Rickhouse looks like it rocks. Wish I was going back to B&B so I could get another Carthusian .

I'm having an after work Pink Gin, in honor of our wee Scottish chum. Cheers!

And now a Bluecoat and Dolin blanc martini. With jalapeno olive.

2009 Domaine Chignard Fleurie “Les Moriers”

Russian River Consecration from a bottle to console myself for passing up Toronado's RRBC "tion" night. The list of special beers on tap was long but the crowd was 5-deep around the entire bar and I didn't want to get home late. Bummer.

The Final Ward

1 oz rye whiskey

1 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur

1 oz fresh lemon juice

1 oz Chartreuse

Put all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker and shake hard until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

A bit sweet but the maraschino is not over the top. I wish I could figure out what was in that Carthusian.