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And it's not from France...

2008 Bodega Catena Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon

Nice Vicki! I may try the tri-star after all! I have been looking at the Zephyr a lot, it is nice.

Making some Tikka Masala Chicken tonight (well, I am cheating by using a bit of Patak's Tikka Masala Paste for the spice - which is excellent by the way).

Yay for Jacob and good luck to Dan!

That is useful. I wonder if my husband would kill me if I went ahead and bought both the Tri-Star and the Aeronaut.

^This Do tell Jim! Nice rye night! Looks like it is time to get some more WT.

Looks nice Mike! I am still heavily leaning towards the Aeronaut. The only thing I fear is that I would overstuff it so it was bulging and then they won't let me take it on the plane since it was larger than the "maximum" carry-on (this would be more likely to happen to someone like me because the bag would look bigger on me, being 5'2", than a normal to large sized male). Now that I write this, I realize that I worry way too much.

*Anvil time* Now that I have some Punt e Mes, I can finally make a proper Red Hook. 2 oz Wild Turkey Rye 1/2 oz Punt e Mes 1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 dash Regans orange bitters This drink is full of WIN!

Nice haul of gin Jim! Looking at the knife again, I think I am going to like it a lot.

NY Steak on the BBQ; salad with roasted beets, tomatoes, goat cheese, chopped mesquite roasted cashews, and homemade dijon/sherry vinegrette, baked potato with sour cream and butter (unfortunately, I forgot to make the bacon for bacon bits!) With a glass of 2008 Durigutti Malbec No time for picture though... it's about time to eat! Edit: Dinner was great, except I overcooked the steak, dammit! (I closed the lid since it was cold outside which caused the steak to cook a lot of faster than I anticipated). It was still very tasty. The Malbec was very good with the dinner. By the way, if anyone is interested in some good and reasonably price steak knives, I can wholeheartly recommend the Forschner rosewood handle straight edge steak knives, I have been using them for a couple of months and they are really nice.

The Malbec was pretty nice, not enough to go out and buy a case but still good for the price ($13). Jacob's knife addiction is contagious. I wanted to get a wa-gyoto style knife so with Jacob's help, I ordered a JCK Inazuma 240mm Wa-Gyoto. Seems like good knife for the price. Although, I hope it doesn't look quite as gaudy in person.

Absolutely! Teehee Gene, you must be feeling good right now.

Houston, we have ice!!! Back to the Anvil list after a long break. The Darb 1oz Bluecoat gin 1oz R&W Apricot Liqueur 1oz Dolin Dry 1 tsp lemon juice

Very cool Marc! I like Plymouth gin.

A lot!

Got our new refrigerator installed (after over two weeks of waiting)!!!

My first Armagnac (Cerbois VSOP), Punt e Mes, Aperol, and a few bottles of 2008 Durigutti Malbec (which made it on WS's list of top 100 wines of 2010). Tried to buy the knife that Reks mentioned above but failed - out of stock... maybe forever.

Very cool knife!

Washington merlot, bourbon, and margaritas!

A generous pour of Sazerac 18!

I like Manhattans. That one does not look like fail. Had a DFH 90 minute on tap with my Texas BLT at dinner. Now I am feeling sleepy... guess that could have something to do with a lack of sleep.

Nice Al. Let us know what you think.

Awesome!!!