April 11, 2020

Saturday Is Always Cheatday! covid-19: day 30 | US: GA | info | act

Saturdays have been special for a while. For almost a decade, they have been cheat days—a day where I eat or drink anything I want and not worry about it. We often make pizza, and I like to sip a little bourbon. Today was no exception.

I purchased my first bottled-in-bond bourbon: Henry McKenna 10-year, single-barrel. I kind of went into this purchase blind, as my local purveyor of fine spirits didn’t have any of the ones I wanted to try. He recommended the McKenna, so I went for it, even though it was $59. It’s probably the most I’ve ever spent for a bottle, so I was hoping I dun good. Some of the posts on r/Bourbon find it good, but overrated and overpriced—like this one, this one, and this one—but whatever. I might have overpaid, but at least it’ll be good.

It is. I’m used to drinking lower-proof bourbons, and this one is definitely stronger—particularly the aftertaste, which I found a bit spicy and lingering. It’s not unpleasant, but took me a minute to get used to it. I need to pay closer attention to how it tastes next time. Sorry this is not too informative—I think I was more interested in getting a good photo of the bottle. I think I did.

Since it was a beautiful day, and tomorrow is supposed to be stormy, we had an early Easter egg hunt for Henry.

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