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Wine and Tea

Today on reddit I saw an article comparing wine and tea [link here]. I responded to the post with my comments on his article, but I feel I can do […]

June 6, 2020 Alcohol, Tea
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Dream about Keanu Reeves Eating at Q, Cocktail Dinner Prep

Literally the transcript from the dream: (For storytelling sake, I didn’t clean up anything I said in my half asleep state) Keanu reeves and girlfriend maybe came for dinner at […]

August 7, 2018 Alcohol, Dream Journal, Personal, Q Haute, Work
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Q Haute Whisky Dinner 2017

So, this time I’m at it alone. No help from someone more knowledgeable than me in the field. It is about time I stop relying on others. I felt I […]

January 16, 2017 Alcohol, Q Haute, Work
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Corked Wine: How 2009 Tignanello punched me in the feels

Shitty situation. I opened a bottle of wine for a customer, 2009 Tignanello. It’s like $200 for them to buy, a pretty sizable purchase I’d say. Immediately upon pulling the […]

October 7, 2016 Alcohol, Work
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Rum Notes

Ever since watching Black Lagoon while I was in high school, I wanted to drink and enjoy rum. We have 4 — lets say ‘premium rums’ to offer at Q, […]

October 6, 2016 Alcohol, Study, Work
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Q Haute Summer Cocktail Dinner

First of all, holy shit — it went well. It was very different in terms of preparation from any other event dinner we’ve done. I spent approximately 8 hours on […]

June 30, 2015 Alcohol, Q Haute, Work
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Church and State Event

Step 1: Aquire wine and butt pictures ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)   Step 2: Drink the wine in a small, hot room at 1am Step 3: Record impressions, no matter […]

May 16, 2015 Alcohol, Q Haute, Work
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Cocktail Pairing for Kelly and Crystal (and Lev too!)

I’ve spent the last few days preparing a cocktail pairing for the Natura menu at Q. It can be frustrating when things don’t work. It’s creatively tough with the sheer […]

May 16, 2015 Alcohol, Work
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Just another monday~

Life’s just too good sometimes. They don’t happen often, but days like this literally make months at a time for me. #hyperbolictimechamber, #horyshet, #icame Chateau de Chevalier 2004 Domaine Jean […]

May 12, 2015 Alcohol, Incense, Personal, Tea
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Wine Grape Test~

Grape Varieties A test I wrote for myself many years ago, likely when I was first starting to cram wine. It was lost in time between all the files in […]

April 30, 2015 Alcohol, Personal, Study
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