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Fun Stuff => CHATTER => Topic started by: Slick on 13 Aug 2008, 17:50
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We have talked about booze/liquor/food in the past and it has always been decent reading and listing of nice things people like.
Who wants to talk about bourbon? I know we all like bourbon.
I am drinking bulleit bourbon right now. I bought it at the liquor store kind of in the removed corner of town, because I must buy a new brand when I see it in Canada. It's a fairly sweet, simple, slightly syrupy textured drink. It is not going to win the mantle of 'my favorite', but I would definitely buy it again. It is a nice bottle to have on your shelf, it does everything a good bourbon should do, without having any complications. The lack of anything distinct or interesting is what relegates it to it's position of nothing amazing, but it is easily worth buying and will replace Jim Beam white as my 'bourbon to have on hand if I have nothing else'.
You mention Vodka and I'm fucking punching you in the face.
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god damn i love vodka
go ahead hit me im a girl .... i like to see if you would embrace your inner monster and do what your mother told you never to do
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My mother never had to teach me common sense.
Also I will punch you in the face if I ever meet you. Remember this day. You will someday rue it.
After drinking it for a little while, it is, indeed, kind of boring. It is tasty from the first sip, at the cost of not being very much fun later on.
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Slickydear, I'm trying as hard as i can not to be a asshole about people who drink vodka and you're not making it easier. But otherwise, bourbon = YES. It makes my tongue numb.
P.S. Thanks for reminding me to throw out the empty bottle of JB hiding behind my window curtains.
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Whiskey, rum and real ale.
In that order.
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Vodka is pretty good. I have not explored it in too much depth because the differences between are not worth researching (field research, not reading). I have a bottle of Wyborowa around if my liquor shelf is stocked.
I still do not get rum. I drink straight things mostly, and find I've never found one rum to be that much better than another in a mix. Not saying the quality has no effect, just that it doesn't seem too interesting.
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I really like Jagermeister.
As for JD vs. JB, I vote JB.
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I ain't never tasted no goddam bourbon.
Where do I start?
Over here, m'boy, I've got a bottle of OK bourbon to start on that needs finishing.
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Fuck Bourbon.
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Bulleit is, strangely, the only fairly decent bourbon sold in any of my locals.
I tend to lean toward scotch though, or just skip it altogether and go for a pint of Gem, which is delicious real ale. Or even Wild Hare, its springier, fresher brother.
Although I think my favourite (by favourite I mean the memories, or rather lack of them, associated with it) is Early Times... or as it came to be known in a small chunk of west coast america for a short time... Old Cock.
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I really like Jagermeister.
As for JD vs. JB, I vote JB.
Man no offense but I don't like you all that much. Jagermeister is kind of lame. I am not going to bother making fun of it because making fun of jagermeister is not funny anymore to those who found it funny and it serves no purpose of mockery if the mocking is not perceived.
I would actually take JD over JB. Better to sleep with her OK cousin than her little (minor) sister. After Booker's, Jimmy white is reminiscent of something great but it never fulfills, unless you're far along with whiskey.
Like her little sister.
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Fuck Bourbon.
There is something about bourbon that makes me feel great when I smell it. Scotch is good, but it does not have that kind of genuine warming I feel from bourbon, and it is not always really tasty, unless you get some nice, costly stuff. Which I can't afford.
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Hey Vendetagaist is an ok dude even if he does like jager. Ew, jager.
My opinion is just my opinion. I neither claim nor desire authority to comment.
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Fuuuuck Booooourboooon.
Jaegermeister is alright. But it is a shooter, not sipping liqour.
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I feel like a thirty-year-old prematurely going through his midlife crisis because he's never really been happy and is now calling up his old gang and trying to find someone to god out drinkingdancing [sic] with but he hasn't realized they've grown and moved on and he hasn't realized he could be having a pretty decent life if he'd live what's in front of him.
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I am okay with Jager, myself. I totally understand why people generally do not like it though.
Scotchs and bourbons are basically the realm of alcohol I have not plumbed. Once I have a steady paycheck again, I intend to go buy soem scotch, but bourbon never really crossed my mind. Perhaps I shall consider it.
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Real ale! There are excellent local brews all over the UK that all taste so much better than the standard piss.
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Ozy don't start with Jim Beam, repost before purchase and we will advise.
There are excellent local brews all over Ontario (and Canada) you just have to find them. It takes a little work but is so worth the effort.
Khar what is a good bottle of scotch that is no more expensive than johnny walker black? I will buy it.
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Real ale! There are excellent local brews all over the UK that all taste so much better than the standard piss.
Harveys! (http://www.harveys.org.uk/) Sussex Best Bitter is the best drink on Earth.
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Never had any bourbon..Just scotch.
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Real ale! There are excellent local brews all over the UK that all taste so much better than the standard piss.
Harveys! (http://www.harveys.org.uk/) Sussex Best Bitter is the best drink on Earth.
I live where these are made, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Ales) and they are some of the most delicious ales in existence.
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Never had any bourbon..Just scotch.
Split a bottle of Jim Beam with a friend. Wonder what the fuss is about. Drink till you forget.
Buy some Maker's Mark half a year later, think it's really fucking amazing (a position you will downgrade to 'really good' after the marketing buzz and pretense has worn off).
Kill a man for his Booker's Bourbon. Realize nothing will ever be this good again.
Buy new whiskey and wonder why someone made it the way they did.
That is how you start. You do not stop.
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We always have threads about alcohol and I feel left out every time.
*sigh*
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Fuck Bourbon.
Given that I live in Kentucky, I'm sure I'm supposed to put on a white suit in the style of Colonel Sanders and challenge you to duel with pistols over such a statement, but being as I wasn't born here and don't drink that much Bourbon or Scotch, I can't muster the will to care that much.
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We always have threads about alcohol and I feel left out every time.
*sigh*
This is the life you choose. Live with it's consequences willingly and remorselessly and appreciate why you do it.
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Man it didn't take me long to go from 'wanting to discuss liquor and punch people in the face' to 'rambling vague philosophy'.
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I really like Jagermeister.
As for JD vs. JB, I vote JB.
Man no offense but I don't like you all that much. Jagermeister is kind of lame. I am not going to bother making fun of it because making fun of jagermeister is not funny anymore to those who found it funny and it serves no purpose of mockery if the mocking is not perceived.
I would actually take JD over JB. Better to sleep with her OK cousin than her little (minor) sister. After Booker's, Jimmy white is reminiscent of something great but it never fulfills, unless you're far along with whiskey.
Like her little sister.
Fuck you, older and more respected member, Jagermeister tastes like warmth and candy. Bean is smoother than Jack, anyway.
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Dear Motherland,
Please post all your fine English ales to Sydney with the next load of convicts.
Thanks,
-Nick.
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Given that I live in Kentucky, I'm sure I'm supposed to put on a white suit in the style of Colonel Sanders and challenge you to duel with pistols over such a statement, but being as I wasn't born here and don't drink that much Bourbon or Scotch, I can't muster the will to care that much.
