Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[Short Balding Guy]

Yesterday late evening found me enjoying a Minnesota early winter night with a Sam Smith Taddy Porter.

I celebrated completing the requisit snowblowing and shoveling with a coffee this morning.

Best, Eric -

 

[Blare]

Cavanagh and 21st Amendment Blood Orange IPA

Happy Thanksgiving Eve..

Cheers!

Joe

Best,
Joe


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[Hagwood]

Just came in from more Christmas decorating with my trusty Mallory Dallas to keep my head dry in the light mist. Having a wee dram of The Glenrothes Select Reserve before starting on some inside decorating.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Cheers on Thanksgiving. I grabbed this pic this afternoon after getting the fire pit set-up. Guiness and a Stetson *******.

Fire-pit: Log cabin set-up with paraffin/wood shaving cone starters in place. No guests wished to be out this evening. Most had their fill of snow the last 24 hours.

Guests are have headed out for home and shopping. I will pour a glass of ice water and get to cleaning up dishes and glassware.

Cheers, Eric-

 

[Rmccamey]

Glenrothes...a man after my own heart!

Just came in from more Christmas decorating with my trusty Mallory Dallas to keep my head dry in the light mist. Having a wee dram of The Glenrothes Select Reserve before starting on some inside decorating.

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[Fourman110]

Portis and Bourbon County Goose Island black Friday.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Grilling some lunch found me finishing a Thanksgiving opened bottle of some Calera 2016 Chardonnay. You can not let wine go to waste. When my wife is around I get scolded for not using a "proper" wine glass. I choose a Waterford tumbler as it does not spill and fits solidly in the hand. Those "delicate" wineglasses I break when outside grilling and mucking about. I was wearing a VS fedora.

My Port.Water Dog, Horatio - Tio, gets a cameo in the shared pic.

Inside-outside-inside-outside. This is my wintery mix adventure today.

I needed to clear the accumulating ice/snow from around the garage before my wife arrives back home from her shopping escapades. A dram of Green Spot kept me warm inside.

This is a creamy, vanilla finish, great sipping Irish whiskey on a winter day. Fun taste and plenty of nuances for "day drinking."

Best, Eric -

 

[Hagwood]

Taking a break with the Cat from raking leaves with a St. Arnold Christmas Ale and the beater Revenger, then back to work

 

[Hagwood]

Portis and Bourbon County Goose Island black Friday. View attachment 198127

Now that’s my kind of black Friday.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I toast my Oatmeal Stout & my can of mixed nuts to the KC Chiefs, up 21 - 0 on the Raiders @ halftime!

 

[Rmccamey]

After getting the car inspection and back home, I'm enjoying a taste of Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold single malt. The label says "Scotland's highest and coldest distillery". I brought this bottle back from the distillery in 2017 when, or so I was told, Winter's Gold was only available in the U.K. The barrel house on the tour was below grade, with the transom windows at the top of the room (which are at grade level outside) left open so that whatever the outside temp/humidity was, so it was in the barrel house. As one of the other labels says, "Created by the cold"!

Very interesting that the label color is a very close match to my new VS Glacier (light blue)! Here's to hats!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

...I'm enjoying a taste of Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold single malt.

Great pics!

Don't know anything about their Winter's Gold, but I had a bottle of Dalwhinnie 15 yr old Friends of the Classic once, distilled at 56% vol. I think it too was a special bottling & I got it thru the club. Looking back at my tasting notes it was dry wine-like, not oily, fruity & a very light gold color. At 56% it did not taste medicinal or heavy with alcohol.

The distillery opened in the 1890's & was first known as Strathspey. I believe Dalwhinnie is owned by Diageo which is the largest drinks company in the world. Dalwhinnie Single Malts are probably used in their blended Scotches also, depending on volume distilled.

 

[Rmccamey]

I think you are correct about them being owned by Diageo. The Winters Gold is 43% and, to me, comparable to their 15, perhaps a bit more crisp/dry (but I am very much a novice at such things).

Great pics!

Don't know anything about their Winter's Gold, but I had a bottle of Dalwhinnie 15 yr old Friends of the Classic once, distilled at 56% vol. I think it too was a special bottling & I got it thru the club. Looking back at my tasting notes it was dry wine-like, not oily, fruity & a very light gold color. At 56% it did not taste medicinal or heavy with alcohol.

The distillery opened in the 1890's & was first known as Strathspey. I believe Dalwhinnie is owned by Diageo which is the largest drinks company in the world. Dalwhinnie Single Malts are probably used in their blended Scotches also, depending on volume distilled.

 

[M Hatman]

I thought this 1951 ad especially suited for this thread.......

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Bar lights effect the exposure for color on my Chestnut O'Farrell Rancher. Even lightens up my Pale Ale some.

Tired of turkey leftovers yet? All you can eat ribs!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

After getting the car inspection and back home, I'm enjoying a taste of Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold single malt. The label says "Scotland's highest and coldest distillery". I brought this bottle back from the distillery in 2017 when, or so I was told, Winter's Gold was only available in the U.K. The barrel house on the tour was below grade, with the transom windows at the top of the room (which are at grade level outside) left open so that whatever the outside temp/humidity was, so it was in the barrel house. As one of the other labels says, "Created by the cold"!

Very interesting that the label color is a very close match to my new VS Glacier (light blue)! Here's to hats!

Darn intriguing post. Absolutely gorgeous hat. The gill ribboned glacier VS is truly dynamite. I love the dimensions and details. Wear the hat with pride sir.

Interesting post on Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold. That is one that I will have to consider tasting. After reading more about the whiskey this evening it sounds tasty. Congrats on the visit and enjoy the beverage this evening.

Best, Eric -

(BTW: Vs gill ribbons rule on my hat rack. I am fortunate to have a blue smoke and a silverbelly gilled VS's ready to be worn.

 

[Hagwood]

I thought this 1951 ad especially suited for this thread....... View attachment 198897

Very cool ! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Hagwood]

I think you are correct about them being owned by Diageo. The Winters Gold is 43% and, to me, comparable to their 15, perhaps a bit more crisp/dry (but I am very much a novice at such things).

I’ve had the 15 also, but haven’t tried the Wnters Gold. Always a good dram. Enjoy !!

And love the color on the VS, and the shark gill.

 

[Hagwood]

Bar lights effect the exposure for color on my Chestnut O'Farrell Rancher. Even lightens up my Pale Ale some.

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Tired of turkey leftovers yet? All you can eat ribs!

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Very nice ! Hard to beat all you can eat ribs.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

The Winters Gold is 43% and, to me, comparable to their 15, perhaps a bit more crisp/dry (but I am very much a novice at such things).

That's probably accurate. Their normal bottling of 15 is distilled @ 43% & said to be oily.

I take it Winters Gold could be hard to find stateside?