Episode 19: Happy New Year!

Yo yo yo yo yo, and welcome back to the Sticks and Stones podcast. Sticks and Stones is the podcast for serious cigar smokers. We talk cigars, we talk life, we talk love, we talk business. Everything else can go up and smoke, baby. So, happy new year to everyone. Happy happy new year. I got to be honest with you guys. I'm still going strong from New Year's Eve, as you can see. Trying to keep the party going. This is the New Year's episode of the podcast. This is the New Year's episode of the Sticks and Stones podcast. So, we've got a great show for you guys today. This one we're going to bring out a couple of cigars, a couple of cigars. We have a whiskey showdown for you guys and we're going to talk about all sorts of stuff related to New Year's. So, first things first, we have a whiskey showdown of all whiskey showdowns. What do we have? We've got I've got all of my Glen Karens out here. We have the Widow Jane Lucky 13. This is a great That's a great bottle. Super excited about this one. This is the Whistle Pig aged in charred oak. Charred American oak casks. Wheat whiskey proofed with liquid death mountain water. That one. Super cool. Very excited about that. This is the the Widow Jane Lucky 13. And then we have Rabbit Hole Sour Mash Rye Whiskey. Rabbit Hole is a sleeper. They produce some really great stuff. And then last but not least, we have Basil Hayden toast. Now, I'm going to be honest with you. I just had Basil Hayden, regular Basil Hayden, for the first time not too long ago, and it was phenomenal. I get why people are fans of the product. And then second up are the sticks. The sticks. So this is the pulpetta. It's nicknamed the papa saka. This is from the Dunartan Tobacco Company. Steve Saka blended this and and according to the guys at Casad Monte Cristo, he blended this for himself and then somehow or another ended up on the shelves. It's fantastic. And we'll get into that later. And this is uh this is one that I have not tried yet. This is the Intemperence Cigars 1794 Whiskey Rebellion. I think there is there's a whiskey or a bourbon called Whiskey Rebellion. I don't know. But let's let's kick it off, guys. Let's kick it off. I'm so excited. Again, happy new year to everyone. I wish everyone a a wonderful and a blessed a prosperous 2026. Um I don't know about you guys, but we did a family church New Year's Eve. We saw the ball drop in church and had great fellowship and then dinner afterward. It was It was phenomenal. So, we are going to start off with a drink. Well, no. We're going to start off with lighting up one of these cigars. So, actually going to light up both of these cigars. So, let's give it a snippy snippy. I got to tell you guys, this cigar is a spice bomb. Anything Mr. Saka does is a little on the on the stronger side, on the bolder side. So, if you are not a fan of strong or bold, you might want to skip on this one. the pulpeta or the papasaka nicknamed. It is fantastic though. Spice bomb. Lots of flavor. Tons of flavor. Hits you right in the face. It's fantastic. It It the looks looks are deceiving cuz you would think that you would smoke that in 15 minutes. This is actually a very slow burning tobacco. And for some reason, this one when I bring it in, it sounds like a stick of dynamite. I don't know if you can hear that. But let's say let's see. Let's see. Let's see. New Year's resolutions. I hate the word. It's so corny for me. It's corny. New Year's resolutions is corny, you know, like what's the biggest one? What's the biggest New Year's resolution? I'm gonna lose weight. I'm gonna lose 30 pounds. I'm going to lose 20 pounds. Whatever. You should be on your grind every day of the year, every year of your life. It shouldn't be just this, I'm going to wait until New Year's, I'm going to wait until January 1st to hit the gym. No. The moment you realize that your life is a dumpster fire, the moment you realize that you're you're in a [ __ ] spin that you can't get out of, you know what you need to do? It's not rocket science. burn more calories than you put in. It's really simple. I mean, it's not rocket science. You know, I I've I've battled with weight my entire life. You know, I've I've been 180 lb. I was 400 lb. You do what you got to do. And when you know your life is a dumpster fire, turn it around, man. It's as easy as that. Turn it around. Go to the gym. Do what you got. You know, hit the treadmill, get a get a trainer if you have to, whatever. So, it's like New Year's resolution is just corny. What are your life goals? What are your life visions? What what do you see for yourself in the future? What do you see for yourself five years down the road, 10 years down the road, 20 years down the road? Well, I see myself running an empire. That's what I see for myself and my family running an empire, but not just all business, all