The flavor profile is not unlike the Willet line, minus the caramel notes. Corn-driven, a certain sweetness, but cleans up quite well at the end. The Willets have been killing them at San Francisco over the past few years, so this is definitely an emerging spirits class. I'd certainly recommend having a bottle of this, Heaven Hill's 'Mellow Corn,' and the Johnny Drum behind your home bar. It would make for a wonderful flight. And they all are priced $20 and under. Expect that to change in the coming years...
Style and substance. Ergo, 'Beauty and the Beast.'
The evening gets good here...
The bourbon boys, and Gayle D decide to adjorn to Proof for a quick tipple and some small bites. I can't say enough about Jenny Pittman and what she continues to do with the bar program there. All my favorite spirits were behind the bar- basically a who's who of the cool and artisinal. They've the Johnny Drum, the Dalmore 12, Aperol, Chartreuse, etc... (you know I could go on!) We even had the pleasure of passing around a George T Stagg communal tasting. And that stuff doesn't flow, it trickles.
To watch Jenny ply her trade is absolutely entertaining. She is charismatic, enthusiastic and smooth as silk. She makes it look easy (while she's also working service bar, thank you.)
Style and substance. Beauty and the beast.
So, Gayle and I decide to order some charcuterie. This part is quite cute.You get to pick 5 selections from both the meat and the cheese. I say 'we'll take it' cause there's 5 charcuteries. Of course, the bartender is accustomed to people picking some cheeses to go with thier meats. It never even occured to us! Nah, bring out chef's handiwork, my man!
Delicious. Style and substance. Beauty and the beast.
At 10 pm, this bar was packed with industry types, writers and local coolness. They haven't skipped a step. I had so much fun and was so intellectually stimulated, it seems as if my night was one big run-on sentence.
It was beautiful and it was beast.