HQ Build-Out: Episode 4
This week: hammered copper gates finished, walls painted, and two Facebook Marketplace scores that saved us close to $10k. Plus a peek inside the office.
This week: hammered copper gates finished, walls painted, and two Facebook Marketplace scores that saved us close to $10k. Plus a peek inside the office.
In this episode, I walk you through the wall prep in all its unglamorous detail, the hammered-copper gate reveal (genuinely exceeded expectations — one coat of Rust-Oleum and I was standing there, a little stunned), and the new window treatments.
This is a prime example of the type of bottle I’d recommend to someone looking to drink lighter, lower-proof bourbon without breaking the bank.
In this episode, I walk you through everything that happened in week one — the carpenter who knocked out the office and pantry build in about a day and a half, the wall repairs I tackled myself (manage your expectations), and where things stand on the whiskey wall.
The 18th Bourbon in the Blind (BITB) Live Tasting of the Year was held back on 4/27/26. My apologies for the delayed posting of the replay video. The lineup included six samples that provided a fantastic range of expressions.
Last night, John Wadell joined us from Peerless for a virtual tasting, and if you’ve never met John, the guy could talk bourbon for six hours straight, and you’d want a seventh. Been with Peerless since before there was a product to taste, and that kind
We’re locked in for at least 4 years, and the renovation is officially underway. Come take a look at what we’re building — before the walls go up and the bottles find their home.
It’s not a pairing that many folks are probably sitting around hoping someone would put some effort behind. But once it’s in the glass, it’s pretty clear that BBC and Mars figured it out.
Everything I’ve heard says it delivers. I’d love to get my hands on a bottle and tell you exactly where it lands. But $500 is where my enthusiasm and my wallet part ways. A lot of people who fell in love with Four Roses Yellow Label or Small Batch know exactly what I mean.