I've been waiting a couple weeks to make this one and christmas day seemed appropriate. Ric would quite like it to top off his diabetic delight today.

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!

2oz aged rum

.5oz Becherovka

.5oz Benedictine

.25oz cinnamon syrup

3 dashes orange bitters

Orange peel garnish (in the shape of a floating eye)

My mother got me a variety of scotch for xmas.

Trying the Glenrothes '98 before I open the '85.

I just finished a bottle of 2010 Mother Earth Silent Night and 4 Calling birds with an old friend. Now drinking a Victory Yakama Glory. Cheers to Head-Case for another solid year.

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Continuing with the gift booze, a New Belgium Snow Day Winter Ale.

It's actually a black IPA. I've never had it before and figured it'd be something more sweet and malty. Quite pleasant though.

De Molen Bed & Breakfast...

Morning:)...

Cheers to Head-Case for another solid year.

^This

Enjoying an Barrel-aged Old Rasputin right now. Very nice and boozy.

Chapeau Winter Gueuze (aka Xmas Gueuze). Bad ratings but I kinda like it. It's super sweet and reminds me of a christmas candy type concoction. Eating some Cowgirl Mt Tam cheese with it, and a little leftover smoked turkey. Thoroughly great.

Whiskey Sour. Holding off on the pics until I feel a bit more accomplished in my skills. But it's tasty!

Following up with a Sazerac. Not bad but Jim's and Al's were better. More practice required = more drinks for me!

Keep up the good work, Mike.

Claire made some Wake Up Dead Ginger Bread so I am having the rest of the bottle.

Just got back from my 5 hour drive from so-cal. Will have a beverage once my house warms up..

DFH Palo Santo Marron

Sierra Nevada Celebration in the hotel room.

Corpse Reviver #2

Blackwoods, Cocchi, Cointreau and absinthe with a crazy monkey on the bottle.

So, this concludes my fourth bottle of Cocchi Americano. The question for the sages is: should I try Lillet?

If it's an either/or get the Cocchi.

If it's an either/or get the Cocchi.

My thoughts exactly. Maybe I just need to buy a case.

Yep, Cocci.

I am celebrating my return home (and my first class upgrade earlier today) with a Manhattan.

CCB Cubano-style Espresso Brown Ale...

CCB White Oak IPA....oaked IPAs are happy IPAs...

4 calling birds

Mikkeller Sur Munk Wild Ale...mildly sweet & sour...can't decide if the nose is more vinegar or acetone...ya...hmmm...

3 Floyds / Brewdog Bitch Please... Woody, peaty, and delicious!

not for nothing you guys, but Indy has thus far received zero Bitch Please...

World Class handles FFF here & Cavalier does Brewdog...as it's being distributed across the nation, it's obviously going through Brewdog channels...so Cavalier fucked up in Indiana...I've contacted them & they're blowing me & a bunch of store managers off...hopefully, it'll find its way here eventually, but I'm ready to explore other avenues...

online, it'd cost me $12.99 a bottle plus shipping(!)...if any of you wanna do a mixed beer exchange, please lemme know:)...

cheers...

more Krampus...

Oskar Blues HGH Home Grown Hops. Great beer

This bar could be trouble

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