#BAFS2019spiriteuring Pointless Prize

[Boomer Cycles]

Do you like to bike? Do you like distilled spirits? Do you feel excluded by #BAFS2019beerneuring or #BAFS2019wineuring? If so, this side bet is for you. The rules are simple:

1. Ride your bike to any distillery for at least a Sleaze ride.

2. Drink spirits at that location.

3. Take a picture of the spirit (literally speaking, that is).

4. Makes notes on said spirit.

5. Post on this thread the picture of the spirit, the location, and your tasting notes. It can be anything, like “the spirit was clear and I liked it” or something sophisticated like @rcannon100 would say that we wouldn’t be able to comprehend. Extra points to those who use the above hashtag and name/number their spirit rides, otherwise we might be too full of the spirit to credit your entry.

6. Whomever posts entries from the most number of distilleries by the end of Freezing Saddles wins!

7. The winner will receive a bike ride tour of DC distilleries led by the prize sponosors, or a bottle of spirits of the sponsor’s choice if injured and unable to ride.

A few further clarifications:

1. BE SAFE! No riding while under the influence. If you rode your bike to the distillery but find that you need to get a ride or take Uber/Metro home, the entry still counts. Note: I had to do this after failing to be able to ride my bike after my first DC distillery tour led by those less responsible than myself. This was before the age of Uber (for those millennials out there).

2. You can go to more than one distillery on a ride, but see previous rule.

3. The spirit must be made at that location where consumed.

4. Some distilleries have more than one location. A trip to each location counts.

5. Keep in mind that this competition is to visit the most number of distilleries. Once you visit a distillery and consume their spirit, then you cannot post another entry for that distillery, even if you go back later and try a different spirit.

6. It is not required, but try to go on at least one distillery tour. Fun, educational and you usually get to sample spirits.

7. In case of a tie, the winner will be the cyclist who visits the most distilleries while cycling the LEAST amount of miles.

8. These rules are arbitrary and subject to change on the whim of the sponsors.

This pointless prize is jointly sponsored by @BoomerCycles and @BeachFelipe but we may consult with others in case of any need for interpretations of above rules.

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[LuisFilipe]

@cvcalhoun 185076 wrote:

I’m rapidly getting the idea that Freezing Saddles is a drinking club with a bicycling problem.

Both good things!

[LuisFilipe]

@Emm 185085 wrote:

Can I double count Sunday’s ride since I got both cider and rum on it? If so, I shall post my hot buttered rum picture and a review of it’s deliciousness…

We will have to consult the great spirit book ang get back to you w that answer!

[LuisFilipe]

@reji 185197 wrote:

1/8 at Falls Church Distillers. They weren’t open to serve alcohol but they did offer to sell us a bottle, some of which was consumed on site.

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Surprisingly smooth and clean tasting. I’m eager to try it in a proper G&T.

Counting this as extra spirit points

[reji]

1/11 at Catoctin Creek with SMH9600. (By the way, she insisted we do the alcohol-euring trifecta!) I had the standard flight with 2 bourbons and a gin. I forgot to take a pic of the bottles so I don’t recall what the bourbons were, but remember that I liked it more after I added a little water to open it up.

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[LuisFilipe]

@reji 185630 wrote:

1/11 at Catoctin Creek with SMH9600. (By the way, she insisted we do the alcohol-euring trifecta!) I had the standard flight with 2 bourbons and a gin. I forgot to take a pic of the bottles so I don’t recall what the bourbons were, but remember that I liked it more after I added a little water to open it up.

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Aproofed!

[LuisFilipe]

@rcannon100 185078 wrote:

Triple Crown?

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[smb9600]

@reji 185630 wrote:

1/11 at Catoctin Creek with SMH9600. (By the way, she insisted we do the alcohol-euring trifecta!) I had the standard flight with 2 bourbons and a gin. I forgot to take a pic of the bottles so I don’t recall what the bourbons were, but remember that I liked it more after I added a little water to open it up.

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And SURE I *insisted*. Whatever makes you sleep better! [emoji12]

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[kwarkentien]

@Sunyata 185246 wrote:

Will have to let you know when we head over there. I LOVE that place! And their bourbon is pretty damned tasty.

I want in!!!!!!!

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[smb9600]

@smb9600 185677 wrote:

And SURE I *insisted*. Whatever makes you sleep better! [emoji12]

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I forgot to include my cocktail – I cannot – for the life of me – remember what it’s called, but it’s gin!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@Emm 185085 wrote:

Can I double count Sunday’s ride since I got both cider and rum on it? If so, I shall post my hot buttered rum picture and a review of it’s deliciousness…

1 point to @EMM for posting, +1 point for breaking the ice and being the first point, +1 point because we rode together until her bike broke, and +3 points because she went back to the distillery after her bike broke, demonstrating a superior sense of awareness of her predictament. 6 points total!!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@reji 185197 wrote:

1/8 at Falls Church Distillers. They weren’t open to serve alcohol but they did offer to sell us a bottle, some of which was consumed on site.

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Surprisingly smooth and clean tasting. I’m eager to try it in a proper G&T.

+1 point to @reji for posting, +5 points for drinking straight out of the bottle, and +1 point for inspiring me to go check out the new…and first…distillery in the Little City of Falls Church, 7 points total!!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@reji 185630 wrote:

1/11 at Catoctin Creek with SMH9600. (By the way, she insisted we do the alcohol-euring trifecta!) I had the standard flight with 2 bourbons and a gin. I forgot to take a pic of the bottles so I don’t recall what the bourbons were, but remember that I liked it more after I added a little water to open it up.

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3 points for @reji because she went for the flight of spirits, +1 point for knowng that it often takes water in order to fully “open up” a spirit, and +1 for taking someone else along since, after all, the spirit of #spiritneuring is to share the expierence with others. 5 points total!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@smb9600 186244 wrote:

I forgot to include my cocktail – I cannot – for the life of me – remember what it’s called, but it’s gin!

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+1 point to @smb960 for her first postung, the same ÷ 5 points granted to @reji since they did this together, +1 point for remembering to take the all so important photo evidence that @reji forgot to do, and +1 point for enjoying the experience so much that she forgot what cocktail she drank. 8 points total!!

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[Boomer Cycles]

I think it is only fair that I am ineligible to win the same prize that I am cosponsoring, but that does not mean that I shouldn’t conduct spot audits to verifying the various places of spiritneuring posted on this thread.

Inspired by @reji, I cinducted my first site inspection at Falls Church Distillers, on the site of a former ABC store, and around the corner from the longest standing and eclectic bike shop in the Little City, The Bike Club.

I didn’t drink the gin, but did audit their bourbon and whiskey. WOW! The bourbon has a heavy charcoal-Carmel nose that hits you if you are within 3 feet of an open bottle! The whiskey is super smooth, and would make a perfect ending to an evening. I may have to stop back on my way home!!

FCD now is licensed to serve over the bar since they opened up a very nice, classic Italian restaurant on the premises. So no further need to drink out of the bottle in the parking lot like @reji did.

I may very well host the winner of this prize here for dinner and spirits, after a suitable bike ride, of course!

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[smb9600]

Taking a break from beernuering- we visited the Falls Church Distillery. Incredible find- I had the Great Falls Negroni. Smooth gin – I’ll be back.

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