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tdgoodrich1 R.I.P 2 My Youth from Atlanta Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
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#1051: Oct 20th 2014 at 4:55:11 PM

Walker Black is a good "safe" Scotch. It and its counterpart Chivas Regal 12 Year.

As for bourbons, the flavor can vary greatly depending on the mash bill. I prefer rye-heavy bourbons (Bulleit being a good example) for their less mellow flavor. I prefer the fruit-and-spice-ness. Wheat-heavy bourbons (Maker's Mark, for instance) tend to be milder and sweeter.

As for how to drink them: I prefer Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, or straight over two ice cubes (maybe with a dash of bitters). How you like to drink them, that's up to you, even if the answer is "not at all". Punch anyone who tells you how you "should" drink something or anything to the effect of "That's a girl/tourist/etc. drink". They don't know squat about your tastes.

edited 20th Oct '14 4:57:58 PM by tdgoodrich1

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#1052: Oct 20th 2014 at 5:33:54 PM

Funny how "drink what you like however you like it, and ignore the people who get on your case about how 'you're doing it wrong!' It's your taste, your mouth and your money." keeps coming up in this thread. grin

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tparadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#1053: Oct 20th 2014 at 5:41:38 PM

Isn't boxed wine considered gauche or something? The only reason I never bought my wine in a box is because I was sharing refrigerator space with my parents (who weren't crazy about me drinking at all), but no longer.

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#1054: Oct 20th 2014 at 5:47:14 PM

[up][up]Hey: there's a place in this world for such things as Red Grouse. Where I wouldn't use a high-end blend in a cocktail, it'll do! grin

And, you know what they say: any port in a storm. wink Any drink beats no drink when you really feel like a little something. smile

[up]I like boxed wines, myself. I find it hard finishing a whole bottle before it starts tasting vile, no matter what stopper I use... so a good box is my friend. And, the quality of boxed wines have improved by leaps and bounds from when they first started up. smile

edited 20th Oct '14 5:49:05 PM by Euodiachloris

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#1055: Oct 20th 2014 at 9:28:26 PM

Thanks for the Bourbon advice [tup]

[up]I like boxed wine because I cook with wine more often than I drink it.

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Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
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#1056: Oct 21st 2014 at 8:42:31 AM

When I was in university, we bought five or six boxed wines, put them on a worktop, and turned it into a "wine bar". [lol]

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#1057: Oct 21st 2014 at 5:23:12 PM

The Bourbon in question will apparently be Evan Williams Black Label. I guess my question is if it would be better to drink it before or after the beer (which is to be Yuengling, because cheesesteak).

edited 21st Oct '14 5:23:27 PM by HersheleOstropoler

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#1058: Oct 22nd 2014 at 8:12:20 PM

Bought a bottle of Moscato last night to celebrate the new apartment. Didn't get to it then, but I went for it tonight and found it had a cork, when I don't have a corkscrew. I thought my Swiss Army knife had one, but I was mistaken. So I had to get into my toolbox and get an old screw and my hammer.

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#1059: Oct 22nd 2014 at 9:21:22 PM

No gasoline this time. I still prefer Scotch. I can't afford Scotch, but I can't afford Bourbon either.

Yuengling, on the other hand, is not good.

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tdgoodrich1 R.I.P 2 My Youth from Atlanta Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
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#1060: Oct 25th 2014 at 11:56:22 AM

Homebrew beer batch no.2 starting now. Wish us luck.

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#1061: Oct 25th 2014 at 12:52:01 PM

[up]Good luck! May the beer fairies be with you. smile

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#1062: Nov 9th 2014 at 9:44:46 PM

Yesterday I was working on a sketch shoot, and about the time we'd expected to be done (we went two and a half hours later), we started drinking the hospitality hooch.

I'm still getting used to the idea that vodka is made in Austin, but the guys who operate out of that house seem to really like Deep Eddy. I tried a sip of the Sweet Tea-flavored kind, and it had a great tea taste, but the alcohol was more powerful than I wanted, and the bottle recommended mixing with water. Even by my standards, I put too much water in. I also tried the red grapefruit-flavored kind, which I left unmixed.