I would challenge you to a duel for such ridiculous behavior if you challenged someone to a duel. Or I would shoot you in the back as you challenged.
To hell with pretentious duels.
Nothing personal at all.
I just think it'd be great to shoot a man for thinking his way of shooting a man is dignified.
Because shooting a man is not.
Dignified.
Ever.
I mean I sure am judgmental tonight.
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James, how much have you had to drink tonight, aside from the bourbon?
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Fuck you, older and more respected member, Jagermeister tastes like warmth and candy. Bean is smoother than Jack, anyway.
Man I am just a judgmental dark cynical person who likes not many people at all. Don't worry.
Beam is smoother than Jack in the way that water is smoother than Jack.
Jack is really just a liquor that does not go down nice, and that is it's character. Better to be a bit offensive and honest than just mellowed out and dull.
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James, how much have you had to drink tonight, aside from the bourbon?
A few glasses of water? I get dehydrated easy.
(I am not drunk)
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(just in a state conducive to rambling about shit)
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Yes, it would seem so, based on your countless double and triple posts in this thread.
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You feeling okay there Slick?
Anyway, I wouldn't really challenge anyone to a duel. I might want to hold state office some day, which requires swearing that you've never taken part in a duel in these parts.
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Never had any bourbon..Just scotch.
Split a bottle of Jim Beam with a friend. Wonder what the fuss is about. Drink till you forget.
Buy some Maker's Mark half a year later, think it's really fucking amazing (a position you will downgrade to 'really good' after the marketing buzz and pretense has worn off).
Kill a man for his Booker's Bourbon. Realize nothing will ever be this good again.
Buy new whiskey and wonder why someone made it the way they did.
That is how you start. You do not stop.
Good idea. I will make sure I try all of them. I'm damn sure I saw some Jim Beam at a friends house once, but didn't take the opportunity to drink any.
Oh, the folly.
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We talked about bourbon a while ago. As a result I tried drinking very good quality bourbon. I did taste the "vanillas and caramels" and such in the background, but mostly it still had the goddamn fucking goddawful bourbon taste right up front and centre.
I am sorry, bourbon-lovers, I guess that I am just not into bourbon.
One positive: more for you!
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ps: bourbon is a funny word.
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Man fuck you est.
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for your second post, not the first.
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I can't form my mouth to make the 'bour' sound without feeling ridiculous.
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Est drinks vodka, i don't think he can appreciate bourbon.
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bwu bwu bwu bourbon
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Est drinks vodka, i don't think he can appreciate bourbon.
No, he has proben bourbon is a ridiculous drink.
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I have to concur with Ben, on both counts.
Bourbon is really...not that great. Like in everything else in life, Irish is best. bourbon just ain't as good.
And the word is fucking hilarious.
I prefer the biscuits. bourbon bourbon bourbon.
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I'm all about the gin.
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Bourbon bourbon. Est, you are so right. I'm going to walk around the hotel for a while saying bourbon out loud to myself.
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ew, gin? Really?
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Whipstitch.
You are a middle aged woman crying at the top of the stairs at a really shit party.
And I claim my ten pounds.
That's fuckin' twenty I'm owed now.
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I'm all about the gin.
I agree. The first time I ever got drunk, it was in a Buddhist monastery drinking Gin. True story.
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Bourbon . . . bourbon . . .
Hmm. Sounds a bit like boobin'. Word gets thumbs up!
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Hey Harry, how's it going?
I remember a while ago expressing my disdain for the beer store in Ontario (beer selling monopoly besides the Liquor Board stores) and how you could get fancy Quebec beer (Éphémère (not tania)) that I could not.
I have since tried that beer and decided, while tasty, it was not that great as I had hoped.
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Very strongly Granny Smith, while still maintaining well it's distinction from cider.
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Yeah, I never actually tried the ephemere. Fruit beers aren't really my thing.
The other Unibroues are nice, though.
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So I think we've talked Bourbon, Scotch, Irish whiskey very briefly, rum, vodka, ales, jager, gin (taking time to make fun of those two), and now quebec trapist microbrews.
I guess I just need to drop reference to a snooty hip gin like Hendricks and maybe someone should say how they only like Corona but it has to have lime in it and then I think we're done here?
Good job, team.
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Nobody's mentioned sake though, which is delicious.
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The other Unibroues
Do you have a favorite?
I think Maudite might be mine but I'm still very partial to Fin du Monde because a) it was my first of theirs b) my home province is on the bottle (and claimed by quebec nationalists) and c) it is to play an integral part of my end-of-the-world house-warming party when they collide shit in the LHC in September.
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Fuckin' team.
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Fuckin' sake.
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No one has mentioned sangria. Or wine at all, for that matter. What a disgrace.
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Nobody's mentioned sake though, which is delicious.
Maybe it is a demographic thing with the university I am at, but the only people I know who like sake are the japanophiles in the anime clubs.
(by japanophile I mean people really into Japanese culture and not necessarily those who are hot for the Japanese)
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Sangria is a summer thing that I have never had right once since that time I visited Spain years ago.
Wine is too much to discuss, and inevitably boils down to 'I like red' or 'I like white'.
I like red. South American red.
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which is, incidentally, what I wanted a bottle of instead of bourbon tonight.
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I am definitely not a japanophile, though japanese girls are pretty durn hot. I am a sushiphile though, that may be it.
Nobody's mentioned jenkem yet either, shame!
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My housemate brought home this bottle of spanish brandy the other night, and I was all "Brandy is for old women, dude" but then I tried it, and it was pretty damn tasty. Insuperable was the name of it. I think people who appreciate nice bourbon or whiskey should give it a try.
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Do you have a favorite?
No, I haven't drunk them enough to have a favourite.
Recently I've been all about malt ales.
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Nobody's mentioned jenkem yet either, shame!
Man this is a thread about bourbon, not about that nonsense. I mean that doesn't even need to be mentioned.
My housemate brought home this bottle of spanish brandy the other night, and I was all "Brandy is for old women, dude" but then I tried it, and it was pretty damn tasty. Insuperable was the name of it. I think people who appreciate nice bourbon or whiskey should give it a try.
Brandy is pretty good. Fairly tasty, useful for flambeeing things.
The last malty beer I had was 'The Devil's Pale Ale' or something like that, made by an Ontario brewer. I opened it and it was neither pale nor much like a pale ale. That was a devilish move on their part.
I approved.
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Oh yeah, for the Australians- James Squire has a "limited edition" ale out, called Pepperberry Winter Ale. It's actually pretty damn good.
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you should try (real) margaritas, then, and get them on the rocks. They're not like what Americans (probably other countries, though I'm not sure how popular they are elsewhere) call margaritas, the sour flavor conceals the alcohol very nicely.
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I didn't actually mention anything about what I like in here, because I was trying to keep on-topic (or on-bourbon, if you prefer). But if everyone else is gonna gyrate wildly to inexplicable voodoo rhythms I guess I'll say that I love the hell out of some Belvedere vodka.
