Beards, Bourbon & Tasty Eats

             This time of year, when the sun is out, so am I! The smell of the blooming flowers and chirping birds always bring a smile to my bearded face. Lunch downtown with a walk through the market hand in hand with my love. It was not however a great mustache day! It did not want to cooperate. The wax I had applied that morning was no longer doing the trick. Just as my frustration was hitting its peak a gentleman behind a booth complimented me on my 'stache. I looked over to say thank you and there in front of him was a canister of mustache wax! As we chatted he offered up the can and a small blade to scrape out some wax. As I was applying it I couldn’t help but wonder who Cascadia Terroir is and what they are about.                  Cascadia Terroir, out of Olympia Washington, provides fine wild crafted products from all over the Cascadia region. They are doing thing...

Over the last few months I have acquired quite a nice bourbon collection. Some of the bottles I have purchased out of recommendations, but my favorite bottles are the ones that I have received as gifts either for my birthday or…. in the name of research. This week I cracked open a bottle of Redemption High Rye Bourbon, Pre- Prohibition Rye Revival. Redemption Bourbon is a product of MGD out of Indiana. According to their website MGD is a full-service distilled spirits provider. They provide experts to help build your brand by offering one-on-one consultations, product development, custom mash bills, tailored formulations, barrel finishes/wood inserts, whiskey maturation, secure freight rates and shipping coordination. What does this mean? Is it still bourbon?   The answer is yes, this product is still made to the specifications and laws of bourbon. Its just not produced in Kentucky and is not distilled by Redemption. MGD distills and barrels it and when its ready Redempti...

               After a long fun filled day of rugby (winning I may add) there is nothing better than a great meal! Being national beer day, my fiancé and I wanted to give the new Well 80 Brewhouse in downtown Olympia a try. We figured they would have a decent burger or some wings and a few beers on tap…oh no this brew house is much more than that!                My fiancé has amazing parents so we invited them along to join us on this adventure! As we waited for them, and our table, we ordered some drinks and sat next to the fire for a friendly match of scrabble. Well 80 is an all ages brewery and pub in Olympia serving craft beers, burgers, pizzas and sandwiches. They produce their own brews right on site using water form one of Olympias famous Artesian wells.              ...

              We all have those moments when we see something at the store and then, because we thought about it a split second to long everywhere we go our attention is being grabbed by this object. Our friends are talking about it. We are being asked questions about it and the hype is just building and building until finally we are like dam I have to try this! That is the way Buffalo Trace came to be our bourbon of discussion this week.                The history of Buffalo Trace Distillery really is weaved into the fabric of bourbon itself. Buffalo Trace Bourbon has been around since 1999, but the distillery has been around since the late 1700’s under many names and is credited with producing some of the first and finest bourbons in the world. The distillery was one of very few that were allowed to produce whiskey for medicinal use during prohibition and is a National Landmar...