Bacardi MMXXII

Bacardi has just released MMXXII to celebrate 150 years of rum. It’s a blend of 20 year old rum finished in cognac casks. And of course it comes in a numbered decanter. 1000 were bottled but only 400 distributed outside the Family. The price? Well probably whatever your dealer wants to charge depending on how… Continue reading Bacardi MMXXII

Nancy G’s Famous Salmon Rub

For everyone who was at Premier luncheon yesterday, here’s the Salmon recipe I mentioned. In addition to being the President of a large national publisher, Nancy is an excellent cook. Here’s her recipe if you want to replicate the challenge in original form. She tells me she got the original from “The Girls Who Dish:… Continue reading Nancy G’s Famous Salmon Rub

More Adventures in Wines that’s “Screwed”

So Ladies and Gentlemen, the plot is thickening steadily! Yesterday, I had a conversation with a winery owner who had to trash half a bottling run (!Sob!) because it was ‘corked.’ And of course he has bottled nothing but screwtop for years. The wine was bottled in two batches. The first half, the 8 to… Continue reading More Adventures in Wines that’s “Screwed”

Corked Wine in a Screwtop?

It’s official folks. I finally got a ‘corked’ (i.e. contaminated with either TCA or TBA, ) bottle of wine under a screwtop. I thought I was hallucinating. I left the bottle on the counter and tried it again this morning when my buds were freshest. Still tainted. Wife didn’t like it either. I called the… Continue reading Corked Wine in a Screwtop?