I’m headed to the coast. Just a long weekend with m’lady and the youngin’s. Been a while since we took a trip like this. Sounded good a few months ago when she planned it. But in the middle of a thick summer swelter, I’m having second thoughts. Blistering sand, tepid saltwater, and a relentless ball of fire in the sky. What… have… we… done… Some people say thoughts and prayers don’t work. I don’t care. Gimme.
I’m headed to the coast. Just a long weekend with m’lady and the youngin’s. Been a while since we took a trip like this. Sounded good a few months ago when she planned it. But in the middle of a thick summer swelter, I’m having second thoughts.
Blistering sand, tepid saltwater, and a relentless ball of fire in the sky. What… have… we… done…
Some people say thoughts and prayers don’t work. I don’t care. Gimme.
Definitely gonna need some backup. Going straight for cask strength isn’t going to help the heat. But an 80 proof probably won’t be stiff enough to fight through a block of ice and deliver the goods.
This is serious business. A make or break decision. Sonnets will probably be written about it. Fraught with peril, etc.
…
After much deliberation, here’s the game plan.
Redbreast 12 will travel in a cooler and go straight into the freezer when we get there. No ice. Just a frosty and familiar pour to remind me of a time when I made better decisions - usually involving air conditioning.
Next up, Ardbeg Wee Beastie. Its only job is to mix things up if the Irish becomes too predictable, and I need a little kick in the teeth. Don’t worry. Ardbeg knows my safeword.
A cask strength bottle of Chattanooga Tennessee whiskey will wait patiently in the condo, and usher in a cooler evening indoors.
Yah man, that’s strategy and tactics and shit. I’m not saying I could have been a 5 star general, but I’d definitely be up there, ya know? Let’s call it 4 ½ stars.
Oh… shit. I almost forgot. At the time of this writing, the Tribe’s official dry week is in full swing. It’s done by the time you read this, but I almost boofed the Quarterly Challenge entirely. If you successfully completed an intentional dry week in this quarter, click this link to add your name to the hallowed list of Whiskey Challengers. https://whiskeytribe.com/pages/whiskey-challengers
P.P.S.S. The food truck at Crowded Barrel is open this weekend. The shrimp tacos and al pastor tacos are my current favorites. Been hittin’ it up at least twice a week.
P.P.P.S.S.S. Richard got glass installed in the tasting room windows, so you can now lift your spirits in AIR CONDITIONING. Probably should have led with that.
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