Originally Posted by curly
(Post 816380)
Did I miss your response to my Gin question? I'd genuinely like to know. New Amsterdam was the other one I like, I need to try Gordons next after I finish my Christmas Tanqueray fifth.
Originally Posted by scfreshy
(Post 816390)
No scotch lovers around here? All I see is bourbon.
http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pub...8Ghrs5kRQ2Tb3g Got a bottle of this for Christmas. It's not very expensive and I have to be in the right mood to drink it but I like it. Anyone else? As far as vodka, I do like Tito's especially since it's locally made here in Austin. Tried Enchanted Rock the other day and it wasn't bad either. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3928075_n.jpg Here are the notes I provided: Oban 14 year Region: Western Highlands Notes: One of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. Palate: Smooth and gentle with fruit. Smoky and malty. A little peat and sea-salt. Finish: Warm and smooth with a hint of caramel or toffee. Some note a gingery tingle. Recommendations: Perhaps a more advanced drinker’s scotch. After getting familiar with it “neat”, try a half teaspoon of water in it. Laphroaig 10 year Region: Islay Notes: A peaty, smoky, stand-by from the Scottish island of Islay. Palate: Tons of peaty moss, a bit medicine-like. Smoke and subtle vanilla sweetness. Finish: Peaty and dry with a subtle oak and even more subtle smooth sweetness. Recommendations: Not a scotch for novices. Add a splash of water to access some of the more subtle flavors. Try a tiny amount just for the experience. Highland Park 12 year Region: Highlands Notes: The most northerly distillery in Scotland. A great scotch for everyone. Palate: Smoky brown sugar, light almond, subtle caramel and a little spice. Finish: Butterscotch and cinnamon with a smoky tingle. Recommendations: Great beginner scotch. Try a small dram neat first. Caol Ila 12 year Region: Islay Notes: One of the lighter Islay style scotches. Used in blends like Johnnie Walker. Palate: Lightly oily with some peppery warmness. Some smoky intensity. Fruity. Finish: Long finish with smoke and maybe a sense of fish. Recommendations: If the Laphroaig intimidates you, this is a gentler version. Balvenie Doublewood 12 year Region: Speyside Notes: Light and accessible. Matured in whiskey oak and sherry oak. Palate: Nuts and spices with caramel and vanilla. Later, some sherry flavor. Finish: Warming and long with some sherry. Recommendations: An accessible and complex scotch. (i went home with half a bottle of Caol Ila and Laphroig.) |
i do enjoy me some dirty martinis - vodka - grey goose.
i've been shooting tullamore dew lately at the bar. jameson is always a good staple. there's a drink called a caipirinha which is muddled lime, sugar and cachaça (basically a brazillian rum) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...aipirinha2.jpg |
Oh, don't waste money on Grey Goose. Sobieski or Svedka are just as good, and Tito's is better.
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i've had svedka, neither of the other two though. i'll def try em out. thanks
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Originally Posted by phillyb
(Post 816428)
there's a drink called a caipirinha which is muddled lime, sugar and cachaça (basically a brazillian rum)
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My ladyfriend ordered a caipirinhia on a whim the other day and ended up loving it. I enjoyed it quite a bit as well.
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 816421)
Highland Park 12 year Region: Highlands Notes: The most northerly distillery in Scotland. A great scotch for everyone. Palate: Smoky brown sugar, light almond, subtle caramel and a little spice. Finish: Butterscotch and cinnamon with a smoky tingle. Recommendations: Great beginner scotch. Try a small dram neat first. |
Originally Posted by scfreshy
(Post 816477)
My ladyfriend ordered a caipirinhia on a whim the other day and ended up loving it. I enjoyed it quite a bit as well.
Y8s - I think your notes are pretty much spot on. Highland Park was my first scotch and I haven't tried much else. Might look into some of the others you noted. |
Pushy look at mu recommendations earlier in te
The thread. I am a kentucky whisky srinker |
Originally Posted by phillyb
(Post 816430)
i've had svedka, neither of the other two though. i'll def try em out. thanks
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Always loved this stuff. |
The effects of it? I've never been able to taste it.
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 816577)
The effects of it? I've never been able to taste it.
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Those of you that like whiskey sours should try a pisco sour sometime. Pisco is a grape brandy popular in Chile and Peru.
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Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 816367)
and from the Anchor Steam people:
Old Potrero Straight Rye http://www.finewinehouse.com/ml/old-...ye-whiskey.jpg I managed to get in a glass of the Old Potrero last night! Went out to dinner on a groupon with my wife and the place we went (Againn--pronounced uh-gwinn--in DC: http://againndc.com/ ) had an extensive liquor list. Three pages of scotch, one page of rye and whisky and a bunch of other stuff. http://againndc.com/scotch-list (the others aren't online) I almost missed the Old Potrero because it was not under the Rye section, but under the "American Whisky" section. Tastewise, it had a delicious caramel and vanilla nose. Almost like candy. It felt good in my mouth and the taste was smooth and not smokey. The finish was pretty harsh though--but it could be because of my cold. It really burned my upper throat after swallowing. I could sit there and smell it all day though. |
Any recommendations on booze that doesn't make me want to put a bullet in my brain the morning after?
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like hangover proof? no.
but you can try this next time you drink: get a quart of your favorite gatorade BEFORE BED drink half and take two aspirin. IN THE MORNING drink the other half and take two more aspirin. I also follow with coffee but that's optional. the caffeine can aspirin seems to come out on top of all the hangover studies as the best way to reduce the prostaglandin levels responsible for hangovers as well as blocks the acetate that makes your head hurt. caffeine helps here too. the gatorade is mostly just to make sure you aren't dehydrated, which would make things worse (though it's suggested that it's not usually dehydration that is a problem unless you're barfing all night). |
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 816830)
the gatorade is mostly just to make sure you aren't dehydrated, which would make things worse (though it's suggested that it's not usually dehydration that is a problem unless you're barfing all night).
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Originally Posted by shooterschmidty
(Post 816681)
Those of you that like whiskey sours should try a pisco sour sometime. Pisco is a grape brandy popular in Chile and Peru.
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 816796)
Went out to dinner on a groupon with my wife and the place we went (Againn--pronounced uh-gwinn--in DC: http://againndc.com/ ) had an extensive liquor list. Three pages of scotch, one page of rye and whisky and a bunch of other stuff.
only to find that it was closed for a private party!
Originally Posted by ThatGuy85
(Post 816808)
Any recommendations on booze that doesn't make me want to put a bullet in my brain the morning after?
I would think there could be some credence to the "sugary drinks are worse" anecdotes because I seem to have more headaches after rum nights (which usually involve more sugary mixers). |
Oh Jesus....pisco. My neighbors are from Peru and right after we moved in, we did new years with them. Was drinking and all was fine...until they gave us some pisco. Oh how it was like flicking a switch from being warm tipsy drunk to...OMGICANTSTANDUP drunk. I will never drink that stuff again.
I was drinking whipped cokes last night. That's an evil little concoction. |
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