Monday, March 8, 2010

Buffalo Trace Bourbon.


Picked this up as a suggestion since no one had any opinions on the JB Distillers' Series.

Smells much hotter than Knob Creek. Smoother at the beginning but seems a little rougher around the edges. Less vanilla, but much sweeter, really long finish. I don't have a very sophisticated tongue for bourbon yet.

Raisin Scones.


Another new installment in my resolution to bake or crockpot something every week. It was also an experiment to see how defrosted heavy creme would work out. I had read conflicting opinions on whether or not it was not ok to store heavy creme in the freezer. It separates, but it seems to be easily shaken back together without ill effects.

Adapted from Deb's creme scones. I was surprised at how quickly this recipes goes from start to finish. I didn't do a very good job of forming my scones. The dough was a little dry and probably could have used either more creme or less flour.

Boylans Ginger Ale.


I don't normally drink soda, but I have to admit that I am a sucker for classic ones like ginger ale. I'm always on the the look out for a good ginger ale or ginger beer, so I picked up a 4-pack of this the other day.

Sweetened with cane sugar which makes a big difference in both flavor and body. The ginger wasn't very strong either because it doesn't use the enhancers like Canada Dry can or because it was super carbonated. Carbonated almost to the point of being painful. I had it first out of a bottle and then later tried it out of a glass. It was much better out of a glass. All that being said, it is really refreshing. And it has a sweet, green glass bottle.