Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)

[mclaincausey]

@stever:

I've only been able to find the 'entry level' four roses here in Australia, but it's pretty damn delicious so I'm not complaining.

If it was good enough for Faulkner, its good enough for us all.

[stever]

@Seul - i would recommend staying away from the green 'special reserve'. Slightly too harsh/ unrefined for the price. The original/ private reserve  (thats about 25% more expensive) is a world away in flavour! A lot like a Booker Noe that doesn't need a bunch of dilution to open up properly.

@Giles Thanks! Long time no speaky!

[bubbapest]

got a bottle of the templeton rye, pretty good stuff

[seawolf]

@Seul:

So which is best: Blantons, Blantons special reserve green, Gold edition, or Straight from the barrel?..

This is the choice I have:

http://drankdozijn.nl/groep/whisky/kenmerk/bourbon/2

I've had Special Reserve Green, and it's not that great compared to Blanton's. The Green is watered down to 40% abv. Not worth it in my opinion.

[mclaincausey]

Endless diversion

http://buffalotrace.udcinteractive.net/#results

[tmg]

Just bought my first bottle of bourbon, L&G Woodford Reserve, along with some Angostura bitters and some oranges - looking forward to an Old Fashioned [emoji3]

[mclaincausey]

Great mezcal, the cypress makes it very unusual.

Also anyone wanting to explore mezcal should be sure to pick up the Bible.

[FOXY]

There is a whole world out there…

Still nursing this one:

Smokey & sweet

[mclaincausey]

Great bottle. One of the Del Magueys is from that village.

[sabergirl]

The Alipús San Baltazar is one of my favorite mezcales.

Ron Cooper of Del Maguey just celebrated his 20th year of importing/producing the single village mezcales. I got to attend a tasting with him a few years ago. Such a rad dude.

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[FOXY]

Mezcal is slowing developing a small footprint over here on the continent. Can be so much better than the average to better Tequila…
In most cases the prices here are still prohibitive, though.

[sabergirl]

Pricing and availability have only improved in the US within the past 5 years or so. And you can still only find variety in major cities or through specialty stores. San Francisco really took a liking to mezcales during the time I was living there, and from talking to friends all over the country it's spreading around.

I love mezcal. That and tacos were my favorite things about living in Mexico. (Besides a certain mexicana.)

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[mclaincausey]

Mezcal is entirely more interesting than tequila. There just so much wider a spectrum of flavors due to the more open qualifications. I also enjoy sotol; Mexico is really getting on the map in terms of artisinal distillery. I think mezcal is now well on its way to becoming more of a household name. I want the producers to be rewarded, but selfishly I also want to continue having my supply!

[tigerpac]

happy drinking day errr st patricks day

[Finn666]

had this on the weekend…really nice I have to say!

[tigerpac]

^

[mclaincausey]

Big fan of Laphroaig @Finn666 . That and Talisker really ring my bell when it comes to peated whisky.

[stever]

That's a very decent pour Finn!

Finished off this at band praco tonight; sad to see the end of it

[FOXY]

Had to re-stock - theme is whisky-aged gins…

And experimenting with (Dry) Vermouth…

[organisys]

@FOXY they look interesting. Partial to a G&T and a Vodka/Dry Vermouth.

However, this is an all time favourite:

http://www.suntory.com/whisky/index.html#%2Fwhisky%2Fen%2Fhibiki%2F