15 May 24 When the missus and I first considered moving to the DMV area, we heard many pros and only a few cons:  It’s expensive to live...

Part I 26 April 24 Mid shelf vs top shelf?  I’m certainly no whiskey expert (or an expert on many other things that I have strongly-held...

Part II 1 May 24 I’ve had a few people ask me how to get into whiskey.  I think this is a good plan:  Buy a fifth of good, mid-shelf...

Part III 4 May 24 What is ‘malt’?  We hear people talk about a single malt whisky.  What is that?  Is malted whisky anything like a...

Part IV 9 May 24 What does the price of a bottle tell you?  You’d think it should give you some idea of its quality.  Right?  The whiskey...

8 April 24 I try to be a good, decent, honorable man, but there are times when I’m really horrible.  Completely irredeemable.  Never...

28 Mar 24 We’re well into the information age and as with other ‘ages’, the cons of this current one are becoming obvious.   We lost...

21 Mar 24              https://theauldshebeenva.com/ We moved to the DMV area in 2012 and immediately set about looking for good...

19 Mar 24 In the whiskey world there’s all sorts of foul-smelling peat (ifyaknowwhatImean) thrown about that’s just not true.  Every...

First.  What is a whistle pig?  The website FAQ is evasive and doesn’t exactly explain what one is.  So I had to dig deeper.  A whistle...

I’m not cheap, I’m frugal (that’s what every cheapskate says!) I don’t mind spending money for something if I think I’m getting good...

I travel a lot.  I enjoy ending my evening with a wee dram.  Getting an evening drink from the hotel bar can be quite expensive.  I...

Like I said, whiskey at a bar can be expensive.  But that expense is relative.  Sure, that one shot costs a lot, but it’s way cheaper...

Idea #3 – Splitting a bottle with friends. They have cases of small water bottles from discount box stores. I don’t really care for them....

I originally called it “Barrel whiskey bar”, but upon checking their website, the term ‘whiskey bar’ wasn’t explicitly mentioned.  Their...

In the era of globalization and the omnipresence of the internet, our lives have become intertwined with a vast network that extends far...

I enjoy watching mixed martial arts. Of all the combative sports, that one holds my interest best. When I first started watching, I would...

This meme often passes around the internet:   I think the content is simplistic, but I do agree with the sentiment.  There’s a lot going...

At the start of the pandemic, I stumbled upon a promising website, a haven for Classical Liberals – my ideological comfort zone. The...

26 April 24 I’ve driven around NOVA looking for a good spot to have our next meetup and happened upon Ireland’s Four Provinces (or 4P’s)...