Acquired Tastings

Josh is back in the house! Josh and Dad enjoy the Wimbledon and the US open tennis signature cocktails. Josh brought his version of the Honey Deuce (without the honeydew melon balls) and called it the Love Deuce! Instead of using Grey Goose Vodka, Josh premiers Delta Dirt Distillery Sweet Blend Vodka. It is a Black owned sweet potato vodka with deep roots from Helena Arkansas. Dad brings the Pimm's Cup; the Wimbledon signature cocktail. He has a good friend that turned him on to the Pimm's Cup. His friend Nancy Keith allowed him to tell her first experience of the Pimm's Cup. Her husband was an Ensign on the USS Stickell, DD888. There was a lawn party in Thurso, Scotland that served Pimm's Cup and Date nut cream sandwiches. Thanks to Nancy, John had Date nut cream sandwiches and Cucumber sandwiches to share. He also had strawberries with whipped cream just like at Wimbledon.
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While Josh is still on assignment David Timberlake joins Dad for Cordial tastings. Dad brings Frangelico for his Cordial. For his snacks he brings Maytag blue cheese, gorgonzola blue cheese and chocolate chunk pecan cookies. David brought Licor 43 Cuareneta tree liqueur and Becherovka liqueur from the Chez Republic. David brought a fantastic charcuterie board from the Pantry Restaurant! To name just a few of the items on the charcuterie board there was bratwurst, Hungarian sausage, pate', goat cheese, terrine, smoked turkey and an assortment of pickled vegetables. John and David have a great time tasting and comparing bar tending notes. When David is off the clock he takes some interesting bartending short cuts, that he described for your use after a long day of work.
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While Josh continues to be on assignment "John the Beer Snob" joins Dad to do big ABV beers. Dad does the Nine Killer Imperial IPA. This Flyway brewery beer clocks in at 9.9% ABV. His food is his famous BBQ ribs, Street corn and Vanilla bean ice cream with hot fudge sauce. "John the Beer Snob" brings Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot barley wine style beer. Bigfoot clocks in at 9.6% ABV. The snacks to go with the Bigfoot beer are blue cheese, gorgonzola blue cheese and Khalil's famous raspberry chocolate cake. The boys whip up a raspberry reduction sauce using Grand Marnier liqueur to pour over the chocolate cake. The boys trade beer making and tasting stories based on their vast experience. Dad even tricked "John the Beer Snob" into blinding a beer!

While Josh is on assignment, JoAnne and John enjoy French rose' wine with guest Maggie Snider. John provides Commanderie De La Bargemone French rose' wine from Provence. His wine is a 2020 salmon colored rose' wine. His sides are a cheese and onion quiche, shrimp cocktail and amaretto brie. Maggie brings Chinon 2020 rose' wine from the Val de Loire region of France. It is a beautiful strawberry pink wine. Her sides are Camp taco bean dip and three sausages that she made. The sausages are Toulouse, smoked and Kielbasa. John, JoAnne and Maggie have a great time catching up and talking about French rose' wines.

While Josh is on assignment, JoAnne and John enjoy French and Italian spritz. JoAnne does the Chandon Garden Spritz. John does the Campari Spritz. They combine to make a big board of snacks for these drinks. John brings kettle fried potato chips, salami with two different cheeses, and Green Calabreese olives, from Italy. JoAnne adds to the board with Hotdogs with French poupon mustard, shrimp cocktail, and chocolate cake. They have a fun time sipping and reminiscing about Italy and JoAnne's recent trip to France where she discovered the Chandon Garden spritz.

Dad brings Di Amore Amaretto as his night cap. He brings walnuts, an amaretto almond brie and apricot, raspberry cookies to snack on. Josh has Bonal French quinine liqueur for his nightcap. Josh did a desert cheese board consisting of consulado robusto cheese, goat cheese, Humboldt fog ash aged goat cheese, bosc pear, peaches, chocolate with honey comb and a special honey he got from some friends. Josh and Dad have a great time sipping and snacking. Both of these drinks are technically aperitifs but both work as a digestif. They have some really fun amazing pairings. Some really neat things happen. They even make an interesting discovery about apricot pits. Join us for this fun episode.

It's getting hot out, and it's time for those after work beers to cool you off. Aka lawn mowing beers. Dad brings Miller High Life and Miller Genuine Draft beer to taste test. To pair with the beers he brought in a Hungry Man Chicken fried Chicken Dinner. The dinner had green beans, mashed potatoes, white gravy and an apple dessert. Josh brings the Montucky cold snack from Montana and some of this favorite snacks. His snacks are Korean BBQ Pork Jerky (Crack), Ranch Parmesan nut snack mix and his take on ramen noodles. They have an interesting discussion of lawn mowing beers. Dad even tells a story of his special Lawn Mowing homebrew Beer.

Dad does his special Hurricane for his celebration drink! His snacks are red beans and rice, jambalaya, and rum balls; to go with that rum theme. Josh does Geoffroy Rose' de Saignee' Brut Champagne for his celebration drink. For his celebration food he has brazed short ribs, a porchetta and a myriad of macaroons. Josh and Dad have a great time eating and sipping on their celebration food and drinks. Dad explains his celebration choice since it wasn't what Josh thought his celebration drink would be. They talk about their favorite episodes, things they learned and possible future guests. The listeners can review and go listen to their favorites again and even listen to new choices. Listeners are encouraged to provide Acquired Tastings with ideas for future episodes and possible guests. Send your thoughts to [email protected]

Josh does the Raspberry Mushroom Riesling. His pairings are a cheddar cheese and bacon Brat, barbacoa tacos and chicken roaster garlic tortellini toasted in a brown butter and sage sauce. Dad's wine is the Kirkland 2021 New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. He pairs a ham and cheese quiche, tuna tartar, and key lime pie. They have a great time sipping and eating some fantastic paired bites.
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Dad and Josh sip on some brunch friendly cocktails. First Dad creates a board with some brunch foods and garnishes for his cocktail. Speaking of his cocktail he makes a Bloody Mary with Tito's vodka. He has a fun time with creating his garnish. Josh uses the Appalachian Sipping cream to make a strawberry milk punch. They enjoy sipping and enjoying the brunch snacks.