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Eureka Mignon Libra 65

The release of Eureka Mignon Libra 65 is a very interesting decision, and not because of the 65mm burrs.

The original Eureka Mignon Libra with 55mm burrs was one of two options for grind-by-weight at home (price range less than 1000GBP). It did a lot of things right: it’s very accurate, and compact.

But it’s ergonomics are terrible. Shitty bean hopper. Dial that doesn’t track the global position of the burrs. The nozzle is to far away, so the grounds fly all over. And there’s no tray to collect them.

As Eureka Mignon in general are quite popular grinders, though, enthusiast 3D-printed solutions for most of those problems. I bought a premium glass hopper from one of Eureka resellers, there’s a dial kit and a nozzle, and also a tray, which I have.

What Eureka did, it seems, is integrated most of those solutions into their new model. Now there’s a better hopper, better dial and a nozzle. They’re only missing the tray now.

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Sierra Nevada Narwhal Imperial Stout

Since I was already ordering some US imperial stouts from Dragon Milk, I decided to give another American Imperial Stout a try.
This one is good, but not that good, with a bitter aftertaste. Not terrible by any means, but I can find better Imperials closer to home.

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Dragon’s Milk Crimson Keep

I think American food and beer has a lot of bad rep. But once they set on something, they make it the best in the world.
I was very impressed by Dragon’s Milk Stout. But I must say that their Red Ale might be even better. Same richness, and more fruitiness. Looking forward to try the Golden Ale now.

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Eden Mill Art of St Andrews

24th and last bottle of my 2024 calendar. Took me exactly a year to finish it.
This one is interesting, as I completely missed the mark. It’s nice, a bit sweet, a bit smoky, not too warm. I placed it in 50GBP cathegory.
Turns out, this is the most expensive taster I think in the entire calendar: 114GBP at minimum, up to 150GBP:
https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/eden-mill/eden-mill-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2022-release-art-of-st-andrews-collection-whisky/

All I can say, this isn’t the first 150GBP+ bottle that didn’t impress me.

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Glasgow 1770 and Deanston 12 Whisky

22nd whiskey from the calendar was Glasgow 1770. It is a bit sweet, a bit warm, but nothing spectacular, and honestly, for 40GBP it goes for, I wouldn’t expect anything spectacular either.
Deanston 12 was a nice surprise, though. Sweet, warm, and for 43GBP, hits well above its weight. This is interesting, as I found Deanston Virgin Oak to be absolutely the worst.

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Whiskey Advent Calendar

This year I decided to go with World Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram:

https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/drinks-by-the-dram/world-whisky-classic-advent-calendar/

From the outlook, it has some interesting whiskeys to try, such as Israeli and Japanese ones:

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DDF Churros Imperial Stout

I praised the Vault City Barley Wine highly, but was a bit apprehensive of this beer. I like my beers strong and sweet, but is there such a thing as too strong and too sweet?
Turns out, there isn’t. If beer is a liquid bread, this beer is a liquid brioche with some dolce de leche on top. Very smooth, very sweet, with notes of vanilla and brioche.

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Please don’t turn off your PC

Today I received new motherboard. Spent 1.5 hours to installing it. And the symptoms are still there.
Also, this is a reminder why you should never buy Asus Prime boards, and only Asus ROG. The quality is atrocious, from the almost non existing heat sinks to the fact that you need to install back panel yourself.
If not motherboard, then what? I read some more. Seems some 5900X CPUs are faulty.
The problem? For RMA you need S/N, which is on the box, but I don’t keep boxes for CPUs, only for motherboard. So I had to remove cooler again to get S/N. And since I already started doing it, I replaced ROG motherboard back. Now it only took me 45 minutes. Improvement.
I disabled C-State. It helped, for now.

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Vault City Barleywine 2024

I was eyeing Vault City beers for some time now, because their Imperial Stouts sounded like something right down my alley. I wasn’t mistaken. I went with the safer choice of Barleywine, without the additions. It’s fantastic: smooth, sweet, full-bodied, and with very little gas. Yes, it will make you sleepy, but in a good way.

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Brew By Numbers 12 Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

It’s a bit pointless to review Brew By Numbers, because every year they would produce a completely different Imperial Stout. But still.
This year it’s ages in Rye Whisky barrels, which gives it a smoky (expected) slightly sweet (expected), but also almost Lambic level of sour taste (completely unexpected).
It’s still good, though.

