My once-stuffy nose cleared from the sweet honey-pine vapor still emanating from my empty glass, I reach across the maple table for the bourbon bottle the Monkeyman and I just popped. On the Black Beauty (The Clubhouse's vintage Sansui G-871DB), Dan Auerbach is killing the guitar and belting out a deliciously distorted lyric: I don't want to go to Hell, but if I do, it'll be because of you. As I replenish our glasses, I wonder whether Dan is singing about a woman, women, or whiskey. Or if it matters. I nod my head to Patrick Carney's driving drum beat and smile as I raise the glass to my mouth. On November 16th, Monkeyman and I piled into my new Scion XB- the toaster- and headed south. Our destination: my home town, Covington, Kentucky, and the refurbished Madison Theater downtown. Once over the river, we pounded back a couple of four-ways at Skyline before making a pit-stop at my favorite hole-in-the-wall liquor store across from the muffler stop under the Brent Spence Bridge. There we picked up a few choice casks of bourbon to replenish the Clubhouse stock. Among the bourbons we bought was Pure Kentucky XO, a high-powered small-batch that we hadn't tried. So it was with this magic potion crated in the back that we jammed out to the Black Keys' Magic Potion as we made our way to The Madison for our fist live encounter with the heavy-rockin blueshounds from
Akron. They were touring in support of their most recent release, Magic Potion, their best, most well-rounded effort to date. Purists will no doubt be critical of the fact that this release is a bit more polished than the early grunge they churned out, but in my opinion, it's a step forward. I'm high on their earlier stuff- Rubber Factory in particular- but Magic Potion rocks from the onset as the boys channel Hendrix and Page in a serious way. Anyway, the show did not disappoint as they absolutely thrilled the crowd. It's stunning how two guys can churn out such an incredible, dynamic sound. As it would turn out, however, the Monkeyman and I had to wait nearly a week before indulging in the Pure Kentucky as we had in the Keys...
Akron. They were touring in support of their most recent release, Magic Potion, their best, most well-rounded effort to date. Purists will no doubt be critical of the fact that this release is a bit more polished than the early grunge they churned out, but in my opinion, it's a step forward. I'm high on their earlier stuff- Rubber Factory in particular- but Magic Potion rocks from the onset as the boys channel Hendrix and Page in a serious way. Anyway, the show did not disappoint as they absolutely thrilled the crowd. It's stunning how two guys can churn out such an incredible, dynamic sound. As it would turn out, however, the Monkeyman and I had to wait nearly a week before indulging in the Pure Kentucky as we had in the Keys...
Dry, spicy and intense when it first hits the tongue, this extra-old small-batch bourbon turns surprisingly more sweet the longer you hold it in your mouth. Be patient and you will be rewarded with flavor cycles of mint and resin-leather. This high-powered sweetie's cotton-candy finish makes swallowing it the best part of all. Want to do it up right? Crank The Keys while you sip...
Artist: The Black Keys
Album: Magic Potion
Recommended tune: Strange Desire
Bourbon: Pure Kentucky XO Ten-Year
Batch: #66-39
Proof: 107
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