Ice Balls

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I do love a chilled Scotch or Bourbon, but I usually do not like when it gets too watered down. Well these Ice Balls just get the job done. Yes you can purchase a pretty ice ball maker for somewhere in about the $500-$1000 dollar range. These bad boys are under $20 bucks. Yes they don’t create the spheres in two minutes, but what I do is make a whole bunch of them and fill large zip lock freezer bag for future usage. To use them simply fill them with water and freeze. I love them! They are available all over.  I  found them on Amazon>manrelm Amazon Click Here

 

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Glenlivet 12 year

Posted: March 13, 2014 in scotch, Uncategorized
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Great bang for the buck. Around $40 bucks for a tasty refined 12-year old Speyside Scotch.

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Where does your steak come from…literally.

Posted: January 22, 2014 in beef, food, quick referance, steak
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I don’t know about you, but when ever I am ordering a steak I always wonder exactly what part of the cow it is coming from.  Well if you are like me and want to cure your curiosity or if you just want to give everyone at the table a quick lesson in their steak selection please review the quick reference chart below.

Beef Cuts

Beef Cuts

Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

Posted: January 22, 2014 in food, recipe
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Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

Here is a quick delicious recipe for a meal that will stun your guests or possibly even yourself without you breaking the bank or a sweat.

Ingredients:

  • 10 hot or sweet or both Sausage Links
  • 10 Cloves of Garlic
  • Approximatley 4 Table Spoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 whole onion
  • 2 Bunches of Broccoli Rabe

*Wash Broccoli Rabe wash and rinse good.  Also, remove a part of the stem that can be tougher to chew.

Sausage:

Pre-heat oven at 275 degrees

Cut your hot/sweet sausage links to preference, quartered or halved or any other way you like it and place in oven safe tray.

Also in tray scatter about a single chopped onion.

Add black pepper and table spoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Broccoli Rabe:

In a separate large pot put three table spoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Heat on stove and then throw in your chopped garlic.

Once garlic is browned throw in your Broccoli Rabe.

Add salt, and black Pepper.

Leave on medium stove heat until your vegetable has wilted, approximately 7-10 minutes.

Once your sausage is browned (about 1 hour) you are done!

Place the Broccoli Rabe and Sausage together in a dish and serve with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.

Feeds about four adults.

Enjoy!

Exercise – Bacon

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Exercise - Bacon

I just came across this T-shirt online. It is too funny. It costs about $30 bucks on http://skreened.com/glamfoxx/exercise-for-bacon. I definitely need to purchase some of these.

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Great self defense technique against an armed criminal

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Very neat self defense video.

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Video  —  Posted: January 5, 2014 in Uncategorized

Basics!!!

Posted: January 1, 2014 in Uncategorized
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Love it. Very helpful.

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Knowing the basics is important, otherwise you look like a fool ordering a bottle of wine! That first date, first impression you want to make will be mastered with these easy rules.

– Know that Merlot is a red wine: I had a table recently ask “We would like  a bottle of white wine, Merlot Please?” The girl he was with looked at him a laughed, “you mean red sweetie?” “Ya Ya red” like he knew what he was talking about. Like any server, I looked at this as opportunity. I then proceeded to sell him on the most expensive bottle of Merlot that we had, he would have bought anything to make up for the embarrassment!!!

– Common delicious red’s are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Malbec, and Chianti

– Common White Wines are: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, and Semillon

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Man Coasters

Posted: December 29, 2013 in Bourbon, scotch, Tools, weapons
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I just received two of the coolest coasters that I have ever seen.  Yea that’s right…I never even thought I would want to use a coaster.  I would just use a piece of towel or the table itself.  Well these bad boys are cool and very useful too.  These coasters are very rugged and made out of granite and rubber.  They also come with two scotch glasses and a soap stone for each to help cool your beverage.  They store in the freezer and come out chilled to help cool your drink without the usage of ice.  Also, a major benefit is that they are almost nearly impossible to tip over.  Very cool feature for us, “bull in a China shop” folk.  So,  if you are looking for a nice landing zone for your beverages and if you want to enjoy a nice cool, Scotch or cool Bourbon with out watering it down, and if you want to almost eliminate the chance of spilling your, “nectar of the Gods”, these are the tools for you.

Man Coasters

Man Coasters

Man Coaster Rubber Back

Man Coaster Rubber Back

Apple Pie Moonshine: Make Your Own

Posted: November 27, 2013 in recipe
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Apple Pie Moonshine

Well guys its getting to be the cold time of year again and from time to time I like a hot beverage by the fire or just relaxing in sweats. So when browsing the liquor store for my usual scotch and bourbon I saw two companies selling apple pie “moonshine”. They were both around $25, but one was 20% alcohol, and the other was 40% alcohol. First thought was I’m not paying $25 for 20% alcohol in a 750ml container. It will be gone tonight. But instead of buying the 40% I decided to make it myself. Hey how hard can it be? Turns out, not hard at all. So here is the recipe I used:

1/2 gallon apple juice

1/2 gallon apple cider

350ml (half bottle) of Everclear 95% (190 proof)

3/4 cup white sugar

1 1/4 cup brown sugar (fine cut kind)

cinnamon sticks

Your going to want to get a large pot and mix the apple juice, apple cider, white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon sticks together. Mix it up and bring it to a boil. Make sure you periodically mix it while it heats up so the sugar fully dissolves. Once it boils, turn off the heat and let it cool to room temp (gonna take a while). As it cools, add in the Everclear (Don’t add in the liquor while it boils or close to, because the alcohol will burn off). Keep stirring periodically. Once it cools enough DRINK UP! I purchased mason jars from Target, 16 ouncers, and bottled and stored the apple pie moonshine.  REMEMBER… if you store anything in a sealed jar you must boil the jar to eliminate any potential bacteria that may be in it.  Folks we spoke with who made this delicious treat say it gets better after a couple weeks of sitting in a cool dark place. Since I did this 4 days ago, I will let you know if I think it does.

TIP: You can easily control alcohol percentage. You are basically playing with 100% Alc so if you have 90 ounces apple juice and apple cider then add 10 ounces of Everclear your concoction will be 10% alc. 10 ounces of your 100 ounce solution will be alcohol. BTW 750ml is equal to about 25 ounces. If you want to be precise, its actually non alc ounces divided by (alc ounces*.95) = percentage of alcohol.

CHEERS AND ENJOY!  Let us know how you like it!

Scotland Chart

Posted: November 25, 2013 in scotch
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Here is a chart of the different Regions of Scotland where different scotches are created.  The different areas offer different climates and ingredients which offer different tastes.

 

I found this chart on: http://www.thewineclubpours.com

 

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