No cooking, but food related.
If I had money I would buy a vintage bottle of port.
Portsplaining: Vintage in port win is different than vintage in other wines. In regular wine a "2002 vintage Shiraz" means it was made in 2002. While ”2002 vintage port" means "this was an excellent year for port."
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I would buy these with the idea j would celebrate major life events by drinking one. In 2017 I bought a house, got married, got a dog and bought my first vehicle with four wheels. As a result I haven't had much of a reason to drink more vintage port because after those events there isn't much left other than "have a threesome" (which has never been a goal) or "publish first book" (which doesn't mean as much as it did in my childhood).
A week ago I helped a friend move. I look forward to events like this. I get to "pay it back" and I need physical therapy after breaking my back in 2021. Except I hurt myself that day. Things got better until today. The mild injury I got that day decided to get really angry today. My left kidney area is not happy. It hurts. A lot.
What is the best selling over the counter pain reliever? Booze. Since I don't see many more major life achievement unlocks I decided to drink one of my remaining bottles of port.
Have you had a vintage port? They take prep. There are literally charred barrel bits in the mix. You need to filter them out. I'm poor. I can't afford a fancy decanter. Probably because I spent all that money on vintage ports. So a sieve and Mason jars will have to do
Is it tasty. Definitely. If you can't afford a vintage port, get a Six Grapes port. It's a fraction of the price but just as tasty.
Anyway, mesh strainer, mason jars. Poor man's vintage port. Best over the counter pain killer. Which I need.
Are we drinking the same stuff? Put the cork back and keep it in a cool and dark place and it will keep for months.
I have always the "holy trinity" of ports at home - tawny, ruby and white - and its well over a year to go through the a set.
About a fifth of the cork fell into the bottle as I was uncorking this thing.