Tag: The Preacher
Octomore II: The Reckoning
Daniel was in San Antonio last week. The Preacher and me, we met up with him at the Esquire, which is this famous bar...
Godammit I’m back
Well shit. It's Friday night and I'm sitting here with a glass of Redemption Rye, which I know isn't all that fancy but I...
Laphroaig and losing my religion
San Antonio 2004
I think it was May of that year.
Might have been June.
He was the strangest goddam preacher there ever was. I’m serious...
The Preacher, Reggie, and Redemption Rye
I want to tell you about my buddy Reggie. Let’s see; how can I put this? Reggie is the clumsiest, most accident prone, stumbling,...
It started at a bar in Bastrop when the Preacher gave me Laphroaig
Bastrop Texas 1987
Some bar. I don’t remember exactly which one. A Friday night. The Preacher walked in. I didn’t know he was a preacher...
Goodbye Shelby & Hello Balcones Blue Corn Bourbon
Well, Shelby moved to San Diego with a tattooed bartender who goes by the handle “Rico.” I say by the handle because his real...
Daniel Whittington and Nikka Pure Malt
Goddam Daniel Whittington. Sonuvabitch gave me a bottle of Nikka Pure Malt Whisky as a present, and he knew EXACTLY what it was...
More about Shelby & why I think you should drink 2 whiskeys I’m not...
I mentioned a young woman named Shelby in a previous post. Thought I’d take a moment to explain who she is.
The short version is...