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Tonight's whisky is Monkey Shoulder , which will be my first 'blended' Scotch review. For a refresher, a blend combines whisky from...

Tom Bombadil is a totally random Lord of the Rings character and if you've seen the movies but not read the books, you've likely never...

I didn't make ribs in the last few days. I've been saving this idea for when I don't have anything else ready, like today. The last time...

Tonight's whisky is the Glendronach 15 year 'Revival.' I already loved the 12 year thoroughly, it's a great example of a 'sherry-bomb.'...

to consider myself a Minnesotan right now. Minnesotans hugely pride themselves on their way of life, which includes having competent and...

I finished the most recent Better Call Saul season (5) a few days after it premiered. It's been a rare show I keep up with instead of...

Hopefully everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day . It can be easy to enjoy the three day weekend, spending time with your family and...

The 2017 Justice League, a team-up movie of DC comic book characters, was a bit of a trainwreck through and through. Zack Snyder, who had...

What ideas have emerged to help you get through quarantineSZN? Besides virtual Catan , I've been trading some whiskey. I wish I had more...

With video games I usually stick to certain series. Zelda and Halo remain the absolute favorites but a few others always require...

Today I'm highlighting a rare beer (the first was DFH 90m, this is the second). Surly, a brewery I think is undoubtedly the best in...

This is the second time I've made this cake. The first happened because I craved some lemon cake and found a recipe. It turned into a...

It started with a tweet. I read the suggested rules and thought, 'That's a good idea.' A friend saw the same thing and sent it to me and...

Update 3/12/21 - There is an updated version of this list: Starting whiskey recs v2.0 Along with the lessons and reviews, I thought it'd...

Since we moved to Maryland in 2014, I've always been at home. Most of that time I had a remote job in software QA. Things definitely...

We have a board book that explains the origins of the Star Spangled Banner. It's on our main level where we generally hang out, so I read...

Over the past few weeks I've been watching the Toy Story movies while folding laundry. I need something to distract our son or else he...

Tonight's whiskey, or whisky rather, comes from Clynelish distillery in the northern Scottish highlands and is their 14 year expression....

I don't think it's possible to have not heard of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The name has countless other uses, it sits within the...

Our fourth entry in the Whiskey 100 series is about knowing what to pay and how to find what you want. Previous entries: 101: Whiskey or...