dollars and cents. I want to I want to start a foundation. I want to help people. I want to help children. I want to do some nonprofit stuff and not like some far off country on the edge of the earth. There's people right here. There's children right here in our country that are starving. There's children right here in our country that don't have clothes, that don't have jackets in the wintertime, you know, in New Jersey, in New York, in all the cold areas. Like, there's so many things that we can do. It's great to help people all over the world, but we have to help our own first. Like once everyone here is good, once everyone here is healthy, once everyone here is taken care of, then we can go help other people all over the world, they have country, you know, the the people in foreign countries, they have governments that can help them, too. If their government doesn't want to help them, I mean, what does that say? What what does that say to you? I digress. I'm going to I'm going to leave off of that. But I can see myself running multiple businesses in multiple industries, doing a lot of different things, but helping a lot of people. So, like I want to know what are your life visions? What are your goals for your life? Where do you see yourself in the future? 2025 wasn't the easiest year at all. I know everybody had a really shitty year. A lot of people had a really shitty year. 26, I feel, is looking up. There's there's nowhere to go but up. And that's the way I'm looking at it. I think that there's a lot of good stuff is going to happen. You know, this holiday season, I built a lot of things. I built a lot of policies and procedures and put a lot of things in place. I'm very very positive for 2026. You know, we're going to we're going to get out there. We're going to get out there and we're going to do what we got to do, right? So, on to the drinks. So, where do we start first? Where do we start first? I'm excited about all this stuff. Two of two of these bottles I've already tasted. Two of these bottles are brand new. Very very excited. And you know which one which one do we crack? Cuz it literally have the plastic on them. And this goes out to my boy Mike Williams. Mike, this is for you. We're going to we're going to crack the Basil Hayden toast first. Mike is my homeboy from back in New Jersey. He is URK Ventures. If you need anything construction related, if it's a renovation, if it's an addition, if you need a house built from the ground up, Mike is your guy. URK Ventures, great company. Mike used to be one of the top brass, a VP for Turner Construction, you know, he was the top brass, ventured out on his own. He does real estate, he does developing, all that sort of stuff. But Mike, I love you to death, brother. This is this is for you. I know Basil Hayden is your drink and I know you have not tried this. So, I'm going to give you my review. That way, if it's [ __ ] you won't waste your time. And if it's good, get your ass to the to the liquor store. Get your ass to Canals or to Total Wine. Ooh. Ooh, that smells so good. Distilled and bottled in Claremont, Frankfurt, Kentucky. Claremont and Frankfurt, Kentucky. Basil Hayden. Small batch. Toasted wood vanilla. Light mouth fill. Light mouth feel. Finished with sweet caramel. I hate caramel. Oh, that is so good. That is so good. And you can definitely taste the caramel. And it's low proof. I mean, there's like no burn on this. This is like water. God, that's good. So, again, I hate the word New Year's resolution, but like what's another one? What's another one that people resolve to do in the year? And just I mean, just think about that. A year, if you look at things in kind of abstractly, a year can be a long time. But a year, it's so fleeting. A year is so short. A year passes so quickly that I think we need to make life goals. Like these are these are my goals for life. And it's ever changing. It's ever changing. You're always adding stuff to it, taking stuff off of it. Cuz sometimes you think, man, what the [ __ ] was I thinking? Like what a [ __ ] idea that was, you know? I think I was like 33, 32, 33 years old. and and I said I'm going to be a UFC fighter by the time I'm 35. What a [ __ ] [ __ ] idea that was. So, you know, sometimes things have to come off the board and things will go up on the board. So, you know, like a lot of people want a new car, you know, in that year, new house, a new job again, lose weight. I want to I want to hear some strange ones, you know, going to meet someone, you know, significant other, whatever. That's a that's a that's a good one. You know, that's a that's a good goal because meeting someone and getting into a relationship in a year, yeah, that's it's pretty plausible. That could happen. But don't get me wrong, I mean, the weight loss thing in a year's time, yeah, I mean, if you're seriously