Golf Club Drink Dispenser

Ok, now, this is a gift I can see myself using. I’m sorry, it’s actually to make up for the Golf Gator Flip Flops I posted earlier. Now this is cool gift to have. Just imagine the chuckles and rosey cheeked smiles when you’re pouring out drinks to your buddies. Beautiful Sunday, out on the greens, hanging with your buddies, sipping your favorite drinks, oh…and playing a round of golf. Yes, life is good.

According to the discription:

With a real head and shaft, you’ll be the only one to know that your favorite ‘club’ is really an automatic drink dispenser, holding a thirst-quenching 54 fluid ounces (1.6L) of your hot or cold beverage of choice. An insulated container made of durable, high density plastic holds your drink, and then tucks into your golf bag. A battery-operated pump serves your beverage at the touch of a button. Quick-disconnect feature allows for fast and easy removal for refills and cleaning, and one set of batteries (4AA) will last most golf seasons. With the Golf Club Drink Dispenser, get the perfect drinks from the ‘club’ every time you hit the links.

The Sharper Image – Golf Club Drink Dispenser

Red Wine Aerator From Vinturi

I'm an occasional wine drinker. I prefer reds over white, but really, to each his own to what you prefer and enjoy. Now, I'm not that sophisticated to really tell the difference between a great tasting wine that I paid $1.99 for, aka Two Buck Chuck, and the $30 bottle of wine. However, I can tell the difference when I first pour the wine in my glass and take an immediate sip versus a sip I take a half hour later. Wine simply taste better when you give it time to breathe, which opens up the aromas and flavors.

Do you really want to wait a while before you can enjoy your wine?

Well, you don't have to. I ran across the wine aerator from Vinturi. It's elegant, affordable, and aerates as fast as you pour. Now I can take the $5 everyday wine and it's just as good as the $30 wine I bought for occasions.

Vinturi also makes an aerator for white wines.

You can buy direct from their website, or places like BevMo, Nordstrom, Crate&Barrel, Brookstone and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Hmmm...I wonder if I can make wine in a box enjoyable to drink if I use this?

Vinturi

Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whiskey

I was never much of a whiskey drinker, and honestly never really enjoyed it. I’d always gulp it and then breath out the burning fumes. Uggh!!! My friend Juan would always remark how much he enjoyed Scotch and would always stand there with the same drink for most of the night just sipping away. My image of a Scotch drinker was always that old guy with the portly belly, rosey cheeks and bulbous whiskey nose. Juan is far from my imagined stereotype, as he’s in his early 20’s and a physical and health fanatic.

Coming home from work one day, I ran into a Trader Joes market just to grab a bottle of tequila, and just spontaneously grabbed the Glenfiddich 12 year old Scotch. Took it home, poured it in glass and took a slow sip and swirled it around my tongue. Oh the complex flavors and noted 3 steps of taste! I detected sweet butterscotch and hints of fruit. What a blissful state of surprise. Then I tried it with slightly warmer than room temperature water as I was told it allows you to better experience the flavors. It was very enjoyable, but I prefer it without the water.

Amongst Scotch drinkers, it’s about a 50/50 split who drink it neat and for those that add water. Add natural spring water if you can, adding tap water will ruin the flavors. Drinking it from any glass is perfectly fine, but if you can use a tulip shaped glass, it definitely helps with the swirling and aroma release.

Glenfiddich has Scotch that range from affordable 12 years old to 50 years old that is over $15,000.00 dollars! The 12 y.o. is around $20, 15 y.o. in the $40 range and the 18 y.o. in the $60 range. These are all generally available at your local stores.

Glenfiddich