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Hope you can get a machine quickly Wayne! That doesn't sound like a good situation.

Have to agree with Mikey and Al Greg. Very nice Al. I want those cute little St George gins. Wish they sold everything in 200ml bottles.

Not from the 90's but still good: Ardbeg Ten. Cheers!

That sounds good Jim.

I opened up the bottle of Rain vodka I bought last weekend. It is really excellent - best I've tried so far. First had some "neat" and then in this drink that I don't dare call a martini. Vodkatini Vodkouth 2 oz Rain Vodka 1/3 oz Dolin Dry 1 dash Regan's orange bitters grapefruit peel

Got a hunk of RRS metal yesterday and the Tokina lens today. I am glad I splurged on the RRS L-plate, it is really nice to have such a perfect fit. Tried a little macro shooting today, after I figured out how to use the lens. I was just shooting in the front yard, nothing interesting. Tried taking some hand held macro shots (with manual) and I just couldn't get anything. Then I tried with my cheap plastic $30 tripod and it was better but still not great. Cannot wait until the tripod shows up! I can see how the VR would be helpful (although it probably doesn't help enough if you are doing really close up shots). The Tokina seems really well built and even survived UPS (although the B&H box did not). It doesn't make nearly as much noise or hunt as much as the reviews would lead you to believe.

Happy Birthday Deepak! Sorry to have to give you another birthday beating last Sunday.

Manhattan with Sazerac Rye, Vya sweet vermouth and cherry bitters. The Vya is a lot better than I thought it would be. Still like the Cocci Torino (and Carpano Antica) better but it is definitely a good alternative if you cannot get one of those. Also, it probably mixes better in other drinks than the Carpano Antica (and comes in a mere 750ml bottle). I am now tempted to try the Vya dry vermouth.

Heh, I saw that yesterday and almost picked it up to make Margaritas for the party I was having.

Not so sure I believe you... I will have to try it out myself.

Please fax! Pass the popcorn Jim.

Are you planning to Sous Vide or just eat them rare, right out of the paper sack?

Fun!

By the way Greg, what pillow and mattress covers do you use? Every mattress cover we buy eventually rips or disintegrates.

Agreed! The more I drink it, the more I like it. It seems to also mix well.

Would love to come but I will be in NYC or Connecticut that weekend.

Thanks Greg, I am going to try out that air purifier in our bedroom. We really need to get rid of the carpet and put in hard woods floors as well though. We have the mattress and pillow covers already. Claritin never did anything for my allergies. I bought some Zyrtec but never tried it out.

^Nice! Having a Herradura Anejo + Creole Shrubb Orange Liqueur + lime juice + agave syrup margarita.

I think so.

Approved.

I like 1Password - too bad I already own it.

Looks like I have the lowest score in League 1 with 82 points (first pick of the draft) and the highest score of League 2 with 171 points (last pick of the draft). <scratches head>

I second Casa Noble. I haven't had the reposado but their CN anejo is my favorite anejo at this time. Having a variation of Marc's Not Theory. Unfortunately, I didn't have any Gran Classico bitters so I had to sub Campari. It is nice but I think this would have been better with a little less Campari. I especially like the grapefruit peel. 3/4 oz Reposado Tequila (sub Anejo tequila) 3/4 oz Gran Classico Bitter (sub Campari) 3/4 oz Cocchi Torino 1/4 oz simple syrup Stir and garnish with a grapefruit peel.