Why can't I wake up with the gin already in me? (BOOZE)

[davy]

Nice! Expect notes on both.

As for the Balvenie, definitely a lot of sherry in the nose (the last few months of maturation is done in first-fill sherry casks). Dates and honey underneath.

Creamy smooth mouthfeel...

Taste is sweet and mildly citrus, something like lemon drops. Definitely a Speysider -- you always read about that "honeyed sweetness;" that's dominant here, but the sherry adds a dusky layer ... and there's a little bit of cinnamon-roasted almonds in the burn.

This is extremely pleasant stuff. Easy to love.

[elpollodiablo]

Just had a ton of work to do, and figured I'd get in some self-experimentation at the same time.

This was my reasoning too, in addition to some slightly troubling medical stuff that ended up being nothing to worry about. I won't say it hugely affected my day-to-day, but I did sleep a lot better and, obviously, didn't have a hangover for about three weeks. And it's since been much easier to scale it back to 2-3 times a week.

Today I got a bottle of the Bruery's Autumn Maple Belgian-style brown (to me that means sour, but I don't think that's what they're getting at). It's brewed with yams. It's also 10.5%; gonna stick it in the back of the closet till next autumn, maybe.

[Antero]

And it's since been much easier to scale it back to 2-3 times a week.

Yeah, that's the plot.

Maybe 3-4.  But you know.  A little less.

[coldforge]

Today I got a bottle of the Bruery's Autumn Maple Belgian-style brown (to me that means sour, but I don't think that's what they're getting at).

I think Flanders-style brown is more directly suggestive of sour than Belgian, maybe?

[elpollodiablo]

Well, yes and no. Technically Belgian brown isn't a recognized discrete style, so you could be talking about a number of things. You could mean some manner of dubbel, which is usually amber-reddish, or you could mean a brown ale made with dark malts that's been fermented with a Belgian yeast strain and thus has a more estery or fruity quality. Or you could mean a Flanders ale or bruin, in which case you do mean sour. In this case I suspect they mean the second possibility.

[davy]

So I finished up last night with a Sazerac, right? And you're supposed to coat the glass with Absinthe, then pour it out, but it pains me to waste that shit, so I just drank it instead. And I'm not saying that's the only reason I woke up with a headache from HELL, but it couldn't have helped.

Really happy with the Balvenie, though. I had my second dram with a little water added and decided to stick with neat in the future.

[elpollodiablo]

Funny, I've had the same bottle of absinthe for more than a year and only use it for making Sazeracs. I don't feel the least bit bad about chucking that few drops.

I've instituted a strict moratorium on future liquor purchases. Kinda went nuts for a little while there and I'm only drinking a few ounces a week anyway so my bar has gotten mad crowded. Still it's nice to have a wide assortment of spirits that I can selectively replenish a few times a year. All of which is to say I bought a bottle of Booker's today. About to have a taste.

[Antero]

I have three bottles of absinthe in my cupboard, in various states of consumption.

[elpollodiablo]

Jimbo, did you know about this? --> http://www.twobrosbrew.com/gluten.htm

Evidently Two Brothers' Prairie Path golden ale is technically gluten-free, because an enzyme they were experimenting with as an organic/vegan method for combating chill haze denatures gluten along with the protein molecules that cause the haze. Why would anyone drink that bullshit buckwheat beer if this were true?

[YojimboMonkey]

I had no idea and I will definitely look into that later 'cause you know my mom and sister are both on GF diets and though my mom is not a drinker, and beer would not be her choice if she was, there's still hope for my sister

[elpollodiablo]

Man, Sixpoint is killin it in these parts. I snagged the last 4 pack of Resin DIPA at the liquor store tonight; they had that and Righteous in for less than a week.

[G.C.R]

I just bought a bottle of gin! I hardly ever buy bottles of spirits so I'm real excited. Also I've been given the longterm loan of a piano accordion, and plan to recreate the opening chapter of McTeague (minus the dentistry) with these two things.

[Ignatius]

Remember that time we talked about McTeague and animals? We should pitch in and jointly purchase a giant gold tooth and put it in front of houses in alternating years.

[G.C.R]

Grand idea, now hush you, I'm practising my six lugubrious airs

[Ignatius]

Had a flying squirrel an let him go

[The_Tourist]

i put pear brandy in my coffee. weird. fruity. but kinda pretty good.

[G.C.R]

hoes on my dick cos I look lik jebus ben stuck in my had more than a week . I souls not have listen ed to that afain yonight but damn than gin buying was a gggod idea. I hacent hung out with a;; my firends for 2 weeks or so so it was time f talking to good people! it a inning tmr

[G.C.R]

also a ime to say  I am liking you plames people a lot at the moment. you are a wonderfl group and I .like you a lot. If I am in perason imagine a i am hugging you a lot. 

[Ashley]

d'aw

[El_Josharino]

Great posts.

[davy]

Great posts.

[fishjim]

I just bought a bottle of gin! I hardly ever buy bottles of spirits so I'm real excited. Also I've been given the longterm loan of a piano accordion, and plan to recreate the opening chapter of McTeague (minus the dentistry) with these two things.

MCTEAGUE IS A VERY FAVORITE NOVEL OF MINE

[Chet]

for the longest time i thought southern comfort was whiskey.

[FreddyKnuckles]

Yeah it's a "whiskey-flavored liqueur"

is an American liqueur made from neutral spirits with fruit, spice and whiskey flavourings.[1] The brand was originally created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans in 1874,[citation needed] and is now owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation. Although the original product contained whiskey, the current formula for Southern Comfort only contains whiskey-tasting flavouring rather than actual whiskey (except for the premium version called "Special Reserve").[1]

[YojimboMonkey]

also it is terrible