HOF44

So much stuff. Didn’t get pics of everything. This was Sunday night.  Three people. The OGD and GTS were sealed when we started. The Old Fitz was bonded Stitzel-Weller. And dinner. 
 

10 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:

 

I am familiar with this code word.

Plus we going to go here. 
 

1 minute ago, China said:

 

I see you can pre-order for July arrival here.

Damn 249 for that???

If you can find it Bowman Brothers regular bourbon is decent. I also like Angels Envy bourbon. For the price Woodford Rye is pretty tasty too

4 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said:

Who’s had Old Rip Van Winkle 10? VA ABC had a lottery and I won the right to buy a bottle at MSRP. 

Congrats I won one of those too!  Sell it buy yourself an ND OGD for about 350.00. ORVW is Average at best and worth 600-700 bucks to sell.  You come out with WAY better whiskey and 300 or so in your pocket. 

42 minutes ago, China said:

 

Well, you're covered.  What are your friends going to drink?

Pretty much Skinsfan1311 exact comment. 

Going to the beach this weekend with some friends to celebrate us all being vaccinated and to pick a barrel of whiskey.  Here is the line up.  Also should have some good stuff for the cooking thread too. 

Bottle of Stagg 
Bottle of ND OGD
Couple of half pints of ND OGD
Old Fitz stitzel, about 200 mL
Jefferson 18, maybe about 375 mL 
Bowman Hazmat 
A few starlight bottles 
A “few” beers 
2 magnums of wine 
3-4 bottles of tequila 

5 hours ago, LadySkinsFan said:

I broke down and bought a jar of Hellman's mayo the other day. I had previously bought the local supermarket house brand because they're usually pretty good. There's just no replacing Hellman's!

Nope there is not.  Best Mayo hands down. 

3 hours ago, Xameil said:

Didn't I just read somewhere that you shouldn't laminate it? 

I heard you just have to be careful if they used stickers on it.  Some f them are thermal and if you use a laminater on them they turn all black.  

48 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

If you drink enough Mellow Corn, you don't need no stinkin' vaccination!

 

I’d rather die of Covid. 
 

Also after minor arm pain last night woke up this morning and felt like a mule kicked me in the arm.  But no fever chills etc.  

I received my 2nd dose of Pfizer at 1pm. No side effects at all until about 8 hours after.  Very mild arm soreness is all I feel. The first shot hurt my arm a lot. So far so good. 

1 hour ago, tshile said:

All my friends got the text message today. 
 

I didn’t get one. 
 

I guess them treating their bodies like **** their whole life so they’re obese with high blood pressure has it’s perks. 

Worked for me. 

Well got the wife to get it and thank goodness it was Pfizer.  She might have walked on Moderna.  She went back to work. Sore arm and she said her hands were red.  But at least she got it. 

Damn it’s a battle.  Somebody sent her an article out of NCBI concluding the vaccine created prion disease.   Had to go find a reputable source to debunk it.  Did I mention how bad I hate fake social media??
 

Unfortunately, some of the papers cited by Classen show that what he is claiming, namely that the mRNA in the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can induce TDP-43 and FUS to “go prion,” is basically impossible. For example, this paper points out that TDP-43 is an RBP that exists predominantly in the nucleus. As I pointed out the last time I took on the antivaccine claim that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can “reprogram your DNA”, the mRNA from the vaccine never makes it into the nucleus. Guess what? FUS is a nuclear RBP as well!

4 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

😂I know Mrs. HOF44......she ain't gonna play that!

I’m pushing the vacation/cruise angle.   She loves traveling and loves cruises.  Could be a loooong time before you fly or cruise safely if unvaccinated.  

42 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said:

It’s a simple risk calculation. We know that roughly 1% of people who contract covid will die, with something like 10% suffering longterm effects. There have been tens of millions of vaccine doses given out and nobody has ended up in the hospital from them, absent a few allergic reactions. Whatever perceived risk exists, it’s negligible compared to the risk of the virus. 

Well I know that and have told her that.  I received my first shot on the 15th.  But the challenge to logic is real. 

My wife has an appt. for her first shot Friday.  But she is balking on me.  Damn social media straight to hell. Gonna be some serious campaigning between now and Friday.  

41 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:

I bet Peanut Butter Bourbon would go well with grape schnapps.  

Goes good with Howler Head Banana whiskey too. Real Elvis vibe. Also they have the Mini’s of Skrewball at VAABC. 

Just got my vaccine from Safeway in Northern Virginia.  It was a Pfizer shot.  

4 hours ago, The Evil Genius said:

Anyone try this yet?

 

Peanut butter whiskey. 

 

I actually like it a lot. Really good in a hot chocolate. 

23 hours ago, skinsmarydu said:

Has anyone cooked it properly?  Sorry, but it's the easiest...a good marinade can make or break it. 

I’ve had Skinsfans1311’s at the tailgates. Just don’t like salmon. 

2 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

I love Costco!

Have you tried the frozen wild caught sockeye salmon filets? They are a little pricier, ($29.99), but they are much tastier than the farmed stuff, IMHO, of course.  They're also individually frozen in individual vacuum-sealed portions.

Sue loves those.  I don’t like salmon though. 

1 hour ago, dfitzo53 said:

Will do! We're looking forward to at least coming to draft day with the fam once it's safe to do so.

Yes tell Karla hello, we miss you guys!!!

3 hours ago, dfitzo53 said:

 

I reached into my pocket and discovered handfuls of tailgate food I had been stuffing in there without realizing it.

 

You know it’s some good whiskey when you’re stuffing actual food into your pockets!!!  

1 hour ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

I have that JD "Belle of Lincoln" bottle with your name on it...

That’s supposed to be amazing. 

57 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

Yup!!   Karla is a Saint!   

 

That GTS is borderline "crushable" it's so smooth.   I remember my first pour of GTS, and you asked me to "guess the proof"  I think I said 115, or something like that.   It was 134 proof 🤯

The "back of the truck" is/was my favorite bar. Ever! 

More high quality whiskey flowed out of the back of your truck, than is available at most bars.   

What was the name of that bar in Lexington, where we drank those flights?

 

Edit:  My favorite bar in the world is your kitchen....

Something Proper, but it’s out of business now. Covid killed it. The GTS was 144.  We will do some more kitchen drinking when we are clear of all this crap. 

2 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

Cool....I thought so....I'm relieved that my memory isn't completely shot.    Where do you keep your pallets?  In the garage? 🤣

Yup!  Me too!   I loved sitting around the back of your vehicle, sipping on GTS and playing the "guess that proof" game..

Remember the game Dfitz and Karla were at where he first tried GTS?   He was a whiskey drinker but not used to high proof, high quality spirits.  He drank a LOT of GTS because it’s so smooth compared to the proof.  He didn’t wake up until after halftime.  He was banned from the back of the truck from then on.