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Initially I wanted a thread where bourbon would be discussed gradually and slowly as people tried more of it/felt like saying more.
Than I kind of dicked it to shit.
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mixed drinks
yeah that killed my boner buzz bone
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Thanks for trying to stay on-topic est.
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@Roxie
that sand must be awful the morning after, though.
To keep this on topic, though, is Jack and Coke considered tasteless or is it ok that I like it?
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Man, I hate this 'no one has mentioned' thing.
Absinthe, Aquavit, Becherovka, Brandy, Brennivin, Calvados, Clairin, Cognac, Goldschlager, Grappa, Kvass, Mead, Mezcal, Ouzo, Perry, Pisco, Poteen, Raki, Sambuca, Schnapps, Sherry, Slivovitz, Tequila, Zivania
Right, now let's continue with the thread.
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FICKEN SIE DEN AMERIKANICHERWHISKEY
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James, with every post you make in this thread I am finding it harder to believe that you have not been drinking a lot tonight.
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I recommend bison grass vodka.
it tastes like apple pie if apple pie had alcohol in it.
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Only if you put apple juice in it, innit.
Bison grass vodka straight doesn't really taste like vodka as such, it's almost like some sort of vodka liquer. It's fucking good though.
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Hey Vendetagaist is an ok dude even if he does like jager. Ew, jager.
For serious, stupid laws. I can't buy over 22% until I'm 20.
Consider that many posters here live in the U.S., where we can't buy anything until we are 21. Not that many obey those rules, granted, but some do. I say that falls under count your blessings.
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But what Americans almost never realize is that the 21 law only applies to the purchase of alcohol, laws pertaining to consumption are controlled by the state. For example, most states permit drinking under parental consent and sometimes presence, and I think every state permits ceremonial consumption (e.g. Church wine).
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They lie. They are the government, they are getting good at it. They put pressure on parents here not to let their kids drink, but in private with their parents supervising, it isn't against the law. Course, when your parents don't want you drinking, that law doesn't help you at all.
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Yeah, it's one of those laws that certain people try to say doesn't exist and that a lot of people don't even know about. Most people in Chicago think it's illegal to own a gun, for example, when it absolutely isn't. And (@roxie) those parents allowed other children to drink, they don't have the right to make that decision.
This (http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/stateprofiles/) is a pretty useful site
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I think the type of alcohol you're drinking heavily affects the situation as well.
Fuckin', if the cops caught you and a bunch of your buddies sipping on a nice red wine, they probably wouldn't get you into very much trouble.
It's the sketchball nature of underage drinking that causes shit for people.
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Bourbon: Something meant to be dranken slowly, and casually.
Listen, I am drinking to be the opposite of sober. Not to be this guy:
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One day I'm gonna write a thesis on how James Bond was a closet alcoholic.
And had poor taste in liquor.
Who the fuck shakes a martini?
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I already wrote a thesis on how Indiana Jones is more badass then James Bond.
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No, no no...
Its actually good, and very in-depth using pretty good logic. I'll explain after I go outside to smoke a cigarette, and drink more booze.
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Yeah, it's one of those laws that certain people try to say doesn't exist and that a lot of people don't even know about. Most people in Chicago think it's illegal to own a gun, for example, when it absolutely isn't. And (@roxie) those parents allowed other children to drink, they don't have the right to make that decision.
This (http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/stateprofiles/) is a pretty useful site
Thanks for linking that site, I misphrased my post, meant to say that in my state, it isn't illegal.
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I recommend bison grass vodka.
it tastes like apple pie if apple pie had alcohol in it.
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And here I was going to tell people to AVOID that stuff. Then again, my only experience with it has been when it is luke-warm, straight from the bottle and passed around a campfire in The Middle Of Nowhere, Poland. I haven't even looked into whether or not they sell it in the States.
Alcoholic beverage of choice for me is beer. I realize, that being a girl, I am supposed to like those fruity drinks, but they have WAY too much sugary-stuff and that makes me sick. If I do mix, it is usually rum and Diet Coke. I love Bacardi 151. I can do shots of that with no chaser and no flinching. But whoever said they couldn't tell one rum from another is right... I made mixed drinks with 151 and diet coke one night and ended up drinking a whole fifth before I knew it. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper the following morning.
Also, sake is delicious. I prefer warm to cold.
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Then again, my only experience with it has been when it is luke-warm, straight from the bottle and passed around a campfire in The Middle Of Nowhere, Poland. I haven't even looked into whether or not they sell it in the States.
That could be because luke-warm vodka is pretty nasty compared to ice-cold vodka. Vodka straight from the freezer is much smoother than it is at room temperature.
I drink vodka, but don't really have a preference except that it should smell like I am about to drink metho. Nor should I be able to smell it across the room. Funnily enough, that rules out a lot of the (shitty) cheap stuff! Every now and then I drink coconut rum and coke, but that is because it is cheap coconut rum so I don't feel guilty covering up the majority of the flavour with the coke.
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FOR THE SIPPERS: Bourbon tastes phenomenal.
FOR THE QUAFFERS: Bourbon will get you hella smashed.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
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Bourbon is meant to be sipped though, and I respect that rule. As drinking it quickly usually leads to an overwhelmingly strong taste. So its really for the classy sippers. That and its too damn expensive for quick consumption. (At least any Bourbon worth a damn.)
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Yeah, so, historically, me and my vast collection of scotch single malts (including my precious, precious 25-year Talisker) would have been all, like, Fuck Bourbon and that, but there's some people out there who I like and respect who seem to think that there's some good bourbon, and the idea of pretending to be some grizzled old dude with a tin bath and a blunderbuss sort of appeals. So, maybe I'd like to try some good bourbon.
Not JD, though, that stuff tastes like crap.
Unless you use it to make a whiskey sour, that's alright.
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Ew, JD. That is like, right up there with Grouse and JW in ewness.
Also, everybody who thinks shots are the way to go with booze. YOU FAIL! You dont actually taste what you are drinking! Just scarfing it down, means you might as well be drinking methylated spirits!
Also, Armagnac! Everybody should have a bottle of armagnac standing by!
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Also, Armagnac! Everybody should have a bottle of armagnac standing by!
Yes! It's like cognac, except for real men.
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So, do people genuinely buy into the idea that some drinks are more masculine than others? I believe this is pretty much a measure of how prevalent the taste of alcohol is in the drink; am I wrong? Men: is there anything that you would not be caught dead drinking at a party, disregarding taste?
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I totally mentioned shnapps. Thankyouverymuch.
Peach Schnapps is NOT schnaps.
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Woohoo!
