American, Irish, Scotch, and Canadian Whiskeys (spelled with an “e” in America) are honored this day. It’s also Michael Jackson’s birthday. Not that Michael Jackson. The British writer who has written about whisky. Cheers!
– Jet Cannon
Need some exercise? Pickleball is a sport that virtually any age can play. Based on the Single Sport Participation Report of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) on Pickleball, 75% of Core Players are 55 and older (defined as players who play 8 or more times per year).
My wife and I have all the gear. Racquets, balls, shoes, sweatbands, and bags for all our gear. Someday we will actually step on to a court. Looking forward to it though. Do what I say and not what I do.
– Jet Cannon
Buzzed Boomers, let’s meet at Pat’s and also at Geno’s across the street from each other in Philadelphia and do a taste test. And this is one of those contests where everyone gets a trophy.
– Jet Cannon
Spring and summer mean you might want an iced coffee instead of the usual hot brew. Cold brew coffee, brewed differently, is supposed to be sweeter and less acidic than regular coffee. I don’t notice much difference but I did notice how expensive it tended to be being marketed in little pricey bottles. Well, now there’s a super-size version that’s a little easier to swallow price-wise. Thank you.
– Jet Cannon
You’d be surprised how many places are open at 9:00AM.
– OldManWrong
PS. March 21st was Vermouth Day!
Photo: AARP
Somebody out there loves hot dogs. Americans consume an estimated 20 billion, with a “b”, hot dogs per year or approximately 70 per person. Corndogs make up a pretty sizable chunk of those numbers and the National Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of March Madness.
I wish I’d invented food on a stick but that was awarded a patent in 1929. Before my time. Anyway, don’t be left out this year. Grab a corndog or two. And a beer.
– Jet Cannon
Photos courtesy of delish.com
Baby Boomers and St. Patrick’s Day. What to serve? Bailey’s? Guinness? Jameson whiskey? Green beer? Black and Tan? St. Patrick’s Day Melontini? Shamrocked Shooter? Getting thirsty? I am.
I’m going to go with Lucky Charms Rainbow Vodka from tablespoon.com. (https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/lucky-charms-rainbow-vodka/f7a887cc-dba4-483d-b385-aa9ba8ac5696). This colorful choice looks magically delicious. I don’t really care what it tastes like. It’s perfect for Baby Boomers enchanted by hours of Lucky Charms commercials and hopefully a box or two.
See the website for the recipe but essentially you separate the marshmallows by color, drop six of them in a shot glass and add vodka. The marshmallows dissolve leaving their respective colors behind. Brilliant!
Regardless of your beverage choice, imbibe carefully as always.
– Jet Cannon
Buzz off bad boys! All three are bad for the beach body we’ll need this spring and summer. Hence the hard seltzer craze. These beverages are lower in all three. Now, 100 non-nutritional calories per can is not exactly healthy but it beats most beer, wine and liquor options. The alcohol content is also lower making summertime parties a little safer.
The fun part is the number of choices is growing as all the big beverage makers are jumping on the bandwagon e.g. Bud Light Seltzer. Lots of subtle fruity flavors. “Here, try one of mine!” The millennials seem to have claimed White Claw. If Baby Boomers have a favorite brand, please let me know. I want that one.
– Jet Cannon
Photo courtesy of swiglife.com
It seems counter-intuitive to write about zero proof gin on Buzzed Boomer but there may be occasions when one wants to stay sober, or more sober, while still enjoying a cocktail. Ritual intents to fill that need with their gin, whiskey and tequila substitutes. I mixed up a “gin” and tonic with a little lime juice and, well, I can imagine it’s pretty close to some of the craft gins out there that toss in a bunch of botanicals on top of the juniper. It didn’t taste like the Bombay or Hendricks I prefer but it kept my interest. It was better and more tantalizing than just pure tonic water.
The mocktail served it’s purpose very nicely. It was Saturday night, I wanted a cocktail, but I needed to stay sober. Next, on to the “tequila” and “whiskey”.
– Jet Cannon
My friend Jeff wanted some help with giving up alcohol for Lent. Not help for himself but for others.
You probably know about alcohol-free beer and wine. That’s an option. For cocktails, there’s a nice selection of mocktail recipes available courtesy of Town and Country Magazine and elsewhere online. (https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/how-to/g785/best-mocktail-recipes/). There is also zero proof tequila, gin, and whiskey if you really miss those flavors in your mocktails.
So where’s the Buzz? Perhaps it’s the thrill of finally being able to socialize with your vaccinated family and friends.
There’s also weed.
– Jet Cannon
A cocktail in a can? Sacrilege? Not necessarily. Baby Boomers are on-the-go movers and shakers. Taking the cooler full of beer up a notch, well, canned cocktails could be the solution. (Please bring a nice plastic cocktail-appropriate glass.) There’s no question of a portability advantage. See foodandwine.com for a review of various brands.
But do not imbibe at home. Please honor the code of cocktail makers worldwide and get out the shaker and the fresh ingredients when at the homefront.
For those of you whom exude class in a remote setting where cans might be appropriate but perhaps not quite right, consider the portable bar. With glasses, strainers, metal toothpicks, a shaker and storage for a couple bottles, these clever cases make proper cocktails away from home a reality.
Stay classy.
– Jet Cannon
It’s been over year since indulging in an IN-N-OUT BURGER Cheeseburger – Animal Style. Catch a Buzz? More like a deep meditative state. Emotional bliss.
The 30-plus line up of cars in the drive-thru was managed in an efficient fashion that rivaled Disneyland’s line management. IN-N-OUT in ten minutes!
– Jet Cannon
As I found myself of late in the French Quarter, a veritable garden of earthly delights, my thoughts drifted to cocktails. As a younger man, I had assumed the cocktail had been a fixture of the libation scene since, well since forever. Not so. They are a fairly recent addition to spirits, beer and wine having only arrived on the scene in the early 19th century. There are a great many claims as to the origin of the word and who made the first one where. Most of the evidence seems to point toward it being something akin to an Old Fashioned.
But as I was seated in the courtyard at Amelie, in the Quarter, next to the fountain, I chose to believe that it was the Sazerac. The Sazerac gained popularity in the mid-1800s at the Sazerac Coffee House in New Orleans, which was named for the Sazerac de Forge et Fils brand of cognac. The drink was originally made with cognac, but the phylloxera epidemic of the late 19th century that destroyed European vineyards forced a switch to rye whiskey. Peychaud’s Bitters, which are a must for the Sazerac, were also created in New Orleans, in the 1830s, by a pharmacist named Antoine Amedie Peychaud (in fact, the cocktail was actually first mixed by Peychaud, before it even had a name).
Here’s looking at you Antoine!
-Hunter S.
Picture your next tailgate or picnic with your favorite cold beverage on tap. It doesn’t have to be beer. Cider, soda, cold brew coffee, cocktails…. All stay nicely fresh and pressurized. See thespruce.com for a nice review of options. I was given a NutriChef Mini-Keg for Christmas and it has not been out of the refrigerator yet for an event but I’ve given it a few test runs. The beer and cider I’ve obtained from local producers has stayed fresh until it was consumed. It holds eight pints and is perfectly portable for spring and summer events.
– Jet Cannon