seriously regimented and disciplined and you go to the gym all the time and you eat super clean 7 days a week a year, you could do a lot of damage. You can lose a lot of weight in a year. If you fall off the wagon a lot and you're cheating a lot and cheating a cheat day turns into a cheat month and then you went from you were down 10 pounds and now you gained, you know, four of it back, five of it back. You know, you have that seessaw thing going on or the the the stock ticker. That's the way your scale, you know, history is looking. You're you're not going to get you're not going to get a whole lot of results. That's why I think this is like it's a life. This is your life, man. This is your life. How do you want to live it? How what results do you want out of your life? Only you can answer that. Mike, I love you. You got to go get a bottle. You got to grab a bottle. So good. So good. All right, that was the Basil Hayden toast. Now, let's go for the snake bite. So, that's that Glen Karen. That's down. We have three left. The snake bite. I'm not a huge rye fan because it does have a lot of bite to it. Unless you're drinking the Whistle Pig 18. Really good friend of mine, Rob, bought me a glass of that over this holiday vacation. And thanks, Rob. You ruined my life because that was some of the best [ __ ] I've ever had in my life. Bottle's like 400 bucks. But this is the the Rabbit Hole Sour Mash Rye Whiskey. This is the first rye that I've It's actually the first rye bottle I've purchased in my life cuz I'm that much of a rye fan. I've had rabbit hole bourbon before. It's next level stuff. This This has a bite. However, you sit this in a glass with a big rock or an ice ball. I mean, I've had I've had three quarters of this bottle myself. Dilute it down and it's fantastic. I mean, just just on the nose, it's just like punches you in the butthole. 95 proof. It's still kind of low proof, but just a lot of spice. Yeah. I mean, it's good. Don't get me wrong. It's good, but so much so much more different than than the Basil Heighten toast. But you know what? You match it with this papasaka and the spice from that and the spice from this. So, like look, what would you like to accomplish by the end of this year? I know what I'm going to accomplish by the end of this year. By the end of this year, I will have licenses in four different states for commercial real estate, which most states don't have a standalone commercial real estate license for those of you that are wondering. I don't know if you are or not, but I will have four different real estate licenses in four different states. And I will have four different deals going on in four different states this year. That's, you know, that's I I claim that right now in God's name. probably going to have a few a few agents working for me this year. Some in Jersey, some in New York. I've got one here in Texas that actually wants to come aboard right now. So, like, you know, that's that's what I've got going on. I definitely wouldn't mind a car. I wouldn't mind a new car this year. That would be super sweet. Something sporty. I don't know. I was thinking Cadillac CT. I don't want anything German. I love German vehicles, don't get me wrong. I love German vehicles. I love Mercedes. I love Porsche. I love BMW. I love Audi. Love Audi. I would love an R8. Love an R8. However, the they're they're garage queens. They're always in the garage. Always got to take them to fix them. And when you got to take them to fix them, it just it's just a miracle that whatever you take it in for, it's not under warranty. And everything is like $10,000. Stupid. It's [ __ ] Good stick. Such a good stick. And maybe maybe the CT6. I gotta tell you, I don't know about you guys, but so far this winter, I have watched all of Tulsa King. I have watched caught up on Land Man, watched all of the mayor of King's Towns. My brother got me hooked on that. Thanks, Frankie. Because of Hawkeye in the mayor of Kingtown, I want to buy a 2011 Lincoln Town Car. Never in a million years would I think that I would those words would come out of my mouth, but it's kind of gangster, man. It's kind of gangster. The rye is down. Now the widow Jane. This is a great bottle. I got to pace myself, guys. I've had two eggs all day and a couple of protein bars. I can't go super nuts. Look, I I'm Call me crazy. I get like a little bit of caramel apple, but this smells like like paint thinner, like lacquer thinner. It's crazy. It's only 93 proof. The freaking rabbit hole was stronger than this. I'm going to let that air out a little. I feel that this year is going to be prosperous for a lot of people. I feel that the majority are going to be very prosperous, wealthy this year. Another one of my life goals, I think that the PCA is in New Orleans this year, and because of the podcast, I think I get a media pass. So, I'm