*goes shopping*
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I am not as seasoned a bourbon drinker as Our Tommy, but on my recent visit to Kentucky I made time to visit two distilleries: Woodford Reserve and Wild Turkey.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/2761966223_dcfbcf05c3.jpg?v=0) Woodford Reserve makes only one product, and it is excellent and expensive. Their tour costs $5 if you're old enough to drink and is free for the underage crowd. The reason for the price difference is that there are samples offered at the end of the tour, which render many guests on the tour unable to refrain from purchasing their fine product in the gift shop. In order to maintain the consistency of their product, Woodford Reserve Bourbon is blended from a variety of barrels, and distilled water is added to bring it down to proof - when it comes out of the barrels it is too strong to be sold as Kentucky Bourbon.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2762811736_103d181919.jpg?v=0) Wild Turkey makes a variety of products, and all their bourbon is barrel proofed. Coming out of the barrel ready to go leads to a much stronger end-product. The tour-guide-lady said it gives it more flavor, but when I tasted it - even the Wild Turkey Rare Breed, their high-end product - I found that the additional burnt wood flavor overshadowed the sugary vanilla and caramels. I couldn't find them, even when I added a ton of ice and let it melt for a while. Oh, their tour was free, I had to buy a bottle to taste it. I also wanted to try the liqueur they make, but couldn't really afford two bottles as I was buying an awesome brown hoodie with turkey tracks up the sleeve.
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I noticed that between the tours, people on the Woodford Reserve tour dressed up kind of snooty, whereas on the Wild Turkey tour, pretty much everyone was in jeans and there were a lot of kids along. The WT tour was free to everyone, and the only free samples were this insanely good fudge made with bourbon in it. Oh, yeah, there was bourbon candy on the WR tour, too.
So, since exploring those two bourbons, I have made a third bourbon purchase, and one Tommy failed to mention: Buffalo Trace, located just outside of Frankfort, Kentucky. Buffalo Trace is lighter in color than either WT or WR, and lies closer to WR on the smoothness scale. It is a nice, drinkable, less expensive top-shelf bourbon, which I took to a knitting event to share, along with a bag of ice and a bottle of diet coke. To my surprise, pretty much all the ladies had some, and only one of them felt the need to mix it.
I really enjoyed the tours I went on, and will probably go back to Kentucky for a few days this fall to take in the rest of the Kentucky Bourbon Heritage Trail. Although I lived in Kentucky for six years, I never even considered going on a distillery tour until I was there this trip and nearly drove off a bridge in the middle of the night, taking a shortcut from Versailles to Lawrenceburg. I'm pretty glad I have glasses for night driving now.
Starting to ramble; time to stop.
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This is a thread about booze, and he just wrote an essay. Its 9:19 in the morning, and I am hung over. That many words makes me want to punch things.
On the argument of if one drink is more manly then the other, I don't really see the difference. I mean sure there are some drinks, which are purely meant for women. So aside from those drinks as long as you're drinking in the none vagina category of alcoholic beverages, its all right in my book. It all gets you where you are going. Also, any man who brings a Wine Cooler to a party, needs to just end it right there.
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I don't know if this is the case with bourbon, but you should never drink a scotch without adding a splash of water or soda (to taste) to it, to bring out the flavour fully.
That's why most pubs have a water jug with a distillery logo on the side.
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I don't know if this is the case with bourbon, but you should never drink a scotch without adding a splash of water or soda (to taste) to it, to bring out the flavour fully.
That's why most pubs have a water jug with a distillery logo on the side.
Ooh, controversial. I'll agree with you for cask-strength malts, but I find a standard 40% malt will actually lose flavour if I add water.
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sleep/fever madness meant I misread this topic as Bacon, I was so disappointed.
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I have never drunk any liquor neat since I was like 15 and glugging it straight out of the bottle.
I can't even drink scotch neat!
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Ooh, controversial. I'll agree with you for cask-strength malts, but I find a standard 40% malt will actually lose flavour if I add water.
Nah, I'm pretty certain it's science.
A very small amount of water you understand.
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I have discovered a new love this past weekend... Coconut Rum. I now must find some...
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Shudder.
Seriously, coconut?
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It was both awesome and disgusting at the same time.
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That sounds kind of awful. Then again, I'm no expert on straight liquor. Tommy, your mini-thesis was fascinating.
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Coconut rum? Isn't that what Malibu is? Ugh.
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... Well I'm sorry-- I do not need to drink anything that'll grow hair on my chest.
I'm a little girl, I reserve the right to drink pussy drinks due to the fact that I own one.
Don't worry! I've been drinking schnaps for years and I still don't have a single hair on my chest!
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Depends on the ingredients. Classic schnaps is made of fruits. Cherry, raspberry, pear, stuff like that. But it's just a very light taste.
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Coconut rum? Isn't that what Malibu is? Ugh.
More like, Coconut rum is Malibu. As in, Malibu is the only sort of coconut rum there is. Period.
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Captain Morgan makes a variety.
This is not said to make coconut rum more appealing in any way.
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The cheaper coconut rum is normally wine-based, making it cheaper, but also not very good (read: shit) quality. That is why I cover it with coke. My brother bought me some Malibu and I never drink it because it is a waste to use it the same way as the $11 rubbish I normally get.
Basically, don't get wine-based versions of liqueurs, because they will taste nowhere near as good. Be sure to check on the back of the label to see if it is a wine-based product (it will say so) before you buy schnapps or cocktail ingredients.
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So, do people genuinely buy into the idea that some drinks are more masculine than others? I believe this is pretty much a measure of how prevalent the taste of alcohol is in the drink; am I wrong? Men: is there anything that you would not be caught dead drinking at a party, disregarding taste?
Yep. Midori.
I have vivid memories of a guy I know beer-bonging Bombora and Coke (Bombora is one of the cheap coconut-rum pretenders that Eris speaks of). I lost a great deal of respect for him that night.
Finally, gin is fantastic, so fuck all you haters. Only cool people drink gin.
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So, do people genuinely buy into the idea that some drinks are more masculine than others? I believe this is pretty much a measure of how prevalent the taste of alcohol is in the drink; am I wrong? Men: is there anything that you would not be caught dead drinking at a party, disregarding taste?
Yep. Midori.
I have vivid memories of a guy I know beer-bonging Bombora and Coke (Bombora is one of the cheap coconut-rum pretenders that Eris speaks of). I lost a great deal of respect for him that night.
Finally, gin is fantastic, so fuck all you haters. Only cool people drink gin.
Cool people, and middle-aged women.
I'm not cool, so I guess that makes me a middle-aged woman. Which will probably come as a bit of a surprise to Mrs Parm.
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Rubbish! Gin is a totally classy spirit. Last summer I went to an outdoor concert by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with some friends. We were doing a picnic, so I filled a small jar with Tanqueray No. 10, another small jar with some nice tonic water, and another small jar with some slices of lime. Then my friends were all like "No way! We don't drink gin", and I was like "What the fuck? Losers!" and then I was like "Guzzle guzzle guzzle buzz."
Moral of the story: gin is for sharing and summer time good times, but not with philistines.
ALTERNATIVE MORAL OF THE STORY: gin is even classier than symphony orchestras.
