 This vlog is just one month old. This vlog is just one month old. It's true, my baby is one month old. It's messy and incoherent, but I'll miss these days when it's staying out all night and telling me it hates me. I want to share a quick clip from a video I made right after the lockdown started. Quarantine Day 2, Electric Boogaloo. First off, look at how short my hair is. I mean, I'm not at the point where I'm going to start cutting my own hair, but yikes. Maybe it's time to start wearing hats. Most recent numbers from the CDC are 4,226 cases in the U.S. and 75 deaths. Did you hear that? Almost a month ago, there were 4,226 cases in the U.S. and 75 deaths. While the World Health Organization reports a total of 167,515 cases and 6,606 deaths. Now let's jump over to my new obsession, ENCOVE2019.LIVE. In less than a month, the U.S. went from 4,226 cases and 75 deaths to 644,089 cases and 28,529 deaths. While the current global stats are 2,082,881 cases and 134,603 deaths. Bars won't reopen for at least another month. My barber hasn't gotten back to me about doing a house call. The world's a mess. But I'm still proud of my one-month-old baby. To celebrate, I'm opening this bad boy, which I haven't touched in quite a while. Extinct for years, this one was a gift from my buddy Charles. Thanks, Charles. Beautiful. Smells a little more alcohol-y than I remember, but I don't mind when I drink bourbon. I do want it to burn a bit. This may be better than I remember. Yes, there is alcohol burn right up front, but that immediately gives way to a wonderfully smooth vanilla that goes all across the palate. Lots of baking spices, too. Caramel, toffee. The thing that I want in a bourbon is body. There's a lot of really good bourbons out there that are less expensive, that taste good, but just don't have a really solid backbone. This is definitely there. There's incredible depth of flavor. There is a finish that goes on and on. This is wonderful. And going back to it is great, but it's also kind of sad because black maple used to be cheap and plentiful. If memory serves, this bottle retailed for about $35. There's no age statement, but based on the color, I'd say it's five or six years old. And while no distillery is named, allegedly it comes from the same people that make Pappy Van Winkle. Allegedly. Now, CVI Brands, which is the progenitor of Black Maple Hill, revived the label about six years ago, it's no longer made in Kentucky, and while I haven't had it, I heard it doesn't measure up. Furthering the argument that if you have a brand that you like, it doesn't hurt to keep an extra few bottles around. Just in case. And no, I'm not mixing this either. That's it for today. If you liked it, please hit like. Consider subscribing if you haven't already, and if there's something you want me to try, let me know in the comments. Stay safe, follow the advice of professionals, and I'll see you tomorrow. Cheers.