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Yeah... in mass quantities!!!
Oops, wait, that's what got me in trouble in the first place.
Anyone drink scotch?
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Yeah... in mass quantities!!!
Oops, wait, that's what got me in trouble in the first place.
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Well, the worst two drinks I ever made as a bartender were for two regular but unrelated customers. One was a guy and the other a gal. He drank scotch and milk and she drank scotch and tonic. YETCH!
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Well, the worst two drinks I ever made as a bartender were for two regular but unrelated customers. One was a guy and the other a gal. He drank scotch and milk and she drank scotch and tonic. YETCH!
Which movie was that were the guy was drinking scotch and pepto bismol?
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Well, the worst two drinks I ever made as a bartender were for two regular but unrelated customers. One was a guy and the other a gal. He drank scotch and milk and she drank scotch and tonic. YETCH!
Scotch and milk was called "moose milk" in Washington where I grew up.
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That would be Famous Grouse, good stuff. I like it a smidge better than JW Red Label, but I will buy which ever is the better deal at the time for "normal" drinking.
I have my wife trained to give me JW Black Label or Glenlivet for birthday or Christmas. (That alone makes her a "keeper".) Someone else alluded to this, but the really smooth stuff -- JW Black fits -- is almost dangerous over ice because it is so smooth you end up almost slobbering without realizing how much of it you already drank.
Been a scotch drinker since I was first exposed to scotch and soda by a buddy in Kadena, Okinawa in the late 60's, but really only like it now in the winter months and only over ice: my rule is, if there is a fire in the fireplace, then it is time for scotch. Never could get to like Bourbon or the Tennessee stuff, but keep some Maker's Mark and some good Canadian stuff around in case company wants some.
I suppose after all of these years my palate is all twisted up, but I also like gin (especially Beefeaters martinis), vodka, rum, tequila and a few more I cannot remember. When I lived in Florida, one standby was dark rum and orange juice...and not just for breakfast. ;-)
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Yes, I drink Scotch. It's actually pretty good when you don't have a decent Bourbon, and bourbon is fine when you've run out of good Canadian whiskey. I like them, any of them, neat. Neat is fine when you've run out of ice, or water. Water is fine when I've run out of Coke, but Coke really isn't the way to drink it when the ice is all gone. Coke with anything is terrible without ice. What was the question again?
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Tried it once, thought I'd rather crack a 5gallon of kerosene.
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Raven,
Ah, somebody picked up on that - Famous Grouse/Gross! Good one.
I usually drink martinis in the summer... don't know why. Along with gin and tonic.
My other summer drink is Dark Rum - Goslings or Lemon Hart (don't bother with Appleton anymore) over lots of ice and water. And if I am feeling really "Irie" I have a 'Dark and Stormy" Rum with Ginger Beer (soda) and ice.
Cheers.
Ah, somebody picked up on that - Famous Grouse/Gross! Good one.
I usually drink martinis in the summer... don't know why. Along with gin and tonic.
My other summer drink is Dark Rum - Goslings or Lemon Hart (don't bother with Appleton anymore) over lots of ice and water. And if I am feeling really "Irie" I have a 'Dark and Stormy" Rum with Ginger Beer (soda) and ice.
Cheers.
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Got a friend who is into single malts. He used to give me a different bottle every Christmas, and I found that they are so varied that most people find some they like and some they just can't stand. He invited me to a tasting party one time. Must have spent big bucks because he had at least twenty different single malts. I was pretty well wasted by the time he brought out one of the $100 + bottles, and when I tried it I told him it tasted like paint thinner....which it did! Since then he's been giving me single barrel bourbons instead, and they are much more similar to each other, at least to my taste. I mean they all at least taste like bourbon. Some of the single malts taste so mild they are almost like good brandy. I've got a bottle of ten year old Aberlour that fits that description. It just evaporates on the tongue and leaves a nice glow.
Some of the single barrel bourbons are really light, too, but I find that I actually like what I think of as bourbon taste, while the taste of blended scotch and many of the single malts is not my favorite. Most of the Irish whiskeys taste like light scotch to me, so I tend to like them pretty well.
The latest single barrel bourbon he gave me is an 18 year old Eligah Craig. It was barreled in 1991 and bottled last year. I'd like to say it is really, really good, but in fact it is not really to my taste. Came in a fantastic bottle, however!
When I buy bourbon for myself I actually don't buy bourbon, most of the time. Being from Tennessee, I favor George Dickel, but since I'm cheap, I often buy Early Times Kentucky whiskey. It's not a bourbon, even though it is made in the right place, because it is partially aged in used sherry barrels rather than only in new oak barrels. I like the somewhat sweet bourbon flavor it has, to me at least. Turns out is is the official whiskey of the Kentucky Derby.
So....anybody into port?
Chuck
Some of the single barrel bourbons are really light, too, but I find that I actually like what I think of as bourbon taste, while the taste of blended scotch and many of the single malts is not my favorite. Most of the Irish whiskeys taste like light scotch to me, so I tend to like them pretty well.
The latest single barrel bourbon he gave me is an 18 year old Eligah Craig. It was barreled in 1991 and bottled last year. I'd like to say it is really, really good, but in fact it is not really to my taste. Came in a fantastic bottle, however!
When I buy bourbon for myself I actually don't buy bourbon, most of the time. Being from Tennessee, I favor George Dickel, but since I'm cheap, I often buy Early Times Kentucky whiskey. It's not a bourbon, even though it is made in the right place, because it is partially aged in used sherry barrels rather than only in new oak barrels. I like the somewhat sweet bourbon flavor it has, to me at least. Turns out is is the official whiskey of the Kentucky Derby.
So....anybody into port?
Chuck
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Chuck,
Enlighten me on Bourbon. A friend gave me a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 last year.
When he comes back this year - early June - I will propose we crack it open. He also gave me a bottle of Glenmoragie single malt which I will share with him as well - I think he prefers bourbon... being from Virginia...???
Lloyd
PS: Haven't had port in a long time...
Enlighten me on Bourbon. A friend gave me a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 last year.
When he comes back this year - early June - I will propose we crack it open. He also gave me a bottle of Glenmoragie single malt which I will share with him as well - I think he prefers bourbon... being from Virginia...???
Lloyd
PS: Haven't had port in a long time...