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Depends on the ingredients. Classic schnaps is made of fruits. Cherry, raspberry, pear, stuff like that. But it's just a very light taste.
not too alchol-ey? I may have to make a trip to the liquor store.
Very much alcohol-ey, I'm afraid.
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Anybody prepared to write an essay about gin like tommydski did about bourbons?
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Anybody prepared to write an essay about gin like tommydski did about bourbons?
No. However, I will share the information that in the recent Melbourne International Film Festival I saw a screening of Robert Bresson's the Devil, Probably (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075938/) and there was a scene in which a bunch of young people were necking Gordon's, straight, and I was horrified.
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Fuck Bourbon.
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Anybody prepared to write an essay about gin like tommydski did about bourbons?
No. However, I will share the information that in the recent Melbourne International Film Festival I saw a screening of Robert Bresson's the Devil, Probably (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075938/) and there was a scene in which a bunch of young people were necking Gordon's, straight, and I was horrified.
Why so? I've seen friends doing that.
Thanks for the article, tommy.
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I'm no connoisseur (the first time I heard the word "ester" I thought of some nice old lady who lived at a nursing home), but I do drink a shit load of gin, so I'll say a couple things. One of the nice things about gin is that it's a fine mixer and you don't particularly need to really break the bank to enjoy it. For example, beefeater isn't the best gin since it basically just hits the bare minimum requirements to be considered "good" gin, but it's a clear step up over hideous rotguts and hits all the right notes to be considered an "archetypal" gin. Does it bring anything fancy to the table? Fuck no! But throw in a dash of a fine vermouth such as Vya Dry and you'll have a pretty respectable martini. In this case the vermouth may very well end up costing as much as the gin, but consider that you really don't need much vermouth to dress up the gin nicely and your pocket book will be in good shape. Same thing with Tanqueray-- I'm not a fan, but it can be dressed up nicely if you choose mixers wisely.
All that said, if I'm in a position to be picky, I go with Bombay Sapphire, or my personal favorite, Plymouth. Just do me a favor and don't come crying about how gin sucks if all you've ever tried is straight Seagram's.
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You can make a very, very drinkable martini with Bombay and Noillly Prat. Tanqueray is pretty decent, too. I personally wouldn't go near Beefeater; the gin equivalent of Smirnoff Red.
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Copper Kettle
(Joan Baez)
Get you a copper kettle
And get you a copper coil
Cover with new cut corn mash
And never more you'll toil
Chorus:
You just lay there by the juniper
While the moon is high
And watch them jugs a-fillin
In the pale moonlight
Build your fires of hickory
Hickory or ash or oak
Don't use no green or rotten wood
They'll catch you by the smoke
(Chorus)
My daddy he made whiskey
My granddaddy did too
We ain't paid no whiskey tax
Since Seventeen Ninety Two
(Chorus)
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It's really all in the vermouth in this case. I wouldn't drink beefeater straight under any circumstances, but again, with vya extra dry (actually drinkable straight, believe it or not!) it's pretty nice. You need something that can stand up to the ol' pinesol, in other words, and most vermouths don't add enough complexity to balance out something as overpoweringly straight forward as beefeater. As for tanqueray, I still don't really prefer it enough over beefeater to bother with the sticker price, since at that point I'd rather just scrimp up the cash for some Plymouth. It's really a value-for-the-dollar proposition, in my mind.
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Gordons is really not that bad for bottom shelf gin.
Also, if you drink a gin and tonic under UV light, you look like you're drinking some kind of magical glowing space drink. This should be reason enough for anyone to drink a gin and tonic.
(The double bonded carbon rings in quinine fluroresce under UV light. Man it looks awesome)
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While that is completely awesome, it is not because of the aromatic rings. Shame on you.
Also, I could drink vermouth straight. I have only tried one brand (outside of a martini) but I thought it was quite palpable. But then again I could probably drink lemon extract straight.
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Man, I love gin as a basis for totally classy cocktails, but it would have to be super top-quality gin before I'd even consider drinking it straight from the bottle.
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I don't think such a gin even exists, to be honest.
It's just a bad idea!
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Oh, it exists (http://www.junipergreen.org/home.htm).
Not in Australia any more though, sadly, ever since the importer decided to stop importing it. But I've still got half a bottle and I'll guard it with my life!
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Jesus, I never thought I'd see people being such fucking snobs about gin.
I mean good grief.
It wouldn't be so ghastly if I didn't have a fair idea most of it is class pretension. Like Inlanders friends who 'don't drink gin', only you guys have allowed yourself to drink gin by making sure you get more expensive or obscure varieties.
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No Khar, it's just that some gins taste like shit, and some don't. Like pretty much any alcoholic drink. And like most spirits, the better stuff is generally also the most expensive, and because it's more expensive, fewer people buy it, and because fewer people buy it, it's not stocked by as many bottle shops and is thus more "obscure".
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Jack Daniels (it's not actually bourbon...)
or Maker's Mark (call yourself whisky if you want, you're a goddamn floozy and you know it)
or Jim Beam White (the most common JD replacement in Europe)
This is for those of you who didn't want to read through Tommy's novel back there. This is also the point I wanted to make for those of you who keep saying things about Jack Daniels and Makers Mark and calling them bourbon when they aren't, because you are dumb.
This is also to derail the shit about gin, because gin is gross unless you like drinking paint thinner.
Edit: I am particularly prejudiced against gin because I don't like mixed drinks. That is, I don't usually do mixed drinks, so actually it is probably because I haven't had any good ones [that involve gin]. All the martinis and gin-and-tonics and gimlets [and most of all the other mixed drinks] I have ever had are absolutely horrifying to the tastebuds, and I will not even start with what it is like straight up.
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I don't know if this is the case with bourbon, but you should never drink a scotch without adding a splash of water or soda (to taste) to it, to bring out the flavour fully.
That's why most pubs have a water jug with a distillery logo on the side.
Ooh, controversial. I'll agree with you for cask-strength malts, but I find a standard 40% malt will actually lose flavour if I add water.
Dude, how much water are you adding? For my neat singles and doubles of bourbons and single malts, I either use one small ice cube and fish it out after about ten seconds, or I wet my fingers and let them drip into the glass and do this once or twice. Any more than that is probably too much.
Also I should note that my "on the rocks" drinks are actually not on the rocks, but the glasses and the bottles of liquor have all been in the freezer. So basically I do the water thing for them, too.
Captain Morgan makes a variety.
This is not said to make coconut rum more appealing in any way.
I found a use for Captain Morgan! Specifically, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum; I haven't tried this with any other variety.
Slice up six or seven limes quite small, and unless you are making a presentation out of it they don't really need to be pretty. Shove a lot of them (half?) into the bottle, shake lightly (turn upside down two or three times to mix), and taste. Continue to add lime slices to taste. You need another empty bottle of about the same size for storage, though, because you really need to halve the quantity of rum to allow for all the lime slices. Serve with anywhere from 1:1 to 1:3 parts water. I have found that serving it in a mug (or tankard, if you have one) is appropriate, or in a tumbler with a lime slice is quite attractive.
