Manhattan Rye

Tuthilltown Spirits is a relatively new distiller in New York, offering three bourbons in adorable little bottles that catch eyes wherever they go (Four Grain, Baby Bourbon, Manhattan Rye). I've tasted all three (thanks, Elixer), and all are quality bourbons, but the favorite for me was the Manhattan Rye--full and mature, has complexity and depth, not too sharp but with a hint of spice. The Baby Bourbon also was tasty, but was less rich--definitely younger. The Four Grain was fine, but didn't captivate as much as the others. It's pricey stuff, $50-$60 a bottle--though certainly worth a try if your local stocks it.

Evan Williams Single Barrel

Easter Sunday, nighttime, San Francisco: stopped in a new joint on 24th called Dirty Thieves, to cap off the weekend. I gave the bourbon shelf the eye, trying to make a choice, when the guy at the end of the nearly empty bar (reading science fiction)--he recommended Evan Williams Single Barrel as "smooth" but "spicy." Seven bucks, I'll take it. And he was right. Good stuff, easy up front, easy going down, but not simple--good complexity, good edge to it, but not harsh, not at all.

Inspiration

This one's experimental

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Rescue Dawn

Best movie of the year so far? Looking like it.

Try it out

He said, and she agreed.

Dark room

They don't always work, dark in the heart, dark in the eyes, dark in the cup and on the plate on the table.