It’s been a crazy, distracted-from-fishing week around our camp of late, though I have to admit when I heard yesterday that El Presidente had ‘normalized’ diplomatic relations with Cuba, the first thing I thought of was white sand flats and Cuban bonefish. [Commentary on Cuba was as freely flowing as rum in the Caribbean yesterday […]
Thirsty Thursday
For those fortunate enough to work in retail during the holiday season, you know that inevitably there is a frenzy of activity coming your way. (Personally I’d rather fish than shop any day, and I mean any type of fishing, though that’s just my naive preference…) She Who Must Be Obeyed manages a local retail […]
From the response we’ve been getting over the past couple of months, it appears folks are enjoying seeing some fairly simple beverage and cocktail recipes in our Thirsty Thursday posts. Here’s an interesting one that came in over the transom from Abe in New Mexico earlier this week – While I have to admit I […]
This product made quite the splash at IFTD this year. And for good reason. A reel case that doubles as a beer holster? Too good to be true… The good folks over at Bozeman Reel Company know what they’re doing. As Shane so expertly models here at Three Dollar Bridge this holster not only protects […]
Truth be told, She Who Must Be Obeyed and I still find ourselves freaked out respectfully scratching our heads in awe when it comes to the Southern college football scene. For simple-minded folks who have always viewed Montana fall Saturday afternoons as less-crowded fishing windows when the big games were on, the zealous devotion to […]
I recently purchased a bottle of Bulleit Bourbon. The original reason for buying it was a bourbon pumpkin pie for a party (which turned out extremely well, I might add). But now I have this mostly full bottle of bourbon sitting on the shelf. What to do, what to do… A little research later and […]
After sharing about my revelatory experience last week with Miss Becky’s apple brandy and the Sir Isaac Newton, a number of emails have flowed in this week recommending a bevy of Southern cocktails tailor-made for the fall season. As you might expect, suggestions have ranged all over the board, though William Hamrick’s Smashing Pumpkin Cocktail […]
Earlier this week I happened to walk into a local establishment selling adult spirits and stumbled across a sales rep – supplier offering samples of an adult beverage to the staff along the brandy aisle. Turns out she was a charming young lady from South Carolina hawking a very winsome apple brandy; being naturally curious […]
Some things just work out. Like a pineapple being the perfect shape to hollow out and drink from. Sure, we’ve all seen the brochures and commercials of people doing this in tropical resorts. It fits there. But how about on the Missouri River on a cloudy, rainy, cold day? Ever since I first posted the […]
Brent Sweatman from Garden & Gun on Vimeo. One of the many benefits of our most recent foray to the South has been exploring a “whole ‘nuther” culture of food and adult beverages; aiding us along that culinary pilgrimage has been a long venerated Southern publication Garden & Gun. The Southern Food Issue is sitting […]
The buzz around Bozeman this week has been the possibility of snow in town today. Sure enough, woke up this morning, walked out onto our back porch and it was gently snowing. The rooftops around us had a nice whitish tint to them, but snow hasn’t really accumulated yet. Thank God, it’s too early in […]
Here in Bozeman today it is cloudy, chilly and drizzly. I love these days. It’s one of the first ones with a hint of fall in the air. You can stand outside, close your eyes and imagine the sound of elk bugling and picture big browns chasing down streamers. After a long, hot summer these […]
August is the dog days of summer. It’s hot. It’s muggy. If you’re in the service industry in a tourist town by this point in the summer you are pretty much tired of the whole human race. How do you beat the dog day blues? Icy cold frozen gin drinks are a good start. I […]
As anglers, we spend a lot of hots days in the sun, sweating our asses off in pursuit of fish. After a few hours of such self inflicted torture the thought of an ice cold drink starts to sound pretty damn good. You have a couple options. You can always lug a cooler out to […]
Slow days at a fly shop can lead to interesting conversation. The other day the talk shifted to Florida, saltwater fishing and booze. Brantley has ties in Florida, so he had lots of stories for Steve and me. One thing he did share really piqued my interest; a drink his girlfriend shared with him: the […]
