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Cigars and Bourbon

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Alec Bradley Tempus, excellent full flavor cigar. One of my favorites.

 

Paired that up with a couple snifters of Old Crow 10 years old.

 

Said a little prayer for Ram, sat on the deck, and gazed at the stars.

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Tonight is the annual Bourbon Tasting held by a fellow Bulls Club member up in Wesley Chapel.

 

Here are the candidates this year, as of Wednesday...

 

Four Roses Small Batch

Makers

Makers 46

Rock Hill Farms

Woodford Reserve

Eagle Rare

Johnny Drum Private Stock

Woodford Double Oaked

Breckenridge

Angel’s Envy

Knob Creek

 

The Johnny Drum is mine and I may bring my Calumet Farms, too, though I don't know if I want to share that. :D

 

I'm also going to take a five or ten pack of selected cigars to share. Haven't decided which, yet.

We need a BGP brothers of the lead get together.

 

Tonight smoking a Nub Connecticut.

Had a great time at the bourbon tasting last night. We ended up with 17 bourbons, including a bottle of Prichard's Double Chocolate. I didn't get a picture of that, since it was with the desserts. Didn't try it either, but Mrs. S didn't like it.

 

Here is the rest of the bourbon ...

 

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One of the fellows brought some Salomon Maduro hand rolls from Long Ash Cigars, in Ybor. I brought 8 of the cigars I got yesterday from CI in that humidor deal, a couple of Gurkha Park Avenues, and 3 Tabanero's.

 

I personally had the Oliva O series that came with the humidor. It went well with the Breckenridge I was sipping.

The food was amazing. The hosts, who are from New Jersey, have really fallen in love with the Kentucky bourbon culture. The food reflected that, especially the hot brown casseroles and the select cheese that supposedly goes with bourbon.

 

The food offerings ...

 

Hot Brown Casserole

Crab Cakes

Shrimp Cocktail

Pineapple and Kielbasi kebobs

Filet Mignon on crostini with a red pepper sauce and capers

Crostini w/ goat cheese and fig preserves

Deviled eggs

Antipasto skewers

Cheese ball (Mrs. S's contribution.)

Manchego and Gouda cheeses (with honey to top - helps pair with the bourbon)

Vanilla Almonds

Cashews

Lemon Bourbon Bundt cake with bourbon glaze

Southern Pecan pie squares

 

I tasted all, but the desserts. I filled up on the shrimp, skewers, cheese ball, and deviled eggs, though. I was getting enough carbs from the bourbon. :D

There were about 30 people there, Bulls Club members, USF staff, as well as friends and neighbors of the hosts. There was this guy from Syracuse, but he talked bad about Pitt so we let him stay. The Bulls Club Members that attended are pictured here.

 

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There were about 30 people there, Bulls Club members, USF staff, as well as friends and neighbors of the hosts. There was this guy from Syracuse, but he talked bad about Pitt so we let him stay. The Bulls Club Members that attended are pictured here.

 

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Looks like there's a future Bull in there too.

One of the fellows brought some Salomon Maduro hand rolls from Long Ash Cigars, in Ybor. I brought 8 of the cigars I got yesterday from CI in that humidor deal, a couple of Gurkha Park Avenues, and 3 Tabanero's.

 

I personally had the Oliva O series that came with the humidor. It went well with the Breckenridge I was sipping.

 

 

My humidor always has Oliva O's and G's in it.

 

Couple of my favorites.

 

I load up on them every time CI runs a special.

The food was amazing. The hosts, who are from New Jersey, have really fallen in love with the Kentucky bourbon culture. The food reflected that, especially the hot brown casseroles and the select cheese that supposedly goes with bourbon.

 

The food offerings ...

 

Hot Brown Casserole

Crab Cakes

Shrimp Cocktail

Pineapple and Kielbasi kebobs

Filet Mignon on crostini with a red pepper sauce and capers

Crostini w/ goat cheese and fig preserves

Deviled eggs

Antipasto skewers

Cheese ball (Mrs. S's contribution.)

Manchego and Gouda cheeses (with honey to top - helps pair with the bourbon)

Vanilla Almonds

Cashews

Lemon Bourbon Bundt cake with bourbon glaze

Southern Pecan pie squares

 

I tasted all, but the desserts. I filled up on the shrimp, skewers, cheese ball, and deviled eggs, though. I was getting enough carbs from the bourbon. :D

I think I just gained 10 pounds from reading that.

Celebration weekend.

 

The youngest of the cold weather clan graduated from the University of Illinois.

 

My son and a several of his buddies that have tailgated with us for the last four years all graduated.

 

We pulled out the fold up chairs and kicked back on the lawn.

 

I treated them to Padilla Signature 1932 Robustos and a bottle of Old Medley 12.

 

All four of my boys have now graduated college.

Macanudo Gold Label and 3 fingers of Johnny Drum Private Stock.

Had a great time at the bourbon tasting last night. We ended up with 17 bourbons, including a bottle of Prichard's Double Chocolate. I didn't get a picture of that, since it was with the desserts. Didn't try it either, but Mrs. S didn't like it.

 

Here is the rest of the bourbon ...

 

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I'm not familiar with John J. Bowman. What's that all about?

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