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Scott G r u n e r

If you could only pick 1 between the Pappy's 15/20 and BTAC offerings, what would your top 3 choices be? Keeping in mind this would be to drink, not resale. I’ve never had Eagle Rare 17 and desperately want to so that would be my pick. Come to think of it I’ve not tried Wm Larue Weller yet. But for...

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I had recent bottle of Bunna 12 that was very good for I think around $80ish? (Edit- didn't read the disdain for Sherry- there is some Sherry cask to it but not to a gimmicky level by any stretch) I think the regular Caol Ila 12 is a very solid too- But I like peaty, and Caol Ila especially hits my ...

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For those who have been able to reach customer service regarding releasing hold shipments prematurely. How are they offering to make things right, offering replacement bottles? Credit? Will have to check my cards to see if I have been double charged for some of my orders. Thus far the Wine.com sale...

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This will cost lots of money, and a few senior IT heads. No, the latter will not be cold-chain shipped to customers...........I hope. You can’t just blame this on IT. They run a business and should have the common sense to halt shipments in high heat, regardless of what any system is telling them. ...

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I wont buy the pot still willet due to that silly bottle anyway. It’s like the La Gardine of whiskies and just takes up too much space.

Scott G r u n e r

Can you go back and switch to the thermal caraffe?

Otherwise I the only learning curve for me was making sure to use enough coffee- Oh yeah and the drip stop sucks (at least on the model I have- must be 8-10 years old now)

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caviar doesn’t have to be an appetizer anymore than. champagne an appertif. Champagne is the most versatile wine- cocktail? check. Appertif? Check. Main event? Check. Digestif? Check. Dessert? Check. Breakfast drink? Check. Celebration? Check. Mourning? Check. Rainy day wine? Check. Sunny day? Check...

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To add to that, have people noticed less Port being corked than table wines? I have had corked port. It is unpleasant. A rare occurrence for me considering how rarely I get to drink port. The few bottles of corked champagne I have had have been very dramatically corked- there was no missing it. It ...

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Not sure if this qualifies, but I use lots of leftover meats in things like quesadillas. today was a smoked brisket quesadilla that killed.

Scott G r u n e r

Probably stay there too given the experience many women have here.

Scott G r u n e r

Just got an offer for another drawing this year. It's not Pappy or BTAC though...Does anybody have any input on these? I ranked them as below: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon $150 EH Taylor Amaranth $90 Angel's Envy Cask Strength $230 Angel's Envy Celler Collection $300 Haven't been spending much mon...

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I liked the 2018 Jaboulet Cotes du Rhone “Parallel 45” Rouge Magnums that Garagiste was selling for $18.71. I remember paying $11 or $12 for the 750 ml a few years back so I thought it was a good deal. Garagiste used to do the st cosme cdr in mags every year for similar price. Thats the one thing i...

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no. a bit more than 2x is all I will pay

Scott G r u n e r

Those were included in the 100 day aging process or were they cut off prior to aging? If they were dry aged for 100 days, they should be exceptionally funky since by definition they were on the leading edge of all the aging process. Not sure that much funk would be good in a stock and it might even...

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I use hotmail. It is vintage chic.

Scott G r u n e r

sadly the 283% revenue growth came in a quarter with none of the good coupons. Likely mostly pandemic induced stay-at-home growth which may hurt chances of getting more coupons in the near term.

Scott G r u n e r

i use opentable to book, not to choose. Mostly as long as a restaurant has *some* form of online booking, which one wont be a source of friction for me, but once in a while if it is a toss up between two placed, whichever is on opentable will win due to convenience

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I tried to sound like a knowledgable critic and ended up sounding more like a pretentious poseur.

Scott G r u n e r

Bad news- Wife left the cellar lights on for at least a day or two last week.
Good news- they are LED and not directly pointed at any bottles- all the lighting is indirect.
Good news 2- I have very few clear bottles.

I'd be curious to see results of testing for LED just the same.

Scott G r u n e r

96 was the only year they used out of state fruit--hence the "American" on the label instead of WW Valley or Columbia valley. It was because the vines were heavily frozen the winter before except for the rare vintner who buried canes (I think Christophe might have been the only one doing this at th...

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GOK was the second wine I was offered after getting the Cailloux for several years. It's never done a whole lot for me, but I kept buying while waiting for the Frog. I have it back to 2012. Maybe I've been popping them too soon. I kind of felt the same way and dropped it years ago in favor of (More...

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Craig G wrote: ↑
July 5th, 2020, 9:55 am
There are some good French Cotes du Rhones that are Syrah based or at least partly Syrah. A couple that come to mind are Guigal Cotes du Rhône (about $15) and Chave Mon Coeur (about $20).

St Cosme CdR is mostly/all Syrah I think

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A Washington State Syrah. $10-$15 2016 Tenet "The Pundit" Columbia Valley Syrah. $17.95 “Washington State Syrah is good because the growing region is cold, like France, but sunny, like Australia.” Fascinating. This is the description given? I would never have characterized Eastern Washington climat...

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Jeremy Holmes wrote: ↑
July 5th, 2020, 4:51 am
What the hell is Bionic Frog?

