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Infinite Karma posted:I don't know of any Texas distilled whiskeys, good or bad, but if I had to recommend a gift bottle in the $50-$90 range, Barrell would be my suggestion. It's available pretty much everywhere and is actually on shelves, they have a variety of unique characteristics, and they are very tasty. Their Dovetail and Seagrass bottles are fairly acclaimed and you can buy them right on their website. Might be a bit over $90 with shipping, though. I've only had Dovetail myself but it's a super interesting bottle. I recommend it for folks who are into barrel finished whiskey.
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Sea grass is a complete anomaly for me. It tastes like…. Something? e: apparently I’m remembering Armeda. Thats the odd one. Dr. Lunchables fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Apr 29, 2022 |
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Apr 29, 2022 23:27
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Seagrass is a lighter rye with grassy notes, like lemongrass and vanilla. It's very refreshing and I don't even like rye that much. I love Dovetail though. It's on the sweeter side with lots of fruit notes and smooth finish. It's on the expensive side for a daily drinker but I'll get it when I want a treat.
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Apr 29, 2022 23:46
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I’m really appreciating the Red Breast Lustau right now. More complex than the standard stuff, not as outrageous on the alcohol notes as Cask Strength. If you like Irish, give this one a shot. (I also got a line on another Red Spot tonight. Ideally I’ll have it in hand soon.)
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Apr 30, 2022 00:15
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Dr. Lunchables posted:I’m really appreciating the Red Breast Lustau right now. More complex than the standard stuff, not as outrageous on the alcohol notes as Cask Strength. I LOVE the Lustau edition.
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Apr 30, 2022 02:17
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My local shop finally got the store pick of Weller Full Proof / blue label they’ve been promising since November. Annoyingly, they required buying a fifth of Yellowstone and a handle of some vodka I’d never heard of to be allowed to buy the Weller — I’ve seen other shops do that but this is the first time this shop has done it. I hadn’t splurged on a bottle in a while though so I went for it. It’s really good. Wheat sweetness and lots of cherry and vanilla flavors but well-structured and the 114 proof gives it some oomph. Easily one of the best bottles I’ve opened in the last year. Dr. Lunchables posted:Sea grass is a complete anomaly for me. It tastes like…. Something? I really like Seagrass. For me, it’s definitely an apricot flavor on the finish that jumps out at me (which makes sense, since it’s finished in apricot brandy casks)
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Apr 30, 2022 15:22
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I’ve been thinking about getting a bottle of Rare Breed. Do you add more water than usual to it or keep it the same?
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Lawen posted:My local shop finally got the store pick of Weller Full Proof / blue label they’ve been promising since November. Annoyingly, they required buying a fifth of Yellowstone and a handle of some vodka I’d never heard of to be allowed to buy the Weller — I’ve seen other shops do that but this is the first time this shop has done it. I hadn’t splurged on a bottle in a while though so I went for it. Wheatley?
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Professor Shark posted:I’ve been thinking about getting a bottle of Rare Breed. Do you add more water than usual to it or keep it the same? Higher ABV whiskeys will likely want a little bit more water than lower ones, but it’s not like there’s a prescribed ratio or anything. Try a little splash, add if it needs it. I will say that cold water is more effective than room temp or warm water, you can try that too if you haven’t. With a real hot, high ABV whiskey I’ll do like 1 tsp of cold water in a 2oz glass. That’d be much too much for standard proof for me, but it’s all up to your taste anyway.
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Apr 30, 2022 18:11
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Deceptive Thinker posted:Wheatley? Copper 29 (not Element 29) which is just labelled "USA made", "Distilled from grain", and "Bottled by the Brookstone Distilling Company, Louisville, KY". I can't even find a picture of it online but it does seem like Brookstone might be a "Doing Business As" owned by Buffalo Trace/Sazerac. I haven't opened it yet, I expect it's going to be really, really bad.
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Lawen posted:Copper 29 (not Element 29) which is just labelled "USA made", "Distilled from grain", and "Bottled by the Brookstone Distilling Company, Louisville, KY". I can't even find a picture of it online but it does seem like Brookstone might be a "Doing Business As" owned by Buffalo Trace/Sazerac. I haven't opened it yet, I expect it's going to be really, really bad. That's really strange since usually these bundles are with Wheatley because the distributor wants Wheatley and Fireball sales for allocations
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Deceptive Thinker posted:That's really strange since usually these bundles are with Wheatley because the distributor wants Wheatley and Fireball sales for allocations Yeah, when I was working at a liquor store last year we had to keep buying Benchmark and Wheatley or our allocations dropped. We had gallons of that stuff that no one ever bought. This might just be that the store's buyer took a chance on ordering something that didn't pan out, and they're using the Weller as an excuse to clear out some old stock that isn't moving otherwise.