I'm going to join PCA, and I'm going to go to the to the PCA, which is basically the the the show of all shows for cigars. Really excited about that. I think it's in April or May. Going to go to New Orleans. Never been to New Orleans, by the way. Been all over the world. I've been in some of the best smoke shops on God's green earth. Never been to New Orleans and I'm like a three-hour drive from there. The spice is just phenomenal on the and and I'm I'm not an overtly spicy cigar guy, but Saka just does it right. Nobody does it better. Okay, it's kind of mellowing out a little bit. That is such a good bourbon. Age 13 years in American oak. Pure limestone water from the legendary Rosedale Mines of New York. So, Widow Jane, Widow Jane is distilled in Brooklyn, I believe. Distilled in Kentucky, Tennessee, and bottled by Widow Jane Distillery in Brooklyn, New York. So, what that tells me is that somebody else distills this for them, and then they bottle it and market it, package it, and all that. But, I ain't mad. It's a phenomenal bottle. They make a phenomenal product. They're 10 year. The 10 year aged is phenomenal as well. I gave a bottle of that to my dad. And I guess this is kosher. It's got a kosher symbol on it. Brooklyn makes sense. Makes total sense. Lim to all my Jewish brothers. So good. You know, I I don't know about you guys, but a lot of weird [ __ ] happened in 2025. You know, a lot of weird [ __ ] happened. You know, the political scene, not even going to get into it. Not my stick, not my not my sticktick, not my bag. A lot of weird [ __ ] happened. We had a bunch of chicks that went up in space. Technically, I think upper stratosphere, whatever you want to call that. The Stranger Things finale. Oh my god. I don't know if anybody watched it. I'm not going to ruin it for anyone. If anyone's a Stranger Things fan, I am. I took my kids to see it in the theater. It was worth every penny. It was worth every penny. I'm lighting up the Inmperence 1994 Whiskey Rebellion. It was a It was a 2025 was a strange year, you know. I I I hope and I pray that 2025 is the year that everyone was like, you know, it was a it was a weird year, but man, that 26 that 26 really kicked ass. That's where that's where empires were built, fortunes were made, love was found. We found love in a hopeless place, maybe. Also, like, who still rocks the tux for New Year's Eve? I do. I love a tuxedo. I absolutely love a tuxedo. And if you are a fashion person, I'm still working on the the ladies side of fashion. I I do love women's fashion. I love women's shoes and you know, all of that stuff. I'm still trying to build that all that out. But if you're a fella, if you're a fella who likes to dress up every day at the at to the office or wherever, nightclub, gym, go to the gym in a suit and tie, it's up to you. No judgments. It's 2026. I have a host of channels called Broker with Style. We have an Instagram. We have We're building a YouTube. We have a website and all that sort of stuff. If you're into fashion, you dig all that stuff, you you'll want to go there. We'll have links to that. But I still rock the tuxedo. I think that I think tuxedos have a place. I still think even though that, you know, everybody's in short pants and flip-flops, I think you [ __ ] go to Vegas in a tuxedo. When you go to Vegas, when you when you're planning a Vegas trip, you better pack a tuxedo. At least one of those nights, you need to dress up like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, you need to hit the strip in a tuxedo. Quick story. I go to Vegas. I'm taking my brother out for his 30th uh for me because I'm I'm I'm the oldest son in my family. Usually everything that happens for me, for some happen stance, it ends up to be really shitty. I have made it my life's mission that my brother doesn't go through the same shitty things that I did. So, for his 30th birthday, I bought us tickets to see Conor McGregor fight. Hello. Hello, Governor. That's not it. He's Irish. I bought us tickets to Vegas to see him fight Chad Mendes. And I got us a suite at the Arya. Shout out to the Arya. [ __ ] love the Arya. Sky Suites. Got us to Vegas. And I wore black tuxedo. I had a black tuxedo shirt. It was super fly and it was a Stephano Richie tuxedo shirt where it had the crystals coming down the placket and the door man at the Arya when we were coming back to the hotel open the door and he said, "Man, that's that's what it's all about. You don't you don't see cats dressed in tuxedos anymore in Vegas." I mean, that's that's a sin. That it's a shocker and it's a sin that you go to Vegas and you don't you don't got to wear a tuxedo. I'm not saying that everybody's got to wear a tuxedo. I You should. Just saying. Just put it out there. You should. But dress up. Suit and tie, you know, or or at least a suit, you know, a little pocket