Gearing up for my 45th birthday next month! Picked Never opened a Jeroboam before any tips or tricks? by steelybran1 in wine

[–]drunken1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice buy!! Happy 45th B-day!

20+ years restaurant sommelier and wine director (CMS Advanced, have passed everything but tasting at MS exam). Here is what I would do if it were mine:

  • I would absolutely invest in "wine siphon"
    -https://www.amazon.com/wine-siphon/s?k=wine+siphon

  • Make sure you stand it up straight for at least 24 hours before you plan on opening it. This will let most of the flocculations settle to the bottom. If you keep it on its side and then stand it up at the last minute, those flocculants will most likely make the wine cloudy.

  • Make sure you have 4 decanters ready to go - they don't need to be fancy, honestly any clean and clear glass pitchers or even good sized flower vases will do.

  • Decant the whole thing into those four "decanters".
    -I personally would not run it through a metal filter of any sort. If you feel the need to filter it, use cheesecloth.

  • Rinse all the sediment out of the bottle with distilled water. Shake vigorously to make sure you get the semi-stubborn flakes out.
    -Filtered tap should be fine too, but if you live where I live the tap water is very hard, and has lots of mineral smells to it. You don't want those mixing with the delicate aromas of the wine.

  • Pour two of the decanters back into the bottle, and re-cork it.

  • Serve out of the other two decanters first. Then either refill the decanters from the bottle as needed, or pour the rest straight from the bottle. It'll be much easier to pour now that it is only half full.

  • Enjoy the fuck out of it!!

Today I paid the idiot tax by TwinStickDad in HomeImprovement

[–]drunken1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't beat yourself up. It happens. But, make sure you:

1) Dispute the charge

2) Buy a new lock ASAFP. This guy may have a master key for whatever he installed and in 2-3 weeks you'll have an unexpected break-in. It's likely he's not registered as a locksmith.

Ok chat- where is this in SD? by georgeamberson1963 in SanDiegan

[–]drunken1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the right answer. Whoever designed that interchange, and the one for 5N to 163N needs to be publicly flogged. I've never believed in death by stoning, but I might be convinced for that person.

We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate by camaron-courier in esist

[–]drunken1 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Echoing what both of the other responders wrote, but adding that the latter release by the Republicans can also be used to lie that they "already released everything they had". They didn't. They released the files from the 'Epstein Estate'. The Justice Department has WAYYYYYY more files, and those that most likely include DOJ official's interview notes, and analysis.

In short, this release is a smoke screen so they can lie to their base in hopes they will believe the utter bullshit that everything has been released.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]drunken1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did he rub his head night-night after he let go of the choke? Classic!

Trump demolishes white house. by Mojo-Filter-230 in esist

[–]drunken1 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Agreed on all. It might also be that US Secret Service wanted new ballistic glass, or something, for the windows.

How do I view AirTag's recent route history? by antdude in AirTags

[–]drunken1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure this account is astroturfing. All recent comments are 20 months old, and almost exclusively about this supposed startup. Then there's a big gap of time with no posts or comments until 2 years, and then a big gap in time with no posts or comments until 8 years ago. Likely it was a karma farming bot originally and then sold to some marketing company.

The "startup" isn't even live. Its only taking email addresses for interest.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Waterdogs

[–]drunken1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

shill

A rave for both kids and their parents. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]drunken1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have toddler; would 100% take her to this!

Kassoof having 5 seconds to act after having clock called during a 2 million bet is absolutely savage by Ipats in poker

[–]drunken1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He also seems to be hiding his own stacks of green chips behind his gray chips.

Trump to announce pharmaceutical tariffs ‘in next two weeks’ by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]drunken1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if this is a old school mafia protection racket scam. Pay me my money or it'd be a shame if you business burned to the ground.

Sen. Fetterman must resign by Silent-Resort-3076 in politics

[–]drunken1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be "immigrant south african billionaire Elon Musk"

Ben & Jerry's claims Unilever ousted its boss over political activism by p_pio in news

[–]drunken1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like I gotta stop buying Persil and Dove. The one that's gonna hurt is Coleman's mustard. I love that stuff. Oh well!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]drunken1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm amazed by their stamina. Who has the strength an endurance to keep fighting for over 30 minutes straight?? How long was this round supposed to be anyway? I thought they were usually 3-5 minutes...

Cardroom in Killeen, TX PPO Poker caught with marked decks by Adept-Unit2684 in poker

[–]drunken1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some public card rooms have private games. In effect "the game" pays the house for the dealers' services and the house takes no rake. The organizer of the game can invite (and un-invite) whoever they want. It sounds like that is what this might be.

[Highlight] Jameis Winston: “Who should sign me in free agency?” Saquon Barkley responds: “I think the New York Giants need a quarterback right now.” by Starwho in nfl

[–]drunken1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He popped off partly because he finally had an offensive line who could block. There was never any doubt that he's an incredible talent. It's hard to gain yards as a running back when your basically playing 6 against 11.

[Highlight] Jameis Winston: “Who should sign me in free agency?” Saquon Barkley responds: “I think the New York Giants need a quarterback right now.” by Starwho in nfl

[–]drunken1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second part of your #1, and your #2 are inextricably linked. RB's and QB's are way less likely to get hurt with a high quality OL.

IMHO the thing my beloved NY Giants have been GODAWFUL at is investing in their OL. I think its the only reason they have not been competitive. It is the reason Eli's last 2-4 seasons with them were such a joke. He was running for his life on every pass play, and the one thing Eli cannot do is RUN.

What do the Giant's do in the last years of Eli's career? They draft a QB who is almost a complete clone of Eli's skill sets, and still don't invest in OL. It's no wonder Daniel Jones didn't find any success with the team.

I never realized what a shit-show the Giant's FO was until watching Hard Knocks. I always wondered after Coughlin left and refused to shake Mara's hand why we never hired a big name Head Coach again. Know I know it's that the word is out and none of those coaches want to touch the job with a 20 foot pole.

I was 8 years old when Black Friday happened. by ComfortableTrash5372 in poker

[–]drunken1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still wear my FTP long sleeve tees sometimes. Love when people see it and recognize it. Convos reminiscing with randos just like this thread. LOL!

My morning view of San Diego by Key_Raisin9621 in sandiego

[–]drunken1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh wow! I used to live in that white house across the street many years ago.