Muddy Water
Ardbeg
The Ultimate Ten Years Old Single Malt Islay Scotch Whisky
Château Miraval
Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2018
Refreshing as water. Salmon in color- classic Provence. Grapefruit and apple notes. Slight minerality. Smooth finish. Great grocery store option. In a blind tasting I would never guess this was a celeb wine — 5 years ago
Martinelli
Bondi Home Ranch "Water Trough Vineyard" Pinot Noir 2016
A full-body Pinot! Deep Ruby with berry aromas, floral and garden spice. On the palate ripe strawberry and dried cherry fruit with vanilla spice and cedar notes. The wine is well structured, silky smooth tannins, balanced acidity carry the wine to a lingering spicy finish. Very Nice! — 6 years ago
Domaine Servin
Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017
Wow. Just when I can’t take another slim, emaciated glass of lemon water, I luck out and get an old-school Chablis that isn’t afraid to show its class. Rich, but still refined and inspired. — 6 years ago
Macallan Distillery
18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch 2017
Great, slightly sweet taste! A notch less than Johnny Walker Black Label! Had it with ice & a little bit of water! — 7 years ago
Viticoltori De Conciliis
Donnaluna Aglianico
Juicy, cherry, tart. Paired with meal at flour and water for team dinner — 8 years ago
Wein-Erbhof Stein
Weihwasser Feinherb Riesling
Summer Water
Napa Valley Pinot Noir Rosé
Light and easy to drink — 5 years ago
Krupp Brothers
The Water Witch Stagecoach Vineyard Red Wine 2015
Mountain fruit. Leaded graphite and dark fruit flavors. Sage. — 5 years ago
Noisy Water Winery
The Relleno Brothers Besito Caliente 2018
Sweet on the front, chili on the end. Great balance! — 6 years ago
Daniel Barraud
La Verchère Pouilly-Fuissé Chardonnay 2005
Nothing better than a well aged Chardonnay and fatty, cold water fish. This bottle is our go to pairing for grilled steelhead trout.
Nose is evolving since my prior post, oxidized green apple peel and cold caramel.
Palate is lightly sweet lemon curd/custard, baked red apple, cooked lemon, warm granite dust and a zing of acidity on the close.
Our feline house managers pestered for comfortable portions on the trout, they are good boys and girls, generally, so we endulge.
Great night listening to Hugh Masekela and Mongo Santamaria on the HiFi, everything complimented!
One bottle left, then we move along to the next vintage. — 6 years ago
Konrad Wines
Hole In The Water Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Smooth, pairs really well with seafood — 7 years ago
Dassai Sake Brewery
Dassai 50 Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Very light melon water, umami and very well balanced acidity through out the body compare to other Junmai Daiginjo which looses acidic balance.
Dassai "50" Junmai Daiginjo stands for remaining 50% polished "Yamada Nishiki" & "Omachi" rice.
It is Asahi shuzo's entry level sake.(they uses same name as Kubota sake's Asahi shuzo but it is different Brewery!!)
Great sake from Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. — 8 years ago
Fukucho
Moon on the Water Junmai Ginjo Namazake Sake
Medium-bodied. Lots of crisp apple, green pear skin, melon. Fruity, but not overly fragrant. Nice acidity. — 5 years ago
Kitaya
Kansansui (Cold Mountain Water) Junmai Dai-Ginjo Sake
Just, just... just wonderful.
Initially, I get quince and a slight licorice that isn’t overpowering. Peach, of course.
The intangible here is just the well rounded character of the whole thing. It’s hard to nail down, but it’s got this savory, sweet, umami, bitter, acid quality to it that just brings a sip to the very edge of paradise as a flavor, a taste, an experience.
I’m glad I went for the gold here. I love drinking the canned sake and the 300 mL bottles when I’m going solo, so I upped the ante a bit and went for the mid-tier higher selection and it paid off. — 5 years ago
Ameztoi
Getariako Txakolina Hondarrabi Zuri 2016
Lime juice, lime zest, mineral water with light quinine, still frizzante.
A great weeknight, or any impromptu night, bottle. The acidity has receded slightly, but not to any detriment. — 5 years ago
Domaine du Viking
Tendre Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2013
It's been about 17 mo. since our last bottle, and we're seeing some improvement.
Nose has warmed Granny Smith apple with butter.
Palate had serious zingy acidity to start, but since subsided, now a combo of yellow/green apple, water chestnut and a minerally honey.
We're seeing continued improvement as the decant time continues. — 6 years ago
Dassai Sake Brewery
50 Junmai Daiginjo Yamaguchi Sake
Very light melon water, umami and very well balanced acidity through out the body compare to other Junmai Daiginjo which looses acidic balance.
Dassai "50" Junmai Daiginjo stands for remaining 50% polished "Yamada Nishiki" & "Omachi" rice.
It is Asahi shuzo's entry level sake.(they uses same name as Kubota sake's Asahi shuzo but it is different Brewery!!)
Great sake from Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. — 8 years ago
Aaron Tan
My first Ardberg and it left quite an impression. Gosh! This was like eating bacon and smoking cigars. Ron Swanson should be drinking this instead of Lagavulin 😂 Truly, it feels like someone decided to bottle up that campfire by the sea that's been drenched in bacon fat from dinner the night before. With water, the marine quality becomes more apparent, but that smoke just remains. Only with great concentration can one discern some fruit notes (citrus). The finish is just all about that endless peat. Surprisingly, this whisky was quite "smooth" despite all the extremities it brought. Definitely need to taste more Ardbegs to understand what's going on - not displeasing, but for now, Talisker's more up my alley in the category of peated whiskies. — 4 years ago