square. Dress up a little bit. Put some effort in it. Come on, man. It's Vegas, bro. Like, just remember something. When you're there, you're walking the streets that gangsters walked on. You're walking the streets that [ __ ] Frank Sinatra walked on. Dean Martin the Rat Pack walked on. Sammy Davis Jr. walked those streets. A lot of other people walk those streets, too. But you know what I'm saying? Up your game, man. Come with it with a little pizzazz. And if you're looking for a special someone, dress up a little bit. I'm just saying. Won't hurt. And now for the moment of truth. I bought this weeks ago. Been waiting for the moment to open it. And I think this is the moment. Oh, that's cool. The top has like a can for the um liquid death. Worst name ever. Worst name ever. Come on, guys. You're better than that. Liquid death. [ __ ] I want to drink death. But whatever. It is what it is. Weighted, too. It's the top is heavy. Okay, here we go. Maronami. That just smells wonderful. What is the proof on this? 86 proof. 86 proof on this. Little little little higher than the than the basil. Little higher than the basil. Oh my god. Oh god. That's phenomenal. I should have had a drum roll on that one. So good. You know, this this is what life is about. Appreciating a quality product. You know, a quality product. Quality product. Look, we're not we're not all vacationing for Christmas and and Monaco and going to the Swiss Alps and [ __ ] like that. But we we all splurge a little bit, you know? We all we all want nicer things. I enjoy the finer things in life, you know, a quality product, a quality cigar, a quality whiskey, [ __ ] a quality tequila, a quality gin, you know, whatever. A beautiful suit. I mean, that's like ecstasy. This is a new year, guys. It's a new year. It's a It's a new chance to do something different. Don't get stuck in the rut. Don't get stuck in the same [ __ ] you got stuck into in 2025. Bust out of it. Break out of it. Do what you have to do and do something different. Don't do the same [ __ ] you did last year and then wonder why, oh no, this is changing and my life sucks. You got to do something different. Get out, do something different. Go other places, you know, try different things. Don't be afraid to go out and prospect. You know, like I I'm only taking it from a from a sales perspective because I've I've been in sales my entire life, but you know, if you're in a position where you're not in sales and you're in admin or you're in operations or whatever, whatever it is you do, go the extra mile. Do do something different. Do do something better. Be a better you than you were in 2025. Your 2026 self should be a better self than 2025. That's all I'm saying. That's not a bad stick. That is not a bad stick, guys. It's got some good [ __ ] going for it. That's a good one. It's not um It's not spicy. It's not like crazy in your face. I'm not crazy about that logo. It's a tree with a snake in it. I don't know what the [ __ ] that's got to do with Whiskey Rebellion. But guys, this this Whistle Pig is phenomenal. I mean, I'm a big fan after having that that 18year rye. Guys, it tastes like it's like caramel. Like somebody poured caramel in my mouth. I'm gonna have I'm gonna have a touch more of that. Hello. Hello, governor. So good. That I got a little bit of drinking to do with my old man later on tonight. I I want to go to his house like sloshed. I'm actually preparing dinner tonight and it's a salmon. I'm doing salmon fillet and I made a sort of marinade with uh I'm not going to give the whole recipe. [ __ ] you guys. But like it's olive oil, lemon, and dijon mustard. Not honey dijon mustard, but Dijon mustard. Those are like of the marinade. There's a lot of other stuff in there, but I'm excited about it. I I'm not a huge salmon fan. I'm really not. But I'm I'm gonna have salmon and asparagus tonight for dinner. I'm going to throw that in the oven, roast that. I had eggs this morning and I had two protein bars. I went for a run a little while ago and I got to tell you, I was not impressed. Really not. I'm trying to I'm trying to run ak in 2026. That's another thing I'm trying to do. I want to run a 5K in 2026. And um I ran 1.38 miles in 30 minutes. You should be able to run 3.1 miles, which is a 5K in 30 minutes. Um that was horrible. But you know, I've been working out a lot. I've been I've hitting the gym almost every day and my entire body is sore. Like everything is sore. And then I was researching on the internet and you know my shins were sore as hell like kind of shin splint type of thing and I gave running a rest for like a week and I got back on the treadmill and it was it was not pretty. It it was not sexy. I mean I did the research and I've I've been wearing the same training sneakers for like 5 years which I love my Brooks. I mean, the Brooks are like one of the