Re: Fwd: Glencoe Distillery at Sacred Grounds is Open for the Holidays

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Bhavani <http://www.gmail.com/~bhavaniowl>
 > Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 07:10:50 -0700
 >
 > Sending this email message from Sacred Grounds...wish we could send you some of 
 > the whiskey 🥃 from Sacred Grounds.

Yeah.  It's too bad the bottle of whiskey that I tried bringing back blew
up.  Luckily, we have a stash of great whiskey at this point, in addition
to some tequila.

 > Begin forwarded message:
 > > From: Glencoe Distillery at Sacred Grounds <http://www.sgcath.com/~wponder>
 > > 
 > > Dear Bhavani:
 > > 
 > > First of all, Rebecca and I want to wish you and your family a very Merry 
 > > Christmas and a Happy New Year. To say it's been a difficult year is a gross 
 > > understatement. But today, my daughter Susan, an OR nurse at Round Rock 
 > > Hospital in Texas got her first Covid-19 vaccine shot with her second 
 > > scheduled in 21 days. Hope for us all IS around the corner. She also told me 
 > > that her hospital went from 18 to 39 patients hospitalized for Covid-19 in 
 > > one day! Yesterday! So, even though there's a dim light at tunnel's end, we'
 > > re not out of the tunnel nor are we anywhere near the exit.
 > > 
 > > I told you in my last email that if I found the time, I would like to bottle 
 > > some very special Single Malt Whiskey that has been quietly aging in wooden 
 > > casks for the past 19 months. It's a triple-distilled batch and because of 
 > > the fact that we've been pretty much shut down at the distillery since March, 
 > > there won't be any more of this particular type for awhile. It's sometimes 
 > > called the "Queen’s Share" and is made by collecting the heads and tails of 
 > > many spirit runs and then distilling the collection a third time. Even though 
 > > there is very much alcohol in the heads, and a lot of flavor left in the 
 > > tails that are normally discarded, it's a long process to get the best "
 > > hearts" from this process and there isn't very much and it's costly in time 
 > > and fuel to extract. The vast majority is discarded but for this particularly 
 > > small hearts run, it came out really smooth, much like good Irish whiskey. 
 > > Today, I bottled 64-750 mL bottles (see attached pictures--really beautiful 
 > > color) of this batch and these bottles will be for sale starting tomorrow at 
 > > Glencoe Distillery @ Sacred Grounds from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM along with 
 > > all our other spirits. And we'll be open from 11:00 Am until 3:00 PM every 
 > > day except Christmas through the New Year's first weekend. We'll have some 
 > > special holiday-priced bourbon in the 200 mL size too.
 > > 
 > > And, our brews in growlers will also be available. Sam has been brewing some 
 > > very special high-ABV holiday-style beers and ales such as an Imperial 
 > > Whiskey-Barrel-Aged Stout at 9% and a Colonial Saison at 8.3% ABV made with 
 > > pumpkin, parsnips, and roasted walnuts.
 > > 
 > > The Sacred Grounds/Glencoe Distillery retail store will also be open during 
 > > the same days and hours above featuring Christmas and  mugs and 
 > > glasses along with coffee beans, gift cards and other unique items. Rebecca 
 > > will be taking special orders for some of our signature foods.
 > > 
 > > Be safe and wear your face masks. We'll get through this together.
 > > 
 > > Will & Rebecca
 > > 
 > > Will