Of the many traditions held dear and near around the Holidays, we all share at least one: Christmas Desserts. Whether the simple sugar cookie, or a more elaborate fruit cake, there is some sort of traditional Christmas sweet we all have grown up with and is essential for our winter festivities. Along with our spike in the intake of baked goods is an inevitable spike in the drinking of dessert wine. Chances are your local shop has already stocked up on Port, Sauternes, and Icewines, among others. We simply don’t drink …
Perdomo cigars have a rich history in the tobacco and cigar industry, going back to San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba during the pre-revolution era. Silvio Perdomo, the first of the family, worked with both H. Upmann and Partagas, two well known and widely successful cigar makers. After the Cuban Revolution Silvio was imprisoned for years, but would eventually be released. He would finally settle in Miami, FL, where his family would start Tabacalera Perdomo. Perdomo has since become well known for master craftsmanship, blending, and a quality product in …
Hearty foods and hearty wines are the name of the game over the next few months, and a chowder recipe should be in the back pocket of every aspiring gentleman. I love this recipe because of the simplicity of the method, which basically involves using 2 pots in tandem to arrive at a rich, delicious chowder. 1 pot I use to combine the meat ingredients, while the other I use for the vegetable-based ingredients. At the end they come together. Start with some of the basics on your shopping list …
Whisky lost in 1909. Rediscovered in 2009. Replicated in 2011. That’s the Coles Notes of the history behind Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland malt, one of the most talked about whisky releases of recent years. Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt, originally produced at the Glen Mhor distillery, was the primary method Ernest Shackleton and his team used to keep warm on their 1907 expedition to the Antarctic. Perhaps they got a bit too warm as they ultimately failed to reach the south pole, returning home in March 1909 and leaving behind …
Ah yes, another Alec Bradley cigar review. I come back to this company every now and then because they offer cigars that I can enjoy with a variety of flavor profiles that are well balanced and all at a price that’s easy on my pocket. I’ve written about the Maxx and Tempus line, and now I’ll go onto the cousin of the Tempus line, the Select Cabinet Reserve, or SCR. The SCR is very similar to the Tempus, having the same blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. There is a …
It’s no surprise that we at The Aspiring Gentleman are fans of Drinkwel, the multivitamin for people who drink. Our experience with long nights of conversation and debate over scotch and cigars is that there exists a direct correlation between the heat of the debate, the number of drams consumed, and the ease with which one wakes the following morning. While we would all like to be Ian Fleming’s Bond, who consumes dozens of drink with nary an effect, us lesser mortals must take action to counter the combined effects …