best for running, but 5 years is a bit much. You know, I'm a guy that I'll go spend untold amounts of money on dress shoes, but sneakers, I just do not see the value in sneakers. So, I went to go I, you know, had to replace the sneakers cuz they were like jacking up my body. So, I bought a new pair of Brooks for running. And I definitely felt the difference. Definitely definitely felt the difference. A lot spongier, a lot more reaction. But um I don't know what it was. I don't know if it was late in the day cuz I usually work out early in the morning but I had stuff going on this morning so I I couldn't do that. I don't know what it is. It just wasn't my day. It just wasn't my day. But you know there's always tomorrow or I might rest tomorrow. There's always the following day. And I don't know why but this is like on the on the whistle pig label that pig looks like the Monopoly man. I don't know why. Weird. I think this year is going to be a good year. I think it's going to be a great year for a lot of people. We should put our best foot forward, right? Let's put our best foot forward and let's be the best people we could be for 2026. Let's come up with big goals. I mean, come up with big visions, big goals. Think outside the box. Think as big as you could think. Come up with visions and goals that are so scary you have to be a different person to accomplish them. And if you get anywhere near that goal, it's better than where you were in 2025. You know, that's that's my whole thought process on that. If you think of a goal that's so crazy, that's so outlandish that it's like inconceivable, but if you get anywhere near it, you scored a home run, right? I mean, like, why would you want to set a goal that's like right here, achievable in like 2 months? You want to set a goal that's like like Olympic. You want Olympic goals. You want Olympic gold medal [ __ ] goals. Like you want goals that it's going to take everything in you and then someone else to achieve those goals. And if you get anywhere near that goal, if you get if you get the bronze medal, you made it, right? Like what is that for you? Look, if if you're looking to invest in something, if you're, you know, you're looking to set yourself up, if you want generational wealth, you know, real estate is definitely one of those things to do that. I'm not saying it's the only thing, but it's definitely one of the things. I mean, if you look at any billionaire, if you look at any multi-millionaire, how they got there, real estate is definitely in the portfolio. It's definitely in their in their in their bag. It's in their wheelhouse. It's what they do. They definitely have holdings in real estate or REITs or something. If real estate is one of your goals, I have a couple of different outlets. I've got the CRA War Room where I can teach you all about commercial real estate. I've got the Bulldog Broker. That's a site and social channels and everything else that that can lead you in the right direction and I can actually help you and secure real estate for you. You know, that kind of stuff. Those are on all different channels. We'll put links to all that stuff. But we can help. We can help. You're looking to dabble in cigars, we can help. If you're looking for fashion, we can help. If you're looking for business advice, we can help. You know, that's that's Northbridge Acquisitions and Consultants. That's that's that's one of our brands. We can help you. That's the thing. We can help. Real estate. That's you that's that's my main gig. So, and and real estate's tricky. It's tricky. It's not it's not, you know, for the the weak at heart. You you have to know have to know your [ __ ] You have to know the hair of the dog that's going to come and bite you. If you're wellprepared, it's a great business. It's a great way to make money for your your generation, for your your generation's generation, your kids' kids. Guys, I'm I'm so looking forward to 2026. I'm looking forward to meeting you guys. I'm looking forward to socializing with you guys. I'm looking forward to getting out to lounges and hanging out with you guys and having a smoke with you guys and having a whiskey with you guys or ladies. You know, we've we've got a segment that my my buddy Mark and I are working on called Heels and Deals where that is ladies that are in the business world or you know boss ladies working working their way through through life and through business but you know also like a smoke. Uh, Heels and Deals is going to be a segment of the podcast where we have ladies on that can share on, you know, what they've done, what they do, some of their secrets, some of their, you know, tricks on on how they got to where they got. 2026 is going to be a beautiful year. You know, we're we're launching uh a website soon. The Sticks and Stones podcast is going to have a website. We're