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We were at the local distillery in VA last weekend and toured the facility. They said they have heaters in the rick house because the aging process stops if temps dip below 45*. It generally doesn't get below freezing in VA for very long during the winter, but it's long enough to make a...

I know @jfields has been buying Acids like they were party favors from his favorite boy band! :cool:

I bought a box of CAO LX2 to see if my tastes have changed since I last had one. It's too early to tell.

I can't remember the last ISOM I bought, but I have purchased a couple boxes of NCs for the first time in years. For me and my palate, the price is too steep.

A couple of favs to celebrate our last full day in Hawaii.

That looks great!

5, 40, 59, 84, 96 @Tall Paul, back to you for an update.

I'm in! I enjoy buying smokes for my bros!!

Christmas dinner started four days ago, when I cut the rib roast off the bone, tied it, salted it generously, and left it uncovered in the fridge to dry. This afternoon, I removed it from the fridge, and the salt had done it's mysterious work. I made a fresh herb rub, and applied it to the...

Sheet pan supper: chicken pesto sausage, Brussel sprouts, delicata squash, onions and peppers. Topped with roasted pomegranate seeds. Mrs_Nihon wasn't too excited about the pomegranate seeds until I told her that @jfields recommended it! The slight acidic component of the seeds were a great...

This is a great book! I have it on audio, and I've probably listened to it 4 times.

I normally just put them in champagne. No cooking required!

I was thinking the same thing. In the Corps we shot 25, 15 and 7 yds with pistols. In my day, we did everything with iron sights, including 500 yds on the rifle range. Before my last trip to Iraq we trained with M4s with a 4x (I think) scope. We did a day's worth of quick-fire drills at...

Did you cook the pomegranate seeds?

Venison tenderloin in a wine and blackberry sauce, roasted Brussel sprouts and Yukon Gold potatoes. I took a shortcut and bought a bag of pre-sliced sprouts. When I opened it, about a third of the bag was individual leaves. I tossed them all in olive oil and salt, then separated the leaves...

I was going to cook a duck for Thanksgiving, but a friend invited us over for dinner, so instead of a duck for two I made sweet potato gnocchi with fried sage in a brown butter sauce to share. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I made lunch for everyone at work yesterday featuring venison that a coworker gave me from a recent hunt. I decided to pair it with beet root purée but I also wanted to do something with the greens. Reaching back to some of the things I've learned from Chef Majk, I made a beet green purée...

I haven't tried it on venison, but I'll have to try it. The meat I get is so mild I don't think it needs mitigating, but I'm always up for a food experiment!

Venison steak with a mushroom and blueberry wine sauce, carrot and sage puree, and steamed green beans.

Nowhere in particular, I've just been working on it. The latest inspiration is Chef Majk, a guy I found on YouTube.