TQB North enjoyed an evening in the comfy surroundings of a perpetual home base, The World Famous Club Boulez. Why? Well, it was Friday, for one. As if we needed added incentive, the TQB North hosted a few locals to join in celebrating Mandy B's 21st birthday. The gorgeous Julia, I-Man and Amy D , Uncle Mick and Sue, along with Philly Walt and his woman joined in with Mandy's (boy)friend, Josh - both in for the weekend from The Palmetto State.
A little Caps hockey on the bar-vision followed by the great Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes on the overhead and all was as it always is at Club Boulez - - -
To mark the event, TQB decided to run through a few anejos with one common thread - supremely excellent looking bottles.
The TQB gathered first around a spanking new bottle of Corazon Anejo. The bottle itself is accentuated by quite a long neck - think Bud 12oz size x 2. The color is, frankly , a little odd for an anejo - pale - much more of a reposado or gold type "hue" - - - I-Man noticed an "apple" taste. Apple? Maybe he's gay, not that there is anything wrong with that. Julia took a sip to chase a couple of glasses of pinot grigio - - - "not the worst thing i ever tasted" - a ringing endorsement to be sure. Ol Db was a fan - not a fovorite, but "supreme drinkability..." And yes, that was my line, not at all stolen from the Bud Light commercials...
Next on the line was the Cielo Anejo - another very cool bottle - the neck wrapped in rope - I Man liked the S & M reference... This is another interesting, tasty ,if not "top of the heap" agave - - filled with lots of cool flavors - a mix of vanilla, licorice and coffee was the general consensus.
The final entry was a gift from a recent traveller having returned from the jalisco region of mejico - - La Fugata Anejo - bottled in a short, stumpy bottle - very dark in color - almost looked like root beer. Uncle Mick loved it - but again, after 3 or 4, he probably could'nt tell the difference beteween tequila and worcestershire sauce. This was undoubtedly the most interesting of the group - lot of spices, very complicated. Cant say I would pick it to sip, but certainly unique -
The bar closed with a live version of SSJ's "Talk to Me" - all in all, pretty, pretty good - - -
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