That would be the Smoking Bishop. Essentially it’s an orange and clove-spiked mulled port. What’s important about the bowl of Bishop is that the punch bowl is like the communal well. Nice for the holidays. Also important from English history is that you would get drunk and laugh at the church at the same time. For more on the history and the recipe for you Scrooge fans, read more from Tori Avey here.
We love folks who are passionate about their work, particularly when it involves distilling spirits like rum. We recently enjoyed a Three Dogs and a Cat cocktail at Monkeypod that used Kuleana Nanea Rum as one of its ingredients. Kuleana makes rhum agricola.
Rhum agricole is the French term for sugarcane juicerum, a style of rum originally distilled in the French Caribbean islands from freshly squeezed sugarcane juice rather than molasses.
With the closure of Hawaii‘s crystalline sugar producing mills, some artisanal distilleries have opened which continue production of cane for rhum agricole. Thanks Wikipedia.
Kuleana Rum Works was born on the island of Hawai’i in 2013 to make and share exquisite rum while creating a thriving local business that celebrates the richness of Hawai’i. They aim to elevate rum by celebrating it as a world-class spirit. They do this by making rum from the best ingredients on Earth and without added sweeteners, flavors, or coloring. Read the whole story here and then give non-molasses rhum agricole a try.
Mike Leach, Rest In Peace. Quite the character and a pretty darn good football coach.
Men’s Health assures us that singing along to a waterproof Bluetooth speaker in the shower will transform our lives. They recommend 10 of the best in this article. They also remind us not to bring a corded stereo into the shower. Sound advice.
– Jet Cannon
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Why not celebrate a light summer beer in December? Who picks these national days? But it works in Hawaii especially if you go with Bikini Blonde from Maui Brewing. Cheers!
With calls to scrap the US Constitution being proposed by a former president, it might be handy to keep a copy in hand. Literally. That’s where rocks glasses from Uncommon Goods featuring script from the Constitution comes in.
Just in case.
– Jet Cannon
We would expect any Wall Street Journal article to discuss the money involved with alcohol and cannabis. But this one discusses only their effects on health! And no big surprise, coming from a very conservative publication…. It’s all bad. Not that this news will put a dent in the popularity of either.
– Jet Cannon
According to the LA Times, Stoned+Toned is fitness company that blends cannabis and fitness in pursuit of community and a more pleasurable workout. A “Pelostoned” Facebook group has thousands of members who smoke cannabis and ride their stationary bikes. So much for the lazy stoner.
– Jet Cannon
It’s close to midnight
Something evil’s lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight
You see a sight that almost stops your heart
Michael Jackson’s Thriller aired for the first time on MTV this day in 1983. On the same day in 2001, following revelations of massive accounting fraud, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection. So beware. More crypto bankruptcies could be deja vu all over again.
And no one’s gonna save you.
Statistics show that the average Baby Boomer makes love 93 times per year. Looks like it’s going to be a wild December!!
Per Rolling Stone, Christine McVie, the longtime co-lead vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the age of 79. Rest In Peace.
This coming Friday, and the first Friday of every December, is National Bartenders Day. If you’re lucky, you have a bartender who knows your name AND…. Your Drink! Now…. How to thank them? No idea. But we all have some time to work on it. Best of luck because a good bartender deserves thanks and recognition.
– Jet Cannon
The Apple Cup is over and Blue Mountain Cider Maker, Abe, is back in Milton-Freewater, Oregon making cider with only the freshest apples. While his beloved Cougars lost, we’re certain the crushing, decisive defeat won’t affect his cider-making performance.
“Blue Mountain Cider is a premier producer of hard ciders made from apples we grow in Oregon at the southern end of the Walla Walla Valley. Founded in 2003 by Ron Brown, a second generation apple farmer in the Walla Walla Valley, Blue Mountain Cider is still in family hands and with Ron’s son Andrew Brown heading up winemaking and his son Jared Brown overseeing the apple farm. Blue Mountain Cider uses only apples we grow and always makes its cider fresh pressed, never from concentrate. Blue Mountain Cider is the embodiment of the Brown families efforts to create the world’s best hard ciders.”
Abe, there’s always next year!
– Jet Cannon
A man takes his seat at the World Cup Final. He looks to his left and notices that there is a spare seat between himself and the next guy.
The man: “Who would ever miss the World Cup final?”
The guy: “That was my wife’s seat. We have been to the last five World Cup finals together, but sadly she passed away.”
The man: “That’s terrible, but couldn’t you get another member of the family, friend, or someone else to come with you?”
The guy: “No… they’re all at the funeral.”