Recently went out with coworkers after work.  Revisited my old friend Robonaut Red from Playalinda brewing.  It's such a beautiful pour, the combination of color, clarity, and head is really hard to find. its what I try to replicate in my home brewing.
On the Whiskey front, I noticed that Johnny Walker has put out a new offering for guys like me who are fixated on rye. Johnnie Walker high rye is nice, has a lot of flavor neat.  Mix it with soda water though and the only remaining flavor is an oily faint smoke, typical of blended scotch, but somehow not as good.  Dewar's and JW Black Label are better.  I'm a little disappointed. I still haven't found an inexpensive whiskey better than Canadian club 100% rye.

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