In reply to AWB's comment:

Ah yes, bourbon it was!

As for the baking, I was making chocolate pies (literally butter, sugar, and melted chocolate, with just a bit of flour and vanilla, poured into a pie shell) while Corrine made chocolate cupcakes (from a mix) and yummy pinwheels (cream cheese, pepper jack cheese, guacamole, salsa, and a dusting of chili powder rolled up in tortillas), mostly all in preparation for Mike's surprise 30th birthday party last night, which was a smashing success...more later