SV Sports Talk: The Morgan Hill Manta Rays and the NCAA basketball tourney
Free Lance sports editor Connor Ramey and Dispatch sports editor Tristan Aird discuss the NCAA basketball tournament, the Morgan Hill Manta Rays and track and field.
NEW: Former local football player faces potential life sentence
The five suspects – including three men from Gilroy – accused of kidnapping a woman two weeks ago in the area of Compton, sexually assaulting her and threatening to force her into prostitution have a felony settlement conference today, Aug. 30, in the Hall of Justice in Riverside.
Led Zeppelin tribute band dazed and confused after theft in MH
A Los Angeles-based Led Zeppelin tribute band lost more than $35,000 worth of equipment when criminals allegedly broke into their tour van during the wee hours of the morning on Saturday at a Morgan Hill hotel.
Women and Whiskey, with Bobbi Jo
On Monday my girl Kersty Daniels and I participated in a private event at The Milias Restaurant where women got to kick back and mingle and sample fine whiskeys.Owners Adam Sanchez and AnnZyburra have created a few Women, Wine & Spirits Events: and this month wasWomen & Whiskey. We enjoyed the whiskey and cocktails and learning about some of the work that makes it possible from Therese Agnew, 29, of Mosswood Distillers out of Berkeley. Her whiskeys are selected from other distilleries, then brought back to their facility to be aged and blended in order to create new and unique flavor profiles.Their current releases offer a seven-year-old light whiskey, with a mash bill high in corn, aged in used bourbon barrels. The additional cask-enhanced spirits implore subtle nuances with every sip. Every whiskey is brought to proof and bottled by hand. We sampled the Apple Brandy Whiskey that was finished in an Apple Brandy Barrel for three months. The Espresso Whisky was finished in a barrel that had 50 gallons of Espresso in a Bourbon Barrel, then taken out after just one day.Our mixologist was Gian Trinidad from Southern Wine & Glazer Spirits. He made a drink called the Jack Rose He used the Mosswood Apple Brandy from Germain-Robin in Northern California. This complements the whisky’s notes of oak, vanilla and caramel with hints of fresh citrus and baked apple. It was paired with roasted pear and Manchego cheese, served with whiskey and orange-infused local honey. The second drink was a Roasted Espresso Old Fashioned. The whisky has notes of milk chocolate, roasted nuts, red fruits and coffee. This amazing drink was paired with coffee-infused vanilla rice pudding crème brûlée.Gian will be participating in a mixology contest on Oct. 4at the Red Restaurant and Bar in Santa Cruz, one of nine bartenders competing from nine bars.Okay, I am now a whiskey drinker.Â
Hockey: SJ Barracuda unveiled as Sharks’ affiliate
SAN JOSE—The San Jose Sharks, in conjunction with Barracuda Networks, announced Thursday that the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, which will play its home games at the SAP Center starting in October, will be known as the San Jose Barracuda.