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Went to my buddys to finally grab the bottle of Red Spot he snagged for me and ended up walking out with four wildly different bottles. (Apologies for the blurry photo) An Elijah Craig barrel proof store pick (8 years, smells like the inside of a warm cedar sauna). A Knappogue Castle store pick (a backup to a bottle I already have). Super friendly and drinkable, more character than regular Knappogue. The Stellum black label. It’s a blend, but I have a store pick of a single barrel that I liked less. The black label runs $100 in Michigan, but the store pick was $60. I don’t think either are worth the price, and I expected the lower shelf Barrell offerings to be more distinct. They’re fine bourbons, but they’re not as unique as Barrell stuff. (Also the packaging sucks and is boring) Finally the Red Spot. If you know Irish Whiskey you know this stuff. This is officially my backup bottle so that I could feel safe pouring the one I already had. It took me 1.5 years to find the first one and about another year to find the second, so these are for special occasions. If it counts, I only paid for the Elijah Craig and the Red Spot. My buddy is a very generous guy. I’m gonna pour the Stellum Black tonight and enjoy the taste of free whiskey.
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Professor Shark posted:I’ve been thinking about getting a bottle of Rare Breed. Do you add more water than usual to it or keep it the same? Try it both ways! Personally I drink Rare Breed without any water, but it's worth figuring out for yourself how you enjoy it the most.
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I drink all my 110+ proof stuff neat but I’m also a masochist.
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Personally I like 100 proof stuff neat but significantly above that, getting up into real barrel proof range, the tsp or half-tsp of cold water changed the game for me.
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Josh Lyman posted:I drink all my 110+ proof stuff neat but I’m also a masochist. Same. I don’t begrudge anyone for what they like though. You wanna pour Pappy on coke? Your money my friend.
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May 4, 2022 02:55
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Drink it how you like, just don't use ice in a glencairn
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Scythe posted:Personally I like 100 proof stuff neat but significantly above that, getting up into real barrel proof range, the tsp or half-tsp of cold water changed the game for me. It's good to get an actual idea of how much water people use. A lot of websites say "a splash of water" which doesn't give an idea of how much they're using. A radio program I listened to about Scotch had producers talk about how they like to drink a 1:1 mix of whisky and water, which seems like too much, and some of my partner's family members I used to drink with went way overboard (probably based on the little information they'd read/ heard) and would put a shot of whisky into a large glass and fill it to the top with water.
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Deceptive Thinker posted:Drink it how you like, just don't use ice in a glencairn But why? Professor Shark posted:It's good to get an actual idea of how much water people use. A lot of websites say "a splash of water" which doesn't give an idea of how much they're using. A radio program I listened to about Scotch had producers talk about how they like to drink a 1:1 mix of whisky and water, which seems like too much, and some of my partner's family members I used to drink with went way overboard (probably based on the little information they'd read/ heard) and would put a shot of whisky into a large glass and fill it to the top with water. I typically drink from a rocks glass, and started off with two ice cubes per dram but am down to one now. Funny how tastes change. It drives me absolutely nuts when I order a whiskey out and the glass is 80% ice.l
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For me ice amplifies the bad flavors in whiskey. If it's too hot I add a little water. It's not a macho thing, just a figuring out what suits your personal tastes thing. But I also think WT101 has a gross weird burnt sour funk that ruins it, so my taste buds might just be weird.
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Quiet Feet posted:But why? "Because it looks loving ridiculous" and unless you have tiny ice balls or crushed ice, it's not going to fit But seriously, proper glassware for how you like to enjoy your pour is leagues more important than how you take it If you like ice, use a rocks glass or tumbler. If you don't, then use a glen, other specialized "whiskey glass" , or a wine glass
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Glencairns are a great way to find out that the soap you use has a scent that lingers. Rinse those suckers an extra time.
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I sometimes drink mine out of a coffee mug so my neighbors don't know I'm a lowlife.
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Oh, they probably already know.
