Here are two really nice scotch whiskey's to get you through your cold February days. This guy is really really smooth.  Some of the smoothest I've ever had.  Not very peaty, and just the right amount of smokeyness.  It is made with a lightly smoked malt and stored in Bourbon casks.  It is very light and airy both on the nose and finish.  It's not really dense and complicated, but if you want something to come home to and have a couple fingers worth to relax, it is not bad.  I finished

Here is a little bottle we are saving for a nice dinner this weekend.   A nice 2009 California Red Wine from Orin Swift Cellars in Napa.  They are the same people who brought us such delicious wines as the Prisoner.