a local bar/pizza place has a cocktail that involves jameson, ginger, cherry, and maybe pineapple?
― mh, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:45 (twelve years ago) link
went to one of those free jameson film nights they do around here, the cocktails they gave us were pretty disgusting (but free!! so who cares)
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:50 (twelve years ago) link
quite like an old fashioned though
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
(not with jameson, obvs)
I love the hell out of scotch
― mh, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:38 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
I love anything that tastes super earthy -- coffee, scotch, beets.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
In fact, a little of each every day isn't such a terrible idea.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
new cocktail?
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:18 (twelve years ago) link
man you can dump Beam into Coke all night, but there are plenty of bourbons where doing so would be sooooo problematic imo
― dan m, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
the bourbons/tennessee whiskeys that are good in coke are really not that awesome on their own, imo
dickel is ok, jack daniels is way too sweet, I just am not that into Beam's low-end offering
― mh, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
when ppl say they find bourbon as a category "too sweet" i really want to know what they've been drinking
i've tried lots of bourbons in the last few years, and there is definitely a range (i guess i like the "dry" end) but there is a base sweetness to all bourbon that doesn't appeal that much to my tastebuds.
― utopian dipshit (buzza), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
American whiskey is now sold in more than 100 countries. The leading markets are the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Japan. Key emerging markets for American whiskey are China, Vietnam, Brazil, Chile, Romania, and Bulgaria
bourbon finally finding a home in the balkans
― utopian dipshit (buzza), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
i would strongly recommend wild turkey 101 for bourbon and coke...marginally more expensive but it has the proof and character to elevate that drink a bit.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
wild turkey is a good buy
― mh, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
ok, in anticipation of March 17, any recommendations on "high-end" and/or noteworthy irish whiskies beyond the usual suspects. i see that my local trader joe's recently started selling a house brand single malt irish but i am skeptical
― utopian dipshit (buzza), Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:54 AM
http://www.passportwineandspirits.com/images/wky7.jpg
trader joes has a single malt scotch too, not sure i'd go there
― am0n, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
lol i wonder what the age is on the tj's scotch?
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
10 years
― am0n, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
wow! i thought it might be a mcclelland's-like 3-5 year old.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
i think they might have more than one. costco has them too, like re-branded macallan and bowmore
― am0n, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i've heard of the costco ones. wish tj's around here could say liquor because i'd like to try this.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
*sell liquor
My understanding is that the TJs liquor (sold only in CA, I believe) is name-brand but labeled for TJs. For example, Trader Joe's vodka is Belevedere, I was told. Dunno who makes their tequila or scotch, but I hear it's not bad. I think they also sell some name brand scotch, too. (Our local TJs sells sake, sherry and vermouth, but mostly sticks that that fortified wine territory).
My favorite scotch cocktail is the Penicillin. Blended scotch, lemon juice, ginger honey syrup, float of something peaty like the Laphroaig 10 on top.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's a good cocktail
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
BTW, a TJ's now carries the Bulleit rye as well as the bourbon, at the same price ($20). I have a bottle that I haven't opened yet.
― nickn, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
guh
Costco has the bourbon here at that price, but not the rye as of the last time I checked.
I finally decided displaying my collection of empty bulleit bottles on the kitchen shelf was really low class but I haven't had the heart to recycle them yet. Anyone have any ideas about what I could do with about 25 of them?
― mh, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
Use them to make infusions! Vinegar, vodka, oil, whatever!
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
(wash first though)
ever have interest in making infusions or liqueurs or something? take the labels off and they would be good for storing those.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
xp great minds etc etc
mother's day presents?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
infusions a good idea!
― mh, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
four thieves vinegar is perfect for spring
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
also warding off witches/plague
http://nourishedkitchen.com/four-thieves-vinegar-recipe/
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
<i>Don't know where you all are from, but in general American spirit tastes tend toward the sweet. Hence our national distrust of bitters, which abound in Europe (there's a good chapter on this in Jason Wilson's "Boozehound"). Not that scotch is bitter, but our tastebuds I think gravitate toward the caramel sweetness of bourbon. Also, made in America, USA USA USA!</i>
uhhh i am not familiar with this bitters hate. and i don't like overly sweet bourbons! i just like bourbon better. and rye. rye is my answer to wanting something a bit dryer.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
some day i will learn bbcode and not rely on remembering to "convert simple html to bbcode"
scotch tastes kind of 'thin' compared to bourbon, for me at least
― flagp∞st (dayo), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
nikka from the barrel is sick (as is ardbeg 10)
― byan wein (cozen), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
Yep. My favourite blend and my favourite malt.
― Une semaine de Bunty (ShariVari), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
tried the nikka yoichi tonight, it was really nice. yamazaki is another great japanese whisky obviously but whatever you do, never drink 10 year old isawa single malt. literally tastes like an old bike shop.
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
Fighting Cock 1st impressions: this is good, not as complex as I was perhaps hoping for, but not thin like a lot of what i consider 'bland' bourbons. Would buy again, and at $22/liter it's affordable.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
also re: bourbon sweetness. i think it is the sweetness in some bourbons that put me more into the rye train tbh--i find things like makers, beam, turkey, even knob creek, can become a bit cloying after a few drinks.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 23:47 (twelve years ago) link
i find knob especially to be pretty sweet
― tehresa, Thursday, 15 March 2012 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
yamazaki is another great japanese whisky obviously
obv
― truth fromgbs (darraghmac), Thursday, 15 March 2012 00:03 (twelve years ago) link
Buffalo Trace is the best default bargain whiskey, methinks. A bit of space, nice and flavorful.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 March 2012 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
Posts taken out of context...
― nickn, Thursday, 15 March 2012 00:31 (twelve years ago) link
heh
― deconstructive witticism (darraghmac), Thursday, 15 March 2012 00:31 (twelve years ago) link
Buffalo Trace OTM, big fan
the last 24hrs worth of posts make me wish I could share this wonderful birthday bourbon I got, the stuff is srsly sublime
― dan m, Thursday, 15 March 2012 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
i think people misinterpreted my "sweet" description of bourboni am only talking about tastebuds and physical reactions to certain tastes (taste being a neutral/scientific word here)how one reacts to a certain taste sensation is to a certain extent up to genetics(although cultural influences cannot be dismissed i guess)
i certainly don't think people who like bourbon are into sickly sweet stuff, rather their tastebuds respond to a different end of the taste(bud) spectrum. and yes, single malt scotches are well beyond my income comfort-zone for the most part which is why i like irish whiskies as they seem to hit a nice "sweet spot" between bourbon and scotch and are affordable.
― buzza, Thursday, 15 March 2012 08:32 (twelve years ago) link
also i am in no way averse to sweet-tasting alcoholic drinks but i prefer to control the ingredients that go into the drink as opposed to starting out with a base-level sweetness with the main ingredient.
― buzza, Thursday, 15 March 2012 08:39 (twelve years ago) link
― flagp∞st (dayo), Wednesday, March 14, 2012 6:15 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the bottling proof of most scotch is one thing that is to blame here
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 15 March 2012 12:13 (twelve years ago) link