whiskey

Ewwww. I'm having some Talisker with a few drops of Drambuie on it tonight, as dinner. heh. I've had a cold for a few days, and this will hopefully knock some of it out of me.

Trying to be vodka, yes indeed.

clearly intended not to compete w/flavor of soda/mixers?

There was an article in Saturday's Wall Street Journal about "controversial" new products being introduced by Scotch distilleries, but they didn't even mention this abomination. The most controversial was Bruichladdich introducing a blend of three vintages in one bottle.

From your reports I guess the UK launch this past summer did not make a huge splash.

what up what up what uuuuuuuup

hmmm

probably too hot to even consider this, but rocks approach might

maybe

might have gin in the freezer

rox would be good

haha i know for a fact that i have gin and vodka in the freezer!

hmmm

omg i don't know that for a fact and it's making me upset

as a medical doctor, it seems that you endorse the cooling factors of freezered gin. good man! xpost

guys the answer is yes

also have terrifying premade margaritas in the fridge, BUT IN THE CASE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY

this is going to be a good thread, i can feel it

Having a flask bottle in the hip pocket feels suspiciously like I imagine a shoulder holster feels.

Also makes me imagine tats of Jack Daniels under the heart lol

once i took a pink alligator flask to a bar, and the guy checked my bag. and he was like, you have to leave this outside

Also--yall: all yall:: it is too hot for whiskey and that is why I am going to sit on my porch and sip whiskey and sweat in the humid ass texas night. Because tonight is that night.

The night to do just that

i have to finish this beer, but afterwards i will rejoin you all with some sort of cold hard liquor beverage

xpost hmmm i am considering your argument and finding it fairly compelling (with state replacement of course)

I don't have any whiskey. and it is 1 hour and 43 too late to buy any.

But i do have gin and I've been having 2 about to be 3 martinis.

yeah i guess we shouldn't be complaining, it's not like we live in TEJAS

And this part of Texas had its first pleasant afternoon rain shower of the month a few hours ago. All is well.

We *can* do it (Connemara a fine example) but whether through history or tradition its never really been a characteristic of what we produce (possibly because production of the initial spirit was geared for blending as a major feature of our production process back at the peak of the industry, not sure tbh)

I poured a little rye, neat. It's pretty good! It's from 11 Wells, part of the Minnesota rye trend, I guess? https://www.growlermag.com/a-pocket-full-of-rye-how-a-lowly-northern-grain-is-mounting-a-comeback-through-whiskey/

I have had Roknar once before, I realized after reading that article. It was $50+ at the store though.

the classic laddie thenight. an islay but not one of the better ones

I've been curious about that because I like Port Charlotte. Not too great?

... only for an islay. when your peers are ardbeg, lagavulin, caol ila, laphroaig etc, it's a tough gig

Finished a Glenlivet founder's reserve (which i don't think I'd mentioned above) and the gap annoyed me so I took a chance on Teelings small batch trusting that the rotgut theyd sold me when they first started out would have improved with time, experience and the few awards id seen them garner

Very typical irish pot still to start, maybe not as gentle as the others, but where its quite notable is that it doesnt come sweet at all despite a long enough finish. Cant see it becoming a favourite because i like em sweet, but certainly in no way a bad effort in the thirtyish quid bracket

Couple of sips later and i take it back about the sweetness, tho not as deep or rich as youd be used to

what the

https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/american-whiskey/baudoinia-the-fungus-that-stopped-jack-daniels/