GROG.
I realise now that people have been serving rum with lime juice and water for ages, but I came up with this myself (because I want to be a pirate) and also I did it with limes in the bottle and not pussy lime juice just in the cup.
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Also I just want everyone to know that Tommy inspired me to have the last of my bottle of Woodford Reserve for breakfast. (It's ok, there was only enough for a single left anyway.)
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Can you buy really strong alcohol in the United States? I've been curious about this, because nowhere in Britain do they have really strong stuff like everclear.
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No Khar, it's just that some gins taste like shit, and some don't. Like pretty much any alcoholic drink. And like most spirits, the better stuff is generally also the most expensive, and because it's more expensive, fewer people buy it, and because fewer people buy it, it's not stocked by as many bottle shops and is thus more "obscure".
The level of prejudice against things like Gordons is fucking ridiculous. Perfectly acceptable mid-range gin. Anyone who thinks Gordons is cheap crap is just a fucking snob. Sorry.
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Uh every liquor store within 10 miles of me has at least some variety of 151, and I have seen Booker's regularly stocked in several. I don't generally go for things like everclear and 151, though, because once you get past a certain proof point you start sacrificing flavour. Booker's is an exception to that, but I can't afford it right now so it doesn't matter.
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Anyone who thinks Gordons is cheap crap is just a fucking snob.
But in the UK, at least, the version they sell in the shops is not the best Gordons; I bring back stocks of the Export variety when I travel.
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You know, bourbon is the ONE and ONLY alcoholic beverage that I am able to drink because I like how it tastes, not because I want to get hella smashed. I haven't tried a lot of the different kinds, being 3 years away from being able to buy it for myself, but I have enjoyed it the couple times I tried it. Mostly I just knock back a few shots of something cheap and nasty (Smirnoff, Jack, bla blah blah) and then shotgun Coors light til I pass out. So I guess what I am really trying to say is that I have no taste in alcohol.
But I did have some Jameson's Irish Whiskey one time that tasted like a little bit of heaven.
Until I drink half the bottle in ten minutes and got totally smashed... I really have no class.
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Woodford Reserve is $40 for a 375mL bottle. You would not do that sort of thing to it if you paid this much for it.
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But in the UK, at least, the version they sell in the shops is not the best Gordons; I bring back stocks of the Export variety when I travel.
It's not the best, but when properly mixed with tonic I highly suspect a lot of people would not be able to pick it out in blind tasting.
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Woodford Reserve is $40 for a 375mL bottle. You would not do that sort of thing to it if you paid this much for it.
I have yet to pay for any alcohol, actually.
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But I did have some Jameson's Irish Whiskey one time that tasted like a little bit of heaven.
for some reason, i cannot stand Irish Whiskey (most notably, Jameson's). it has some very strange flavors that really gross me out, but i can't pinpoint what they are because i'm too busy going "eww."
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I dunno, I really like it. But don't listen to me for advice on drinking, I don't really like alcohol.
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It's not the best, but when properly mixed with tonic I highly suspect a lot of people would not be able to pick it out in blind tasting.
Agreed. I've said it before and I'll say it again: dressing up gin is easy. Unless you're drinking a virtually pure gin martini, there's not all that much reason to break out much money. Tons of people are more interested in mixers anyway, or else vodka wouldn't be so damn popular stateside. Speaking of vodka, I'll never understand people who start waving their dick about as they drag out a bottle of chopin and proceed to drown it in orange juice. I call shenanigans.
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Shenanigans accepted. I don't know anyone who drinks vodka straight, that's not the point.
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I have a friend who would drink anything straight simply because it's straight.
Wait that friend is me.
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Shenanigans accepted. I don't know anyone who drinks vodka straight, that's not the point.
I'm drinking vodka straight right now, it's pretty delicious.
Bourbon-wise, for my money Knob Creek is pretty much the way to go. It's excellent, and very reasonably priced. And will fuck your shit up.
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Shenanigans accepted. I don't know anyone who drinks vodka straight, that's not the point.
Est drinks it straight, and keeps trying to get me too as well, but I am too much of a wuss when it comes to the alcohol flavour so I mix it. That being said, he doesn't drink Absolut or the red Smirnoff straight. You've gotta get the good stuff, because that's the stuff that doesn't need mixing to make it palatable. I wouldn't drink his Belvedere vodka with a mixer for the same reason I don't drink Malibu with coke.
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Yeah, same I don't like to drink alcohol straight. But I don't drink classy liqour, cause I only ever drink at parties, so there is not much point.
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the only booze i can drink straight is whiskey (bourbon, specifically) because...i don't know...it's good. it makes you all warm and it doesn't taste like something i'd use to disinfect a wound, like vodka.
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But the thing is, I often become wounded whilst drinking straight liquor, so it's damn handy to have that disinfectant at hand.
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Unfortunately I've never had the pleasure of fine bourbon. Rye and rum make me run. Vodka when it's winter. Gin in tonic or a martini, do not mix with anything else.
PS White rum is a crime against humanity.
PPS Mount Gay Rum is delicious.
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Didn't mean to imply that I disparage the idea of drinking straight vodka, just the idea of mixing expensive vodka with enough fruit juice to make paint thinner undetectable. If you're going to go that route you may as well just buy some $14 per 1.75 liter firewater like Burnett's.
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Kentucky Gentleman made my eyes explode one time. I've still got pictures.
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That was actually a fucking brilliant reply, Anyways.
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Woodford Reserve is massivly overrated, and a little too sweet, although it makes a good manhattan.
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Instead of Woodford save some dollars and but Old Charter (just a bit more of a youthful bourbon). I personally am on a W.L. Weller kick and am occasionally switching in Four Roses Small Batch. Bourbonium.
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How do you know they're not just blank pieces of paper?
Pieces of paper aren't blood red.
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Neither is tomato juice when you've got no fucking eyes!
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Most of you should shut up now, then talk to me in (on average) 5 years. We'll discuss the finer points of liquor then.
For now, there are few viewpoints and opinions on the subject of alcohol I trust (let alone admire and respect) in this thread.
Your resident alcoholic,
Matt
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Instead of Woodford save some dollars and but Old Charter (just a bit more of a youthful bourbon). I personally am on a W.L. Weller kick and am occasionally switching in Four Roses Small Batch. Bourbonium.
How is Four Roses? I saw it at BevMo the other day and almost got a bottle, but remembered smelling it and thinking it had an unappealing nose.
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In five years you'll be 32 and I'll still be "22".
Did you know that I actually thought you were 22 from the day I met you to about a month ago when a Brooklyn-dwelling leprechaun who shall rename anonymous cleared it up for me?
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I am definitely from between 20-35 B.C.
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I am definitely between 20-35 inches tall.
