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What are you drinking tonight?

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Ended up hosting some family, so I made a handful of cocktails. Corpse Reviver #2, Boulevardier, Cosmopolitan, Jack Rose, Paloma... and then there were plenty of craft winter ales. Not a bad evening at all.
 
I had planned on a pub crawl Friday night and then a Halloween party on Saturday, but apparently, I live with someone who hates fun and wants to ruin my life and she nixed both those ideas literally seconds before we went out. Ended up opening a nice bottle of wine and drinking alone. =(
 
Pardus said:
whiskey. keeps me warm when its freezing out.
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You are a whisky man
 
smackababy said:
I had planned on a pub crawl Friday night and then a Halloween party on Saturday, but apparently, I live with someone who hates fun and wants to ruin my life and she nixed both those ideas literally seconds before we went out. Ended up opening a nice bottle of wine and drinking alone. =(
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Do you need her to hold your hand when you go out? Grow a pair of balls if you don't like her and move on.
 
smackababy said:
I had planned on a pub crawl Friday night and then a Halloween party on Saturday, but apparently, I live with someone who hates fun and wants to ruin my life and she nixed both those ideas literally seconds before we went out. Ended up opening a nice bottle of wine and drinking alone. =(
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Lmao. Are those your balls in a glass jar in the cupboard?
 
Wegmans brand French roast coffee. Pretty good, but not exceptional. It's my stock "generic" coffee for drinking large quantities. $7 for 34oz(avoirdupois).
 
Ns1 said:
had some of this over the weekend, HTF do you guys drink this shit?

I can only classify it as "harsh as fuck"

http://www.drinkspirits.com/whiskey/high-west-double-rye-whiskey-review/

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Temper it with water to cut down some of the initial alcohol burn and let it rest for a bit so some of the alcohol can evaporate; makes it smoother to drink neat. You can always add ice too. But personally, I prefer rye for mixing. If I'm drinking whiskey neat, give me bourbon, or maybe Irish or Scotch if the mood strikes. The spicy quality of rye that makes it so harsh when drinking it straight makes for a killer flavor profile in a Manhattan or Sazerac. Next time you have some, make a simple Old Fashioned; dissolve a teaspoon of sugar in a teaspoon of water, add 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 2 ounces of rye whiskey, and twist a lemon rind over the top of the glass and drop it in. Add one very large ice cube if you have it (three medium ice cubes will work, but you don't want it to dilute too quickly) and sip slowly. It's delightful.
 
Atomic Playboy said:
Temper it with water to cut down some of the initial alcohol burn and let it rest for a bit so some of the alcohol can evaporate; makes it smoother to drink neat. You can always add ice too. But personally, I prefer rye for mixing. If I'm drinking whiskey neat, give me bourbon, or maybe Irish or Scotch if the mood strikes. The spicy quality of rye that makes it so harsh when drinking it straight makes for a killer flavor profile in a Manhattan or Sazerac. Next time you have some, make a simple Old Fashioned; dissolve a teaspoon of sugar in a teaspoon of water, add 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 2 ounces of rye whiskey, and twist a lemon rind over the top of the glass and drop it in. Add one very large ice cube if you have it (three medium ice cubes will work, but you don't want it to dilute too quickly) and sip slowly. It's delightful.
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dude, I put that shit on a fat ice cube and let it water down. I got to the end some 30 minutes later and I was still making the whiskey face.

Thanks for the notes re: Rye, I'll try my rye based whiskeys in OF's instead of straight up.
 
Ns1 said:
Thanks for the notes re: Rye, I'll try my rye based whiskeys in OF's instead of straight up.
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I've been whoring it around here lately, but give Pikesville rye a try if you can find it out your way. It's super cheap(~$12 a bottle), and has a great mellow flavor.
 
lxskllr said:
I've been whoring it around here lately, but give Pikesville rye a try if you can find it out your way. It's super cheap(~$12 a bottle), and has a great mellow flavor.
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I still got a bottle of bulleit rye I've barely touched =X
 
Ns1 said:
dude, I put that shit on a fat ice cube and let it water down. I got to the end some 30 minutes later and I was still making the whiskey face.

Thanks for the notes re: Rye, I'll try my rye based whiskeys in OF's instead of straight up.
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It's funny, cause I haven't had the High West, and just looking around at some reviews, everyone mentions it being a super smooth sipper. So maybe you just don't like rye whiskey (no shame in that). But I'd definitely try a couple mixed drinks to see how it fares.
 
Atomic Playboy said:
It's funny, cause I haven't had the High West, and just looking around at some reviews, everyone mentions it being a super smooth sipper. So maybe you just don't like rye whiskey (no shame in that). But I'd definitely try a couple mixed drinks to see how it fares.
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The review I linked to touched on it...
The entry is explosive with a fantastic spice that hits your palate right out of the gate.
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Except for my unrefined taste buds, "explosive with a fantastic spice" means "harsh as fuck". It's my neighbors bottle, I just asked for a taster.
 
Ns1 said:
The review I linked to touched on it...


Except for my unrefined taste buds, "explosive with a fantastic spice" means "harsh as fuck". It's my neighbors bottle, I just asked for a taster.
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I'm not super familiar with rye, or any American whiskey. I've always concentrated on Scotch and Irish, which are my preference. I'd say the Pikesville rye is to some(most?) other rye, as Johnnie Walker is to single malt. IOW, it's mellow, and nothing really stands out. It's unoffensive, but also unremarkable. You drink it for something nice, not to be surprised or astounded.
 
Ive got a bit of a collection of bourbons to work on. Been trying to find stores that have BTAC bourbons for sale but so far no luck, but in the meantime have picked up:

-four roses small batch
-eh taylor single barrel
-wl weller special reserve
-stagg jr

not sure which to crack open tonight
 
Water. I binged in Vegas for 2 days. Came back. Binged from Wednesday to Saturday.

My body is hurting. Good thing I will be getting my wisdom teeth pulled out Friday so I'll be stuck at home drinking smoothies.
 
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