Eddie Pensier writes:
- The FDA will soon ban cheese aged on wooden boards, which is to say, most of the good ones.
- In more cheesy news, you can now “finally” visit a vegan cheese shop in Brooklyn.
- Looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift? How about a beer-brewing course?
- The world’s whiskey supply is dwindling. Hipsters are to blame, apparently.
- Water into wine, no divine intervention required.
- Police foil the theft of 400 loaves of bread. Insert your own “dough” joke here.
- Doggy beer. Really.
- A beginner’s guide to soju, and a restaurant that specializes in ditto. Perhaps one of Uncouth Reflections’ NYC correspondents will sample it and report…?
- An article with the irresistible headline “Wine Tasting And Jesus”, with the even more irresistible opening sentence:
One of the things that I have begun to embrace about writing is the delicate balance between spontaneity and panic.
Story of my life, right there.
Vladimir Makovsky, Miracle At Cana (1887)
Blowhard, Esq.
Callowman
Sherbrooke
Eddie Pensier
Enzo Nakamura
Epaminondas
Fabrizio del Wrongo
Fenster
Brundle Guy
Glynn Marshes
Paleo Retiree
Atypical Neurotic
Question Lady
Sax von Stroheim
Sir Barken Hyena
The Mistaken
Uncouth Reflections 
Just returned from Japan , where we tried their variety of soju, called Shōchū. Same basic idea. Tried a rice, sweet potato, and cucumber. You can drink hot or cold and neat or on the rocks. For us, it reminded somewhat of sake/vodka with various flavors. Depending on distillation it runs 25-35% alcohol. I preferred sweet potato neat.
With various foods we loved it. Now to try soju .
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