Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

Thanks Dave..the Pappy experience of a few years ago:
Wollongong Fire Stn coke machine made money...end of of year we each got 30 bux..( nor do i drink the stuff so happy days for that).
We went on our xmas beero to The Dagwood Bar🙄.
With my 30 melting its way through my pocket...I decided..towards closing time..to get a shot...the selection was difficult...many strange whiskeys,bourbons and rums that were not run of the average mill...but there..up on top...covered in dust and spiderwebs...stood a bottle of Pappy...
Mate its 30 bux a shot..
Hit me
Do you want coke?
No thank you just a knobbin of ice.
Good because I wouldn"t serve it if you did!
Good get on with it then.
Damn that stuff was like drinking the smoke out General Lees corncob pipe...MAG nificent.
As I said before..$140 /nip...ridiculous.
The guy said to get a bottle of Pap..they have to buy 12 case of Buffalo Trace..to get in a Lotto for a bottle of Pappy...ffs.Hype? Or What?
Cheers
 
meako said:
Thanks Dave..the Pappy experience of a few years ago:
Wollongong Fire Stn coke machine made money...end of of year we each got 30 bux..( nor do i drink the stuff so happy days for that).
We went on our xmas beero to The Dagwood Bar🙄.
With my 30 melting its way through my pocket...I decided..towards closing time..to get a shot...the selection was difficult...many strange whiskeys,bourbons and rums that were not run of the average mill...but there..up on top...covered in dust and spiderwebs...stood a bottle of Pappy...
Mate its 30 bux a shot..
Hit me
Do you want coke?
No thank you just a knobbin of ice.
Good because I wouldn"t serve it if you did!
Good get on with it then.
Damn that stuff was like drinking the smoke out General Lees corncob pipe...MAG nificent.
As I said before..$140 /nip...ridiculous.
The guy said to get a bottle of Pap..they have to buy 12 case of Buffalo Trace..to get in a Lotto for a bottle of Pappy...ffs.Hype? Or What?
Cheers
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First time I ever got to taste Pappy was when I shared a bottle of the 10 year “Old Rip” in 2015 with some friends in the restaurant business. This was one of the older “new” bottles (right after they changed from the fat bottles) so it was more like 17-18 years, and it was extraordinary. Of course drinking it from plastic cups in the dirt alley behind the restaurant warehouse made it all the more special and memorable.

A few years later in 2018 I went to a tasting where we sampled the 15, 20 and 23 against each other. I remember not liking any of those as much as the 10. But again it could have been the context!

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DaveHS said:
First time I ever got to taste Pappy was when I shared a bottle of the 10 year “Old Rip” in 2015 with some friends in the restaurant business. This was one of the older “new” bottles (right after they changed from the fat bottles) so it was more like 17-18 years, and it was extraordinary. Of course drinking it from plastic cups in the dirt alley behind the restaurant warehouse made it all the more special and memorable.

A few years later in 2018 I went to a tasting where we sampled the 15, 20 and 23 against each other. I remember not liking any of those as much as the 10. But again it could have been the context!

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Double-first for me almost 2 weeks ago. I'd heard of Yuengling beer, and I think I knew it originated in Pennsylvania, but I'd never tried it.
But it recently showed up in my grocery store, so I decided to buy a 12-pack, especially when I saw that one of the "flavors" available was Black and Tan, a mix of porter (one of my favorite types of beer) and "premium beer". So, my first Yuengling product and my first black & tan from a can.
I thought it was very tasty and refreshing! I'll definitely buy more.
(A mystery to me is why this beer and almost every other beer I've poured recently develops a gigantic head once I pour it into the frosty mug I keep in the freezer to use for my supper beverage every night. I'll pour the beer using my best no-head techniques, and still, when I put the mug down, the contents will go from little-to-no head to up to a 4-inch head over the course of 3 or 4 minutes! o_O This never used to happen. Anyone have any insights/hints/suggestions for what's going on?)
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5K Qs said:
Double-first for me almost 2 weeks ago. I'd heard of Yuengling beer, and I think I knew it originated in Pennsylvania, but I'd never tried it.
But it recently showed up in my grocery store, so I decided to buy a 12-pack, especially when I saw that one of the "flavors" available was Black and Tan, a mix of porter (one of my favorite types of beer) and "premium beer". So, my first Yuengling product and my first black & tan from a can.
I thought it was very tasty and refreshing! I'll definitely buy more.
(A mystery to me is why this beer and almost every other beer I've poured recently develops a gigantic head once I pour it into the frosty mug I keep in the freezer to use for my supper beverage every night. I'll pour the beer using my best no-head techniques, and still, when I put the mug down, the contents will go from little-to-no head to up to a 4-inch head over the course of 3 or 4 minutes! o_O This never used to happen. Anyone have any insights/hints/suggestions for what's going on?)
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That certainly is strange. It must be reacting with something in or on the glass. I’m drawing straws here but did you by any chance, recently change from washing it by hand to washing it in the dishwasher?
 
