Ancho Reyes, an ancho chile liqueur, has a piquant kick that lingers on the tongue. The spice does not overwhelm but melds with flavor of caramelized sugar.
As children, we collected baseball cards. That was a fun, little hobby. We still have albums of them stashed in the basement. Who knows? Maybe, we’re sitting on a goldmine. That Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card might be worth a fortune. Probably not, though. As adults, we found a far superior hobby. Oh, we still collect. Not coins or gemstones or stamps or antiques. We collect spirits. Liquor, that is. We feel such pride in our collection. We even built a bar to showcase it. Would you look at all of those glorious bottles?! Over the years, our collection has swelled. We’ve added some statement pieces. Bourbon has its own shelf. Of course, there’s an inherent problem with collecting spirits. They get drank, especially when our friends visit, especially because our friends are no-good degenerates. A home bar that isn't...
Cost: $49.95 We built a bar. It serves as a source of great pride. It holds 32 bottles of wine. It houses our pint glasses and rocks glasses and red wine glasses and white wine glasses and shot glasses. Least we forget, the champagne flutes. There is also the vital component to any bar: our collection of spirits, especially bourbon. We particularly like bourbon. A bottle of bourbon only gets us so far, though. If we really want to entertain, if we really want to impress, we need to be able make a fine cocktail. That requires an assortment of bitters, mixers, herbs and fruit. It also means barware. How do you differentiate between a gentleman and a plain, ordinary man? Many ways exist — too many to list here. But, look for barware. If he has the equipment to...
