For the sake of my wife... please read this blog

the whisky selection at the Bascule Bar, Cape Town, South Africa

In addition to enjoying a drink or two, I love to talk about them. What they taste like, where they're from, how they're made... I can go on for hours. My wife often plays the captive audience in this little game of give and give, holding out bravely for the first half hour before her eyes begin to glaze over. She tries, bless her, but she's always been more of a PBR or Vodka 'n Coke type of gal, not too interested in what type of grains or still were used in the process. Is it wet? Is it alcoholic? What's more to know?

Some of your reading this, in fact, may have been my past victims-- cornered and nodding intently at my rambling, eyes darting nervously for an escape route, hoping you'll blend into the wallpaper and simply disappear. Sometimes I notice and cut myself off, but more often than not I'll just plow ahead, oblivious. Especially if I'm drinking something particularly scrumptious. It's my version of booze Tourette's:

Triple hopped rye IPA! Worm tube condenser!  Reinheitsgebot! Low wines spirit safe! Gezundheit...

So apologies to everyone I may have offended, amused or otherwise bored to tears in the past. However, there's a good reason for all the fuss: good liquor just tastes fantastic. The same way my wife argues over the merits of the perfect pizza, or others seek out the ultimate burger, I feel the need to dissect the dark arts of fermentation that yield my favorite drinks.

There are blogs dedicated to beer, and whisky, and cocktails. That's nice that some people can pick just one from the bunch, but I'm not one of them. So here we have a blog dedicated to all of them, with a slant towards the stuff produced right here in Columbus and the rest of Ohio. And since I'm likely to rush out and try the newest thing the day it hits the shelves (or tap, or bar), you may as well check in from time to time to see if there's something out there that you haven't yet tried that'll lift your kilt.

So feel free to stop in from time to time, check the calendar to see what's going on in the hood, or drop a comment to let me know if there's something out there that everyone should try. My wife will thank you.