Is it possible to have a good time without whiskey? Probably, but not when you are attending a little event called Whiskies of the World Expo. I traveled down to San Francisco on Saturday with the usual suspects and spent the evening tasting whiskey, bourbon, scotch, tequila, cheese, cigars and learning to really appreciate the many fine varieties of Knob Creek. We crashed at Le Meridien Hotel for the night, which was located about 3 blocks from the San Francisco Belle, where the event was being held. The evening will also be remembered for one of the most thrilling/terrifying cab rides I have ever been associated with. On Sunday morning we capped it off with some breakfast at the Buena Vista, which is responsible for introducing Irish Coffee to America. If you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend it. A few more things I learned; stairs on a boat get much more difficult to navigate later in the evening, bagpipe & drum bands are really cool, and peat moss makes for a very nice form of incense when burned over a tealight.
The view from our hotel room.
Free whiskey schwag.
