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From the weekend . . .

That close to the foot, I'd just kill it with fire.

I'm a sucker for these fancy wrappers. . .

Friday at last . . .

Couldn't decide what to have and wound up pulling the lone Davidoff out of my humidor.

I realized that I have never tried a Viaje of any type so I figured I would address that oversight.

It's been a while - a nasty case of food poisoning had me out of commission for over a week, but I'm back 100% and feeling celebratory.

My first from Warped. Good so far ...

I thought it was excellent. It might be slightly more interesting at a higher proof, but that's really me looking for faults when there aren't any obvious ones. Not sure I've had better at that price point.

Two firsts for me: a candela and I decided to try using a punch.

I'm admittedly a craft beer curmudgeon. Having gone through my hophead and weirdly flavored stout phases years ago, I'd rather have a Bells Two Hearted or a simple Czech pilsner these days than all the newfangled weirdness that is available. That being said, I really enjoyed this even though...

The rest of my Friday evening splurge showed up:

Enjoyed my Friday evening enough to buy more - I thought these were relatively affordable:

This is the one stick I've enjoyed in these last several months that has really reminded me how dumb it was to take an 8 year hiatus from cigars.

Figured I'd give this Fuente Friday thing a go . . .

Agreed. I did a brisket last summer for my in-laws visiting from out of town and it turned out great. Did another one for the same group of people using the same technique just last week and it was just okay. I think the trick is in doing a good job picking the particular cut of meat, but I...

Best pulled pork I've made to date.

Trying to be patient . . .