Dos Equis was possibly the second beer I ever tried, and I hated it at the time. Now it's pretty decent. Better than the Shiner Bock that was also in the fridge. I really wanted to try the Negra Modelo, but there wasn't much of it, so it looked like a more personal stash.

Tonight I decided I was sick of the same five famine meals over and over again and went out for a Little Caesar's pizza and a box of wine. After deliberating over the selection, I ended up with a five-liter Franzia fruity red Sangria, which is pretty much everything I was looking for in a sipping wine. My eye was also caught by a large bottle of Moscato Sangria for the same price, but it was only four liters.

Also five liters doesn't look like as much as it sounds like.

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#1063: Nov 10th 2014 at 2:44:57 PM

"Sangria is an excellent choice for sipping wine." So sayeth the Old Folk's Home's resident wino.

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TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#1064: Nov 14th 2014 at 7:33:22 PM

Okay, having a glass of sangria every night for a week has gotten monotonous. I need to get some beer or whiskey. Except I've already been spending too much money on frivolities.

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tdgoodrich1 R.I.P 2 My Youth from Atlanta Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
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#1065: Nov 15th 2014 at 7:19:41 PM

Bottled the batch of beer my dad and I started a few weeks ago. Now it just needs to carbonate. In the mean time, I've been sipping on Newcastle Werewolf. Tasty stuff.

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#1066: Nov 16th 2014 at 7:15:18 AM

Found my preferred brew in Denmark: Jacobsen's Original Dark Lager. Brewed to the oldest recipe in the archives of the Carlsberg group, 5.8%. Very rich stuff.

edited 16th Nov '14 7:16:47 AM by Achaemenid

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#1067: Nov 16th 2014 at 6:35:25 PM

[up][up] I'd been wondering about the Werewolf, may give that a try pretty soon.

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#1068: Nov 19th 2014 at 12:31:48 PM

So Sherry is supposed to smell like corked wine? Not for me.

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#1069: Nov 23rd 2014 at 6:06:55 AM

Tried Glenlivet (12 years) for the first time last night...not bad at all, smoother than Johnnie Walker.

Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
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#1070: Nov 23rd 2014 at 9:53:42 AM

I tried the 18 year old yesterday and wrote some tasting notes for it over in the Alcohol Thread in OTC. It's good stuff.

Fun fact: If it came from Glenlivet distillery, technically it is The Glenlivet. The original Glenlivet was so good that other Speyside distilleries started calling their whiskies "Glenlivet". Eventually Glenlivet managed to get the exclusive trademark to "The Glenlivet" to distinguish themselves.

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#1071: Nov 25th 2014 at 10:27:10 PM

Got myself some Olde English 800 and I'm drinking it, because I can. So far Ice Cube and all the other rappers ain't full of it...OE delivers the goods. It sure as hell is better than Steel Reserve. :D

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#1072: Dec 5th 2014 at 9:43:33 PM

I'm currently drinking Thor's Hammer Bourbon Barrel Aged Ale. Matured for a year in bourbon casks. 11.5%. Pretty damn good. If you love whiskey and love dark, strong, full-bodied ale, this is a winner IMO.

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Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
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#1073: Dec 6th 2014 at 7:25:08 AM

Bought some Bulleit Frontier Whiskey today. Very unimpressive compared to some of the other American whiskies I've tasted. Also doesn't compare to the tasting notes I've read of it online. Has an acrid rubbery taste to it, over liquorice and weak caramel. I'm left wondering if I've encountered my first "bad bottle" of something. Color me disappointed. Luckily it was fairly cheap.

edited 6th Dec '14 7:25:34 AM by Achaemenid

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#1074: Dec 6th 2014 at 10:45:39 AM

[up][up]That does sound evil in all the best ways. smile

tdgoodrich1 R.I.P 2 My Youth from Atlanta Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Californicating
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#1075: Dec 6th 2014 at 4:21:28 PM

Bulleit is a real rye-heavy bourbon. If you have been drinking mostly wheated bourbons, then it will catch you off guard, especially if you don't care for rye whiskey.

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