Railsplitter said:
That certainly is strange. It must be reacting with something in or on the glass. I’m drawing straws here but did you by any chance, recently change from washing it by hand to washing it in the dishwasher?
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What you suggested was my first idea, too. For years, I just rinsed the mug with hot water most nights and put it back in the freezer in the morning after it dried; I'd wash it in the dishwasher once every week or two. Now, since the extra foaming has "raised its ugly head" ;), I do the same rinse routine, but wash the mug by hand a couple of times a week. But the extra foam doesn't seem to be related to number of rinsings since most recent washing. But I DO use a different soap for hand washing (Dawn Foam) than for the dishwasher (some version of Cascade liquid). Maybe I should try a different dish detergent for hand washing to see if that makes a difference.

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
What you suggested was my first idea, too. For years, I just rinsed the mug with hot water most nights and put it back in the freezer in the morning after it dried; I'd wash it in the dishwasher once every week or two. Now, since the extra foaming has "raised its ugly head" ;), I do the same rinse routine, but wash the mug by hand a couple of times a week. But the extra foam doesn't seem to be related to number of rinsings since most recent washing. But I DO use a different soap for hand washing (Dawn Foam) than for the dishwasher (some version of Cascade liquid). Maybe I should try a different dish detergent for hand washing to see if that makes a difference.

- GT
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That just might work. I was telling my wife about this. She embellishes travel mugs as a hobby. She told me that she uses Dawn Foam on certain projects because the film it leaves behind brings out the “glimmer” on certain embellishments that she puts on the outside of the mugs. She said it’s very commonly used for that purpose in her hobby.
Good luck!
 
Railsplitter said:
That just might work. I was telling my wife about this. She embellishes travel mugs as a hobby. She told me that she uses Dawn Foam on certain projects because the film it leaves behind brings out the “glimmer” on certain embellishments that she puts on the outside of the mugs. She said it’s very commonly used for that purpose in her hobby.
Good luck!
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Rick, thanks for the additional info from your wife about Dawn Foam. I didn't realize that it was "famous" for the film it leaves behind. I washed my mug last night with some non-antibacterial liquid hand soap from the bathroom. Curious to see if it makes a difference.

(Congrats on your new Fieldmaster you posted recently in the Totin' Today thread! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
Soon after finding Blade Forums about 12 years ago, I became fascinated by all the models of Swiss Army Knives Victorinox produced, and I did a lot of "research" about which tools were on which models, how the various models related to one another, and which model I thought would be my favorite. I decided that the Fieldmaster would fit my needs best, but I still haven't obtained one. I usually look for preowned SAKs at gun and knife shows, but haven't run across a Fieldmaster yet. And I DO have a Huntsman, which is essentially a Fieldmaster with corkscrew instead of Philips screwdriver on the back.)

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Rick, thanks for the additional info from your wife about Dawn Foam. I didn't realize that it was "famous" for the film it leaves behind. I washed my mug last night with some non-antibacterial liquid hand soap from the bathroom. Curious to see if it makes a difference.

(Congrats on your new Fieldmaster you posted recently in the Totin' Today thread! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
Soon after finding Blade Forums about 12 years ago, I became fascinated by all the models of Swiss Army Knives Victorinox produced, and I did a lot of "research" about which tools were on which models, how the various models related to one another, and which model I thought would be my favorite. I decided that the Fieldmaster would fit my needs best, but I still haven't obtained one. I usually look for preowned SAKs at gun and knife shows, but haven't run across a Fieldmaster yet. And I DO have a Huntsman, which is essentially a Fieldmaster with corkscrew instead of Philips screwdriver on the back.)

- GT
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Thanks, GT.

It’s funny you should mention the Huntsman. I don’t own a Huntsman nor have I ever owned one but for some strange reason, I am constantly wanting to call my Fieldmaster a Huntsman. I can’t seem to shake that and it has been driving me crazy. I guess Huntsman is just easier to say but I hate getting the name wrong. Very strange.
 
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