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just in time for 100 posts and a second star under your name.
i bet you'll get to 9999 on this account before you figure out what to do with the other one.
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I was very excited when Khar mentioned Brennivin. A liquor I haven't seen in four years. All we have around here is watered down Linie.
Though I have never found a liquor I couldn't stomach but I have to say neat single malt scotch is my favorite. We have drinks 45 minutes from close at work. And sipping scotch with a functional alcoholic boss is awesome.
tommy, I'll be biking to the store tomorrow and going broke. Thanks.
(I will also point out that I have become intensely interested in high percentage beers. Right now I am drinking a 10.2% Barley Wine Ale from Flying Dog. Had to buy a whole fucking case of the stuff because it was a special order. Before this we brewed our own Imperial Porter. At the Acadia I had a Belgian beer that was nutty and 13something. coors light breaks my brain. If the yeast is killed by the freezing water how is it allowed to ferment??? I'd sooner drink water. The Flying Dog is nice because the hoppy notes lighten the darker malt, the Imperial Porter took on some bizarro apple which made it fantastic for marinades, and the Roquefort was like getting tackled by pillows. I felt it tingling in my face and then warm all over. Guiness is a great beginner stout, but there are some absolutely wonderful stouts coming out of north eastern Wisconsin that should not be missed. Don't get me wrong, on a hot day sitting by Minnehaha falls eating fried calamari and drinking Guiness is a wonderful monday afternoon in my book, but there are sometimes other options)
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So I just got back from like three weeks on the road. What's been happening hereabouts?
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Bourbon is delicious but apparently other things are also delicious, people have a general apathy towards sake because they're ignorant fucktards and are disgusted by jagermeister.
A Discuss! subforum has been opened and is doing quite well.
A new Babbly has apparently been started.
There's this new guy named Coward that seems pretty cool.
The Mediaf!.. thread has been engorged even further.
Tommydski is using an alt account to maintain his 9999 post count, but also deleted a couple of his posts so he only has like 9997, which makes the whole thing seem less meaningful, somehow.
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That happened to me, too.
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I forget when it was, but around some postcount milestone dan started deleting my old posts. People were freaking out because my postcount kept going down, it made me chuckle.
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I'm on a budget here.
(http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/4537/thunderbird10fm.jpg)
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I thought people just used that in place of gasoline, better miles per $ these days.
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OK so i've read through this tread and forgive me if i've missed it but nobody has mentioned "Buffalo Trace" or "Knob Creek". Both are available here in addition to Woodford. So the question is of the 3 what should I buy. Bear in mind i'm still a bit of a noob on the hard stuff. Most likely to try neat first but also wanting to try making some mint juleps. Of course failing that I'd probably just mix it with Coke or Ginger Ale.
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Did I fail to mention Buffalo Trace? Sorry about that!
BT is excellent, and I think less expensive than Woodford. Not quite as smooth, but when I took it to a knitting party last month, none of the women were mixing it, and we were all drinking it. I haven't tried Knob Creek, yet!
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So this week I completed the Urban Bourbon Trail through my city of Louisville. It entailed stopping at eight different bars that specialize in bourbon, enjoying a drink at each bar and then getting approved for having consumed a different bourbon at said bar. At the end of the "trail" you get a fancy flask, a random t-shirt, a nice little shot glass, and a pat on the back. Go go KY!
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Woo! I have a bottle of Makers and it's pretty nice, I'd like to try a ryed bourbon next though. Any good varieties slightly cheaper than Makers? Alcohol is about twice the price it is in the States over here in Australia (700mL of Maker's Mark = $40, on sale), so I can't shell out too much.
Bourbon, gin and vodka, I enjoy sipping. I think white rum is my favourite spirit to mix with though, generally. It's not as bold a flavour as gin but you can always taste it. Vodka is a bit too neutral and tends to vanish, I find.
Has anyone tried Zoladkowa Gorka? It's a Polish vodka infused with herbs and such. I've tasted it once and it is delicious. Am going to go hunting for it at the shops someday.
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Hey Y'all,
Just thought I'd give a little update. I ended up buying the Knob Creek. Something about the way the cap was sealed in soft plastic like wax and that according to the label its made in small batches and aged for 9 years really appealed to me. Sipping it straight up was very pleasantly smooth compared to anything I've tried before. I also mixed up a bit of a mint julep that took me around an hour to enjoy. The only thing was i didn't have crushed or shaved ice handy so it took a while for the sugar to dissolve. Oh and a bit of luck was that it must have been on sale at $48.95 instead of the usual $58.95 for a 750mL bottle.
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On my recent overseas trip I took the opportunity to buy some duty-free 18-year-old Talisker, which to the best of my knowledge is not yet available in Australian bottle-shops.
Holy-fucking-yes, it's just as good as I've always heard it was.
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Oh and a bit of luck was that it must have been on sale at $48.95 instead of the usual $58.95 for a 750mL bottle.
Damn, I bought a bottle tonight and it was only around $30. Must suck to live in Canada.
Good stuff, that Knob Creek.
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I LIVE IN CANADA! IT IS AWESOME.
I had bourbon for the first time tonight. See drunk thread for further details.
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$40 is what I'd expect to see for Knob Creek. Where you at, philharm?
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On my recent overseas trip I took the opportunity to buy some duty-free 18-year-old Talisker, which to the best of my knowledge is not yet available in Australian bottle-shops.
Holy-fucking-yes, it's just as good as I've always heard it was.
It is. And if you like that, I can recommend the 18-year Caol Ila, too.
I have a bottle of cask-strength 25-year Talisker that I got as a leaving present from my last job. It is explosively awesome, but I have only ever had one or two drinks of it because there is no way I will ever be allowed to actually spend that much money on a single bottle of whisky myself.
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The thing that strikes me is that, while I like the standard 10-year-old Talisker, it's quite a long way down the list of my favourite whiskies, so I'm just so pleasantly surprised by how delicious the 18-year-old is.
EDIT: ahh, page break, our old friend. If anyone wants to get the context of what I'm talking about, you can click back to the last post on the previous page. Or, you can just pretend that I'm rambling to myself about whisky! Either way works well, I think.
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That is a good example of an out-of-context sig quote.
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ten-year-olds: just OK
eighteen-year-olds: delicious
It is good to know these things.
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That is a good example of an out-of-context sig quote.
The joke is now your comment about being out-of-context is out of it's own context!
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Yeah that is pretty lame.
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Totally.
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That is a good example of an out-of-context sig quote.
I should warn you in advance that I'll be claiming 50% of the royalties from the sigging of any quote of mine.
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Harry, if it's your quote why wouldn't you take all of the royalties?
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Because I'm a reasonable man.
However I see you're now using my name without my express permission. I'll see you in court!
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If I'd have thought of that business model like half a decade ago, by now I could have bought like, Switzerland.
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And I could have bought FRANCE.
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...Swapsies?
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I am drinking a Hot Toddy made with Knob Creek. I am generally not a bourbon fan, but damn this is a delicious nightcap.
