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

[davy]

I even opened up an FCB Black Lager and took a few swigs and then thought, Hey, wait a minute. I've got Talisker. So I put the beer back in the fridge.

[Ah_Pook]

tonight me and my lady mixed a lindemans framboise raspberry lambic half and half with a youngs double chocolate stout. let me tell you something. that is a tasty beverage concoction.

[elpollodiablo]

I got a bottle of Glenlivet Nàdurra on the way home from the store tonight. I plan on having a snort after the dr's on Friday.

[Antero]

Tomorrow is my birthday.  It is also a Lagavulin tasting at the fancy liquor store near work.

WELL NOW

[DCDave]

I recommended Lagavulin to a dude who never had scotch before. He was like "Why have I been wasting my life."

[Greg Nog]

Oh, nice!  The standard 16 year? Or a bunch of different ones?

[Antero]

ALL THE LAGAVULIN!  They carry at least three bottlings, so there will be some adventures to be had.

The last time I went to the Violet Hour before leaving Chicago, Patrick made me a Lagavulin Brooklyn, which is exactly what it sounds like and was one of the best things I've ever had to drink.

[Thermofusion]

The ending of Duke/UNC was such a horror I'm now drinking straight from my bottle of Gosling's Black seal

[fishjim]

If I could, I'd drink Lagavulin every night. But since I can't, I drink Bowmore Legend.

A better Islay than Laphroaig, and at $30/bottle, almost half the price.

[Antero]

Trader Joe's, weirdly, has $30 Laphroiag 10.  Maybe that's just in the bay though.

[davy]

Again, I'm upset that my Trader Joe's doesn't carry liquor.

[elpollodiablo]

A bottle of Lagavulin 16 might be next month's liquor purchase. I am itching to try that Nàdurra though

[davy]

Pretty sure I'm going with Balvenie next. But it'll be awhile before I'm done with the Talisker.

[elpollodiablo]

Do you go through an entire bottle before getting another? I'm trying to build a little whiskey index. Right now I've got

Buffalo Trace
Basil Hayden's
Bushmill's
Redbreast 12
Oban 14
Glenlivet Nàdurra 16
Bulleit Rye

in various degrees of fullness. I really like being able to taste one in reference to another. Definitely looking forward to trying the Nàdurra in comparison to some spicier, peatier scotches.

[fishjim]

Trader Joe's, weirdly, has $30 Laphroiag 10.  Maybe that's just in the bay though.

Good to know! Maybe Laphroiag realized Bowmore's on their ass.

[davy]

Do you go through an entire bottle before getting another? I'm trying to build a little whiskey index.

That'd be great if I could afford it. I've got a few on my shelf right now, but generally, I can afford one nice bottle at a time. If I knew anybody who'd actually buy me whiskey as a gift once in a while, it might be a different situation.

[elpollodiablo]

Yeah I just don't drink that much liquor--usually a few ounces a week. I've had the bottles of Buffalo Trace and Bushmills since Thanksgiving, for example. I've been buying one decent bottle a month on average.

Good lord I have a ton of excellent craft beer in the closet & fridge though. And so much homebrew, some of which I haven't tried since January 1. Cannot wait to have a drink tomorrow.

[Chet]

Ick. Protestant whiskey.


I failed my major NY resolution and got drunk on Tuesday. A month wasn't bad, right?

[dumbfish]

Dogfish Head Immort Ale. Heavy and weird in a way I couldn't describe. Gf had a taste and nailed it," Starts out really smoky and then just finishes like band-aids."
Will not be buying again.

[cold before sunrise]

sampling a local favourite, the seasonal graville island brewing company winter ale. the vanilla finish is a hair on the bold side but me likesy. haha, bandaids.

[Anne the Man]

This Tuatara Hefe beer my boss keeps giving me says it tastes like banana, and it kinda does but in a good way.

I got really quite drunk for the first time a weekend or so ago, and I'd forgotten how much fun it is. I got used to thinking of it more as a tool to combat social awkwardity etc, but I was hanging out with a bunch of pretty great, smart, easy-to-talk-to people, and greatly enjoyed the headspins, poor coordination, shouting, wrestling Grace, and retrieving a straw hat off the roadside and chocolate drink without remembering.

[elpollodiablo]

Had some Talisker tonight.  Peatier than I generally like, but balanced overall and a bit of spiciness. Still have yet to have anything that tops the Oban. 

Also had some B. Nektar cherry mead. It was unreal. Layers of tart cherry, vanilla, deep honey-wine sweetness. Damn. 

[Antero]

Willett single barrel rye whiskey: Barrel #21, 5 years, 110 proof.  Let's see how this goes.

[elpollodiablo]

What's the protocol for adding water to cask strength whiskey?

[Antero]

If it's crazy hot, bringing it down to 50% or so is useful.  Something like George T. Stagg will just blow out your tastebuds at full blast.  I'll go the one-ice-cube route a lot of the time, or sip reeeeally slow.