please share the brand, i love brandy, Lee

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"Nonny" > wrote in message
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> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:10:48 -0700, Theron wrote:
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>>> The Weber Smokey Mountain arrived today, to replace the old Meco bullet
>>> smoker. The Meko is a hunk of junk.
>>> After a cerebrally traumatic assembly, the first Trader Joe's 100%
>>> Hardwood[bound with cornstarch!] went in with some mesquite.It fired
>>> right
>>> up to 225F and the ribs went in. At 1 hour the temp. is holding. The
>>> world
>>> is taking on a whole new meaning. Next time it will be the required
>>> lump.
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>> Oh great. Now we get hear the same 2 dozen questions asked over and
>> over again for the next 3 years (or wait... doesn't the WSM last a
>> lifetime?)
>>
>> Here, Kent. Let's answer all those questions right now:
>>
>> http://www.virtualweberbullet.com
>>
>> See? I don't even own one and have never been to the site. I just
>> *know* that's the answer from years of hanging out here. Now you do
>> too. Use it wisely. Nobody there knows you're an idiot (yet).
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> Outside of what charcoal to use, I imagine that the biggest question will
> be whether to use sand or water. <grin>
>
> I've preferred a good martini in my own belly over any liquids in a
> smoker. This could be an era coming to a close for me, though. Several
> months ago, Mrs. Nonny and I were on a cruise to Alaska and it was quite
> chilly. As I do in the winter, I ordered a brandy to help heat things up.
> Mrs. Nonny did as well, along with a friend. I won't bore you with
> details, but the brandy sparked a taste-off of all the brandy brands on
> the bar's menu. We had the bartender provide us with a shot of each one.
>
> We discovered that there was one brand we really enjoyed and that it was
> one of the less expensive ones. When we returned home, I bought a bottle
> and we now are enjoying a snifter of brandy or two every evening. It's
> displaced my martini and I've also found that with the much stronger
> taste, that I drink a lesser amount while enjoying it more.
>
> The odd part is that it goes so well with barbecue.
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> Nonny
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> To compel a man to subsidize with
> taxes the propagation of policies
> he abhors, is sinful and tyrannical.
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