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So the bar was out of bourbon tonight! I had Jackie D instead. Whatever.
I'm actually just a bit surprised that this thread is still on the first page.
Anyways, what have we become that we have come to this?
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So you'll waste your money on booze but not on a trip to Fargo to visit your favorite forum person.
I see how it is.
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Hey I am totally fine with that deal. It's only $60 a bottle here.
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As I have said before, the word "whisky" is pronounced "Laphroaig".
And quarter cask Laphroaig is about $58 per bottle here. Alas, my store was out of stock last time I was there so I am drinking Caol Ila.
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Jens, I'd assume that if you like Laphroaig you like peaty whisky, in which case you'll love the quarter-cask. Imagine if somebody had poured a bottle of Laphroaig into a chunk of peat, let it sit there for a few years, and then wrung the peat out into a bottle.
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That's why I like Lagavulin best; it's one of the peatiest of all.
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Based on several recommendations for it, I am planning to try Lagavulin in the near future.
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This is my favourite thread, guys.
There's a Laphroaig 12 year old at work that stares at me every time I start my shift. I'm tempted to buy it but I know if I do, I won't appreciate it and will end up drinking it to get drunk.
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Haha, yes, I know. You don't have to waste all your money on me. But the offer stands- if you come to Fargo I will buy you expensive alcohol. And pick you up at the Minneapolis airport.
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And hit on you mercilessly and with reckless abandon.
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Well yes but that is not something with monetary value so I did not include it in my original post.
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O rly? (http://www.ukadultzone.com/)
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Naturally you would be the one to point that out.
Well, according to Posh Escorts London, one night with an escort is about $3600-$4000. So if we are putting monetary value on my company I would say you are getting a pretty deal.
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I am charging nothing for my escort services
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That is pretty much what I was suggesting, yes.
(In a joking manner.)
(Also that offer applies only to men that fly in from across an ocean.)
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Lake Huron is totally an ocean, right?
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Is it called the Huron Ocean? No. Sorry but that does not count, you will have to fly to Europe and back if you want to take advantage of this special offer.
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What if he swims through all the Great Lakes?
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Hmm. Yes, I think that would be enough. Just make sure it is lengthwise, not widthwise. But I will let you skip Lake Michigan so you do not have to go out of your way.
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Score.
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So bourbon.
I have a bottle of Elijah Craig. It was on sale for $17. I do not know what I did to make God smile upon me so, and it is not as nice as the Woodford Reserve I had a while ago but I cannot afford that now so this is what I am hoarding and keeping secret and safe and away from my unappreciative housemates.
On a whim, I also bought a $10 bottle of brandy. What the hell does one do with brandy? I tried some and it was... interesting. I made a hot toddy with tea, and it tasted like cough syrup. This makes me sad, because I always thought brandy would be tastier, and I took the recommendation of people working at the booze store when I picked this out. I know this is not the brandy thread, but seriously, what can I do with it?
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Brandy butter. BRANDY BUTTER. BRANDY BUTTER.
It will be Christmas time. Christmas time is brandy time. If you are having Christmas pudding then serving it with brandy butter is essential. Also, when you serve the cake you douse it in brandy, turn off all the lights, and set it on fire, and it's spectacular and beautiful and pretty damn cool.
These are the things we do with brandy in my family.
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I do not think we have ever done that in my family. Maybe I will start a new tradition! I think you also generally flambé things in brandy, right? I think I remember my granddad makes a pretty excellent banana flambé, so I will ask him.
Now I wonder what a bourbon cake would be like. I do not think I would want to set it on fire, though, even for the spectacle, because that would be a waste of bourbon.
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The ridges in a bundt cake make it pretty sweet for lighting on fire. Also on the 'on fire' note, fry some cheese, flambee it in brandy, douse it with lemon juice, and you've got saganaki. Pretty delicious.
I have put bourbon in pretty much every baked good I've ever made, save maybe croissant, which I've only made twice to date. It is kind of my thing. I think you could maybe get away with flambeeing croissant or danish after they're baked? That could be a disaster.
Bourbon and chocolate go well together, but from my experience with brownies, I've found the best results with partitioning the batter into two halves, adding bourbon to only one half the batter, then pouring one in the pan first with the other one over top of it second. Maybe for a cake you would want to try gently marbling the batters together?
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Today I had the impulse to taste mead, can anyone vouch for what that's like? Neil Gaiman says it tastes like piss in American Gods, but it's honey and alcohol! I cannot fathom that being terrible.
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Many years ago my brother and I came up with an exciting new cocktail recipe. It's very easy. You take equal parts mead and tequila. You mix. You drink (in theory). We call it "the Celtic Conquistador", but it's also known as "the Bastard".
To date we have not been able to persuade anyone to try it. We are not foolish enough to do so ourselves. Like our fabled experimental facial hair, the "Bob Each Way", it appears destined to remain purely hypothetical.
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Buy some decent mead, you bastards. You're probably Sassenach as well.
Iechyd Da!
(By the way, I am drinking Laphroaig at the moment.)
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Celtic, can you name a few good but reasonably-priced mead brands for me?
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Chaucer's Mead Wine
Rabbit's foot Meadery Sweet Mead
Bunratty Mead
Check them out here, search mead. (http://www.bevmo.com/)Iechyd Da! Again.
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Many years ago my brother and I came up with an exciting new cocktail recipe. It's very easy. You take equal parts mead and tequila. You mix. You drink (in theory). We call it "the Celtic Conquistador", but it's also known as "the Bastard".
To date we have not been able to persuade anyone to try it. We are not foolish enough to do so ourselves. Like our fabled experimental facial hair, the "Bob Each Way", it appears destined to remain purely hypothetical.
I'll step up. I'm parts Irish, Norwegian, and Mestizo. It is my destiny.
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This thread inspired me to pick up a bottle of Woodford Reserve, and I have to say I am really enjoying it. This is the first time I've had bourbon outside of downing shots of Wild Turkey, and I like it.
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On a whim, I also bought a $10 bottle of brandy. What the hell does one do with brandy? I tried some and it was... interesting. I made a hot toddy with tea, and it tasted like cough syrup. This makes me sad, because I always thought brandy would be tastier, and I took the recommendation of people working at the booze store when I picked this out. I know this is not the brandy thread, but seriously, what can I do with it?
At $10 a bottle, I'd tip it down the drain. Spend as much on a brandy as you would on a decent scotch, then you'll start to see what the fuss is about. And if you like your scotch peaty and smokey and with a proper smack-around-the-face to it, then buy an Armagnac, not a Cognac. Cognac is for wussy girlymen who can't handle their booze. Armagnac is where it's at.
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What's the brand of the dy?
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The brandy was 50% off, so still cheap, but not as cheap as the price might imply, by the way.
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Anyone in Melbourne into bourbon? Cause I found a shop in Footscray that told me they sell Woodford Reserve for $44. Excellent! Hopefully they weren't mistaken.