3, 2, 1…Happy New Year! 2020 is going to be a good year!
Well…
The first couple of weeks started okay. My Birthday celebration was subdued but I had a good time. Tish played Chauffeur and took me Brewery hopping in Loudoun Co. Harpers Ferry Brewery was our first stop. Good beer and pizza what more can you ask for. Then we visited two of my favorite in LoCo; Adroit Theory and Belly Love.
Shorty and I made our annual trip to Shelly’s Backroom Lounge for drinks and stogies. The Round Robin always comes into play. Shorty mentioned that his yearly outing with his college mates had an opening and wondered if I would be interested. This event is called Whiskey Weekend – okay I’m up for the challenge. An entire weekend of tasting hard to find Whiskeys doesn’t sound bad at all. Yes, of course I took cigars with me.
The week leading up to WW5, there was talk of a shutdown in Va. due to Covid-19. We kind of played it by ear to see whether or not we were gonna have to cancel. As Thursday came, those in charge basically said Screw It, Let’s Do It!
Friday was a meet and greet for me and an overall free for all. Each of use brought a bottle to share; some brought multiple bottles. My expectations were not that high as these guys were 10+ years younger and I was expecting some dark alley craft distillery that was a friend of friends cousin on their mother’s side of the family.
Oh Hell No!
These were some heavy hitters that I have only read about and never had the opportunity to taste. “Help Yourself!” And the fat man did just that.
Here are my greatest hits from Friday evening:
Blantons Gold
Yamasaki 12yr.
Lagavulan 9yr. Game of Thrones House Lannister
Starward Two-Fold Double Grain Australian Whiskey
The latter was my favorite by far. Who ever brought that, if you bring it to WW6 bring 2 – I want one for the road.
I fell into a part-time gig peddling liquor for a few months but found that younger managers don’t appreciate knowledgeable employees who can sell high end booze. They felt threatened and I said: “Bye!”
An old friend told me that a local Vineyard was looking for some help in the tasting room. I’ve poured wine before, I surly can do it again. A new gig was found and I love it.
We were introduced to a new watering hole in Chantilly thanks to Shortie, Eavesdrop Brewing. Good beer and they also host other brews from around the state and that’s not even the best part. Big supporter of cigars!
Next door to this brewery is some of the best eats, Eugene’s Sausages and Fries. With options like Chesapeake Dog, Elote Fries, El Diablo, Truffle Fries and Pastrami Fries your heart will thank you.
Other than a few random outings; we were put on hold!
Visiting friends and families became hard to do because of a virus that we have never seen, a Pandemic.
Some believe and others think it’s fake. I’m gonna play it safe and respect those experts who are advising us to sit tight and ride it out. My fear is that we will have to wear masks indefinitely.
In that case I might as well be stylish.
So to give ya an overview of 2020, I’ll sum it up in two words:
Damn Coronavirus!
Remember to wear your mask and wash your damn hands!
Be Safe Out There Y’all!
crazynvirginia 