And so it was that the morning after the seated tastings, and three bars later, I was awoken at 6:30am by my two traveling companions who could not remain asleep nor quiet at that ungodly hour. Yes, my good readers, Seamus was woken from a deep and alcohol induced sleep by two grown men who…

After the tastings, and after we had schmoozed the reps, distillers, managers, and anyone else we could find to talk scotch with, the three of us headed over to Swig with a newfound friend named Doug.

Of course, I understood Rhiannon’s reasoning for booting Fergus and I, as she sold tickets for the general entrance to the seminars, not to any one specific seminar. So in essence it was first come, first serve. At the same time, I did put my name on the seminar registration list to ensure I had…

4am comes way to early most of the time, and this day was no different. I had to be up and ready by 4:30am to meet my executive sedan which was scheduled to pick me up and then head up to Huntington Beach to pick up Raz. True to form for the rest of the…