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Did a bit of online shopping: Ardbeg Uigeadail speaks for itself, and I missed out on a really interesting Ardbeg tasting (including SMWS bottles!) last month, so I had to compensate. I teetered between this and Corryvreckan, maybe I'll get that one next time. Smith & Cross and Wray & Nephew are mainstays in my liquor cabinet, firm favorites that really give mixed drinks a proper kick. The Scarabus came highly recommended from a friend, I haven't had the opportunity to taste it yet. Red Breast 12 Cask Strength is my "if I had to choose one and only one" whiskey. It's just fantastic. The last two are Danish schnapps. One is apple and thyme, the other is rhubarb and ginger. The sewing machine is a Pfaff Hobbymatic 807 that is old enough to be "Made in W. Germany". KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 21:06 on May 5, 2022 |
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Has anyone tried Ardbeg Fermutation? One of my local shops has it on clearance, but it’s still a little north of an impulse-bottle I think.
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Wasn't that supposed to be exclusive to Ardbeg Committee members? I would absolutely jump on that.
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Professor Shark posted:It's good to get an actual idea of how much water people use. A lot of websites say "a splash of water" which doesn't give an idea of how much they're using. A radio program I listened to about Scotch had producers talk about how they like to drink a 1:1 mix of whisky and water, which seems like too much, and some of my partner's family members I used to drink with went way overboard (probably based on the little information they'd read/ heard) and would put a shot of whisky into a large glass and fill it to the top with water. I water most bourbon down to ~100, maybe 105, but it depends on how "hot" it is. Barrell Seagrass (not bourbon) is 120 proof, but I drink it neat. Rare Breed is I think around 116 and I take it down to 100. It's just what you prefer.
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KozmoNaut posted:Wasn't that supposed to be exclusive to Ardbeg Committee members? I would absolutely jump on that. Apparently so, somehow I overlooked that before.
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spankmeister posted:Oh, they probably already know. I mean they think yeah probably but they don't know for sure.
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Has the thread discussed Kyrö Malt before? I picked it up because I thought their gin was unique and it might just be because I've never had a 100% rye whiskey before, just Rittenhouse and friends, but I'm having a hard time processing the flavor. It really does just taste like a sweet brown bread with just a little bit of woodiness. Normally I use rye for mixing but aside from maybe trying it in a Manhattan I can't see wanting to mess with the flavor. Also it's loving expensive.
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On a not whiskey note, any of you have any bourbon barrel aged tequilas? My local shop has a private barrel of one(forgot the name), but holy cow is it good. It’s like a good tequila that has a really nice and soft bourbon finish. I don’t drink a lot of tequila apart from my summer paloma addiction, but that may have to change.
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Tequila and mezcal are underrated in general. I'm more of a fan of silver tequila because it plays so well with citrus, but barrel-aged tequila can be excellent on its own as well.
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DoctaFun posted:On a not whiskey note, any of you have any bourbon barrel aged tequilas? My local shop has a private barrel of one(forgot the name), but holy cow is it good. It’s like a good tequila that has a really nice and soft bourbon finish. Corazon is owned by Sazerac so you can often get private barrels that were aged in Eagle Rare or Even GT Stagg barrels and the like But on that general topic: Tequila Ocho and Fortaleza are two of my favorites for all types of tequila expressions
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KozmoNaut posted:Did a bit of online shopping: Edit: Just checked the local liquor emporium and they don't see RB cask strength available. But they do have a bottle of 27yr for $650. Brb buying a lottery ticket.
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Any go to books to learn about mezcal or tequila? Like how Wine Folly or Wine Bible are kinda the go to.
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I had a cocktail recently that was mescal, bourbon, luxardo liqueur, and bitters. I started making them at home now. Not sure what it was called at the bar, so I’ve named it “Smoky Death.” Still tweaking my copycat, but latest iteration is roughly 1.5 oz bourbon, .5 oz mescal, 1 oz. luxardo, and angostura bitters, served over ice.
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A whole oz of maraschino? I can see this being good but just from the spec I’d cut that in half at least.
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Enigma posted:I had a cocktail recently that was mescal, bourbon, luxardo liqueur, and bitters. I started making them at home now. Not sure what it was called at the bar, so I’ve named it “Smoky Death.” Which luxardo? If that’s maraschino that’s waaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyI wish I was on a computer to put more ys too much e: ^ 
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