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Averbode beer

I have no idea where I’ve got this beer from. Look, sometimes I just spot something in a shop. Or sometimes I do an online order, and I just add a bottle I find interesting.
In any case, it’s a very nice beer at 7.5%. Not sure if it’s considered a Trappist, but it feels quite similar to me, with an orange sweetness to it.
Maybe not something I’d buy again on purpose, but a nice experience nevertheless.

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Tamdhu 12 Years Old

20th whiskey in the calendar was Bunnahabhain 12, which I know pretty well, it’s a very solid Scotch whiskey, but not one of my favorites.
So we jump straight to Tamdhu 12 Years Old. It is light and smooth to the point I would think it’s a blend, with a very sweet fruity taste. One of the more pleasant whiskeys from the calendar. I had to check that it is matured in Oloroso Sherry casks, because the colour is quite light. At 45GBP, it’s a bargain. Would definitely like to try the 15 years or Cask Strength of this one.

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Silent Hill

Makes me laugh every time 😆

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Sixninja transformer (MF-27)

As many kids in the 90s, I was into Transformers. Most transformers could transform just into one form, although ironically the most popular transformer in my hometown was Blitzwing, that could transform into both a tank and a jet. Generally, though, the more forms, the more awesome. And the most awesome of them all was Sixshot. It was also very expensive and rare, so my family couldn’t possibly afford it.
But now I’m a grown up men. So despite the fact that I don’t collect figurines generally, I decided to fulfil my childhood dream and get this one in particular.
Obviously I didn’t go for the original. Those are collector pieces, if you get one sealed, you wouldn’t dare to open it, and if it’s unsealed, it would probably be in a bad shape.
Instead, I went for the knock-off first, which is why it’s called Sixninja and not Sixshot.
It is still impressive piece of engineering. Aot of transformers couldn’t bend their knees or elbows. This one moves in all directions.
It has also very smart design. The body is hollow to stow away the head. The arms are hollow, and so are the legs. The legs also have a few catches that click together.
The robot still looks awesome. I honestly think it’s one of the coolest designs ever produced, and a true masterpiece. The forms, though… Well, not so much. You need quite a lot of imagination to see what they represent. The case when more doesn’t necessarily means better.

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Whiskey Advent Calendar

I don’t plan to buy another Whiskey Advent Calendar this year. I’m still going through the one from last year, although I’m getting closer.

If I were, though, I’d go with this one:
Whisky Advent Calendar – Premium Edition (2024 Edition)

There are some whiskeys I can vouch for in it, like the Berry Bros. & Rudd 12 Year Old Sherry Cask, and some interesting options like Fettercairn 22.

Is it worth 200GBP? Probably not. But if it goes down to 150GBP, it would be a nice deal.

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Salomon Ultra 360 Mid

Salomon Ultra X is probably my most favourite shoe. In fact so favourite that I just bought a second pair once the first one wore down, which happened pretty quicly as those aren’t very durable.
Despite a similar name, Mid shares very little with the Salomon Ultra X. Different design of the toe, different lacing system, different sole.
Hiked twice in them, 10-12km, been in deep mud, no issues whatsoever.

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WiFi

I have so many devices connected to the WiFi now that I’m dreadful of the day I would need to change its password.

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Hentai commissions

There is a hentai about every character imaginable. And I’m not talking about “fanart”, drawing that are both obscene and childish at the same time. For every new character in a matter of days or weeks there will be probably well drawn hentai available.
And for a rather funny reason.
There are plenty of professional comics artists sitting around. To get a contract for a new comics is extremely hard. There are a bunch of well know artists with a queue of comics, but most get none. But then you can get maybe 50 or 100$ for drawing that Rei girl from Star Wars without much clothing at all.

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Highland Park Viking Honour

Highland Park is a household name, but I don’t remember ever trying their whiskey.
It’s a typical Scotch whiskey, I would say, a bit smokey, a bit sweet, maybe warmer than usual, but nothing above its price.

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Stille Nacht, Brouwerij De Dolle

Yes, I drink so much I’m having this Christmas beer in October.
It’s fantastic. Not as dark as I expected, but full of taste and gives you a good light feel. The interesting bit is it’s more sour than most quadruples.