It’s a shiraz named after a critter. You guys have those too right?

Scott G r u n e r

I have typically dry rubbed the butt a day or so ahead of the smoke- (garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano) however having recently made the best brisket of my life with the franklin method of just salt and pepper... am now wondering if I should do similar with t...

Scott G r u n e r

2005 St Innocent Anden was pretty solid tonight. Not sure best of pandemic, but really pretty.

Scott G r u n e r

Believe it or not, a 2005 Quilceda Creek. I have found many of the older bottlings to go into a less than optimal oak/char dominant phase once the fruit fades a bit- still not sure if/when they will come out of that. On the other hand, the 2005 we had was very pretty. Still a good bit of fruit, but ...

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I know this has been said, but not supporting business or people that have discriminatory viewpoints or policies, or actively denigrate the environment is not political- it is simply doing what is right. I should actually go further that in many cases not supporting them is not enough- you should ac...

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I like wine, especially aged wine.

or

A wine cellar is a sophisticated alcoholic’s way of protecting their supply of alcohol

take your pick, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Scott G r u n e r

I drive by paper/pulp plants every trip to walla walla, and used to smell them in everett and tacoma. If I had to compare to a wine flaw it would be reduced/reducted or brett, not corked.

Corked carrots bug the heck out of me though.

Scott G r u n e r

I use wireless tags. Super easy, mobile app to monitor with alarms. http://wirelesstag.net/

There are also a few threads on this if you do a search.

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I don't know about Rum, but the places I think of are Esquin and the U Village QFC (May be really old data). Otherwise Total Wine has a lot- but I have seen only seen stuff like Zacapa at Met Market (plateau location specifically) Take all of this with a huge grain of "I haven't really looked extens...

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Cook's Illustrated reviews these in their current issue. They like Thermoworks. yep. was just coming to mention this. no personal opinion though I have a wired Dot and a regular thermapen so have bias towards thermoworks. top rated remote probe was the “smoke 2-channel alarm” TX-1300 then Nutrichef...

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Agree poison is not ideal, as they will usually die inside a wall (or similar). I just removed our old hot tub plus decking and found no less than 5 mummified rats under, most likely poisoned by the previous owners. Also I believe in good old fashioned snap traps. Rodents are not endangered and it i...

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I like cellar temp or even cooler. Fond memories of chilled pichets of bojo on trips to france.

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Scott Spears wrote: ↑
June 13th, 2020, 8:48 am
Expensive. I know it was low hanging fruit, but I could not resist.

Ha. beat me. Though I was going to go with overpriced.

Scott G r u n e r

I bought this year, but will try my 14 before buying next year. This is priced above a good many excellent champagnes, so will need to be impressive, not just good.

Scott G r u n e r

A good PBJ is awesome- The issue is there are too many folks that experience bad PBJ- Cheap peanut butter, confected jelly, inferior bread- or one that has been all mushed together in a sandwich bag... I know it is bad with Hydrogenates, but Jif is the right mix of peanut flavor and creaminess for m...

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John S wrote: ↑
June 4th, 2020, 12:32 pm
Never use those "swap out rack" as those tanks are the worst of the lot.

I would love to hear elaboration on this. I have done both ways and noticed zero diff, but I may just not have paid attention

Scott G r u n e r

Are you interested in wines or money laundering operations?

If wines, you might try some of the quarterback wines- Passing Time, Doubleback. Much more about wine if you are into that.

Scott G r u n e r

season is off to a rough start due to low numbers. they closed the fisheries last week and will try to re open this week. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaskajournal.com%2F2020-05-20%2Fcopper-river-closes-week-after-poor-sockeye-showing&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6cbfa...

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I got one at costco last friday. $35 for a whole 3 lb sockeye. delicious piece of fish. been looking but haven’t been able to find any at my costco since

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another fan of sec wines here. a couple cases per year for years, nothing but great, fast, and personal service

Scott G r u n e r

first copper river salmon (sockeye) of the year. so fresh, so good. very simple prep of salt, pepper, olive oil on the grill.

Scott G r u n e r

wait. this whole concept is garagiste mystery wines but min purchase is a case? Thats a hard no for me.

Scott G r u n e r

My daughter loves shepherds (cottage) pie (both) my son hates so we don't do it often. Usually plan ahead and make extra mash potatoes for a previous meal in the week. Works just as well as fresh.

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Or perhaps because he was being unusually cheap in not providing 750s? In fairness, they're kids. Personally, I'm happy John is taking a break from tweeting about politics. [stirthepothal.gif] I will second that. He has an unnatural obsession with Trump. Kind of poster for Trump derangement syndrom...

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Would prefer dark meat but I have to use some white in this house. Sigh. Also use classic Julia Child as base. Been a while since made it though

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Bummer. I cut back a few years ago with no detriment, but I guess only they know their algorithn

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Their prices are significantly lower than current retail but higher than release prices. I think it's a fair offering and appreciate the opportunity to buy some properly aged bottles directly from the producer. Fair to charge a bit more than release. How much more are they charging? I haven't gone ...

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