![]() ”įor their part, the children objected to the town ruining all their fun. Two years later, in an article about agriculture on Nantucket in the Boston Cultivator, the author notes that the very idea of agriculture on the island “may sound strange to people who suppose that Nantucket is only a heap of sand that answers for a home for whalemen’s wives, daughters, and small boys. It would not be strange if, without the presence and control of fathers, they were a little wild…” Visitors, we were told, had complained as to the conduct of these boys. This seeming, we suppose, arises from the absence of men. ![]() Giles, a Unitarian minister and writer who had lectured at the Nantucket Atheneum three months before, wrote in August 1854 that “boys, next to women, abound, or seem to abound, in Nantucket. And in the more difficult cases, where the truants become unmanageable by all ordinary means, the State has generously and wisely provided for the education of such, at what are usually termed ‘State Reform Schools.’” (Nantucket Weekly Mirror) “With the present arrangement, it will, at least, be very inconvenient, if not expensive, to be absent from school, without good and sufficient reasons. It has been no great punishment to be thus escorted, as the vast major ity of absences among the boys will amply demonstrate. ![]() Truants, in many instances, have cared but little whether attended by a constable or or by their associates, and have again been absent. Previous laws have been almost entirely inoperative. “That there has been much remissness is this respect, that there have been many children among us who seldom, if ever attend our schools, and still others who are exceedingly irregular in their attendance. The Town expects that there shall be no children allowed to absent themselves from these nurseries of improvement.” (Nantucket Weekly Mirror) “That when any child or children between the ages of six and fifteen years, shall neglect to attend the Public or any other schools of Nantucket…and shall become an habitual truant or truants, and not attend any school, and without lawful occupation shall be growing up in ignorance, then it shall be the duty of the Committee appointed by the Town to have charge of these children…and for each and every such truancy and non-attendance there shall be imposed a fine of One Dollar for the use of the Town and all the cost of prosecution…. In the mid-1850s, there is an increase in calls in the newspapers for the town to crack down on the out-of-control youth: As we learned last week in Part 1: Island Children Running Rampant, during the mid-1800s, many Nantucket youth were participating in “wicked and lawless conduct.” We continue this week with what efforts were made to deter this behavior and to reform island children… November Wine Pick: Cooper & Thief Red Wine Blend.Wine Review: Moraga Estate White Wine 2015. ![]() Wine Review: Moraga Estate Red Wine 2013.Heroes of Wine: André Tchelistcheff (1901-1994).Wine Review: Mercer Sharp Sisters Red Blend 2015.Wine Review: Mercer Sauvignon Blanc 2016.Wine Review: Karmei Yosef Winery Bravdo Merlot 2012.Distill Wars Episode VI: Triple Sec Triple Threat!.So, think of it as a liqueur, digestif, or dessert wine and I'm sure you’ll love it. It’ll shock you, and your first impression will not be good. If you taste it thinking you’re gonna be getting a typical red wine with a little bit of Bourbon flavor, you’ll be getting the equivalent of thinking you’re taking a sip of cola and it’s actually orange juice. The key to really enjoying this wine is thinking of it as more of a liqueur than a wine (I even drink it out of a brandy snifter instead of a wine glass). It finishes with blackberries, Bourbon, a chalky mouthfeel on the tongue, and a syrupy coating over your teeth. Vanilla is again the main attraction, with other flavors like blackberries, black raspberries, and that unmistakable Bourbon whiskey flavor. On the palate it's full bodied, has an extremely lush mouthfeel, and super soft and sweet tannin. ![]() There's a ton of vanilla backed up with raisins, cherry wood, and black licorice. The nose has an awesome ethanol burn to it that brings the aromas up to your nostrils. ![]()
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