I might just try that Pampero. Anything 90+ points is worth a shot.

I've never heard of Tenerife, but for my sweet tooth, I go for Crown Royal peach.

People here knock Crown Royal but I like their Harvest Rye more than most iv had. I am also admittedly a terrible benchmark.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife

They got decent cigars too (although I'm very far from an expert).

This post was edited by BannyMcBannerson on Jan 8 2021 06:41pm

Tried some Hatozaki small batch whiskey.

Japs know how to make good Scotch whiskey. Interesting mushroom notes from the Mizunara oak barrel aging.



For Wine, I always suggest going Spanish or Portugeuse. You'll get the same quality as Italian or French, but half the price.

If you don't mind price, a red Bordeaux is always great with steak.



Buffalo Trace is OP

this actually doesn't look terrible

I'm happy to lurk for the occasional chuckle these days, but I can get behind food and drink discussion. Cabs go great with steak, but if you want to dig a little deeper into the possibilities, get a zinfandel (a real zinfandel; run fast from any and every white zinfandel). Zinfandel is especially good with ribeye as it's a bit more substantial than a cabernet. It cuts through the fat from a ribeye really well. It's particularly good if you opt for a spice rub on your steaks. On ribeyes I'm a fan of a Cajun rub ala Paul Prudhomme. Anyway, here are some of my favorites zin's. You can't go wrong with any of them. The price range is about 25-50. The Four Vines and Peter Franus are probably the easiest to find.

Turley (juvenile is great and reasonably priced; their Ueberroth is great but spendy)
Four Vines Biker (their other zins are also good; Biker is my favorite)
Red Soles
Peter Franus
Saucelito Canyon

Coffee is something I used to despise, honestly until recently. Legitimate coffee, coffee flavored ice cream, coffee in desserts etc

In residency I picked it up , we had this really awful machine and the quality was probably something you would get in Pakistan. My last year in residency we got a Starbucks in the hospital and my life changed. Going from that shit tier coffee too smooth dark roast. From then on I have been addicted to it. Not even for the caffeine. I get good enjoyment out of decaf also, the taste just grew on me so strong. Every night where I’m off the next day I try to drink a decaf with some cheat dessert and start the next day with a French press. My day goes downhill the moment the cup is finished.

For any of you that like hotsauces, recently been doing some experimenting. Favorite so far is the kiwi-hotsauce.
Easy to make, but you'll need to eat it fairly quickly as I add no vinegar or smt. Dunno what fermenting it would do to the taste.

- Spicy green peppers (which, depends on your tolerance)
- Fresh ginger
- Couple of cloves of garlic
- Couple of peeled kiwis
- Tiny bit of olive oil
- Himalayan salt
- Ground black pepper

Toss all this in the blender until smooth.