tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16034332.post1935821885753510215..comments2024-03-04T03:38:43.177-05:00Comments on Self-Absorbed Boomer: Another great wine blog.Claude Scaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13183579833702456213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16034332.post-84267695492129906172008-08-20T22:57:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:57:00.000-04:00ack! "there", not "their". i hate when anyone sc...ack! "there", not "their". i hate when anyone screws that up, particularly when it's me.<BR/><BR/>[hangs head in abject shame]twifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019975906761715327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16034332.post-13005996743363617692008-08-20T22:56:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:56:00.000-04:00their really is far to much tasty alcohol out ther...their really is far to much tasty alcohol out there. never gotten too much into wine. i like it, and have a few staples for when i want it (gnarlyhead old vine zin and cloudline pinot noir), as well as a taste for austrailian tawny ports. i believe i've expressed my deep and abiding love of islay whiskies, particularly lagavulin. ah, and beer, glorious beer.<BR/><BR/>mostly though, i'm chiming in to note that i found a spectacular gin i'd never tried before. typically, i stick with sapphire, but this one piqued my curiousity. called "bluecoat" and it proudly claims to be an american dry gin. that alone grabbed my attention; no matter where gin is made, it typically at least pretends to be english. so i picked it up. and it's great (gone now too). delicate seems an odd choice of words to describe a gin, but it's actually very delicate; yet without losing any of the flavor of gin. not as much juniper as some, but definately present and nicely balanced. makes a dangerously quaffable martini.twifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019975906761715327noreply@blogger.com