going to have a whole my brand, the Angelo Mitlo brand, is going to have a suite of websites where you can see everything that we do and every which way that we help and services that we provide and stuff like that. 2026 is going to be a monster year, guys. So, you know, buckle up, get get ready, be real, get ready for real work. You know, roll up roll up your sleeves roll up your sleeves cuz you're going to need to do some hard work. But if you if you're ready to do the work, I think 2026 is going to be your year. I think it's going to be a year where you're going to be like uber successful. I mean, reviewing getting back to the cigars, if you're reviewing these cigars, the Inmperance cigars, 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, it's it's a great stick, but Saka's got it all over. Saka's got it all over. I mean, this thing this thing is it's a flavor bomb, guys. [ __ ] it went out. This thing is great. I mean, I should not have put these two together. I mean, it the flavor profiles are just so contrasting. I mean, honestly, this I could smoke this with my morning coffee, which is not a bad thing. It's just not in not in the weight class of the pulpa or the papasaka. It's it's it's not in the same weight class. I am looking forward to roasting my salmon. I'm looking forward to communicating with my team and letting them know what the goals are, unraveling, you know, what's been going on in my head all of December, kind of laying out the the game plan for 2026. I think I think that's uh that's something that everyone should do. You know, have a plan for the entire year. Let your team know. Let your people know. Let your family know. You know, if if uh if that's your thing, you know, if you don't lead a team or if you don't uh own a company or or lead a company, um I think you should have a plan for your family and let them in on what the plan is for 2026, whether it be, you know, trips, vacations, you know, uh plans to get the kids in in some extracurriculars or uh training or studies or whatever it is. I think that now is the time to do that. You know, first of the year is definitely the time to do that. Roll out the plan so that everyone's on board. Um, and then and then and then have at it, man. Get your get your shovel and start digging. You know, let nothing stop you. Let nothing stop you. You put your hand to the plow and you keep going. You don't stop because you're tired. You stop when you're done. And that's the way, you know, you should do things. That's how that's how you get stuff done. You know, you just put your hand to the plow and you keep going. And then when you're done, you can look back and say, "Look at look at all I did. Look what all got done in that time period." It's not going to be easy. I'm not going to promise you that that it's going to be easy. Nothing's easy. But if there's a goal in mind and it's a good goal, it's not going to be easy. But when you get there, the sense of accomplishment is going to you you can't compare to it. And I gotta say, the drinks for this evening were phenomenal. I can't even I can't even rate these guys. I can't even rate them because they were so good and they were so different. They were just next level. So, I highly recommend purchasing any one of these bottles. I think every one of these bottles had a different purpose, had a different, you know, taste profile. If, you know, if you're looking for, you know, you had a you had a tough day and you want to relax, put a an ice ball in a glass, have at it. You know, if if you're out with friends, you wanna you want to hit on that. You want to suck back on that one. This one is, you know, chilling with your significant other, you know, having a conversation, sitting down watching watching a movie or, you know, just having a conversation. That is a great one. And this one is just I think this is a celebratory, you know, this is just you're celebrating. It's low enough proof, great taste, just an awesome bottle to be hanging out with. Enjoy your time with good spirits, with good smokes, with good people. Good spirits, good smokes, good people. I mean, that's that's what life's about, man. So, I'm about to go fix dinner, enjoy that, and then go have a drink with my dad, which I I thank God every day that both my parents are still here with us. And for those of you who don't have one or both of your parents, I feel for you. I'm I'm my my heart hurts for you. enjoy every moment that you have with them because you don't know when your next moment will be your last moment. So, I'm gonna go do that. I am going to enjoy the rest of my evening and I will see you guys on the next podcast and I promise you that. So, your time off for New Year's and the the end of the holiday season and you know in everything you do, stay blessed and always keep it rolling, baby. Until next time, we're