What are you drinking?

[NDinMich]

Stone Arrogant Bastard.

Nice. Found some Double Bastard over the weekend. Looking forward to trying it.

Tonight I'm having some Ohio Unidradon by Clown Shoes.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Can you share this recipe? I'd love to hear it.

As requested:

Ye Olde Tyme Nog Recipe

• Separate 8 eggs into two separate bowls;
• Beat the whites, then add 1/2 lb. of sugar;
• Beat until stiff;
• Beat yolks in the other bowl until they take on a light yellow color;
• Add yolks to whites by folding (not mixing) them in;
• Add 1 pint of heavy cream and 2 pints of whole milk;
• Add 750 ml of Jameson's and 2 jiggers of spiced rum;
• Chill.

 

[pkt77242]

Nice. Found some Double Bastard over the weekend. Looking forward to trying it.

Tonight I'm having some Ohio Unidradon by Clown Shoes.

I really like Double Bastard (I have a bottle of it in my fridge right now).

 

[Black Irish]

Out of curiosity what does it cost up your way? Here it is $25, and the other bourbons that I really enjoy in that price range are Elijah Craig 12 ($26) and Evan Williams Single Barrel ($26). I really like some of the bourbons that fall more in the $35-40 range (Angel Envy, Willet Reserve, and maybe WT Rare Breed or Russells Reserve, though to be honest I would much rather spend the extra few dollars and get WT Kentucky Spirit, love that bourbon).

IIRC, 1792 ran me about $30-$35 at Total Wine. Too many other good options at the same cost or less. I keep looking at Evan Williams Single Barrel and holding off. Maybe I'll take the plunge next time I'm bourbon shopping.

Had some delicious beer yesterday. Oskar Blues Ten Fidy, Stone Imperial Russian, Lagunitas Daytime, and 21st Amendment He Said Tripel. The Stone was just OK, but the other three were really enjoyable.

 

[NDinMich]

BrewDog Hardcore IPA

 

[pkt77242]

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15yo
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20yo
William Larue Weller 2009
William Larue Weller 2010
William Larue Weller 2011

 

[pkt77242]

AD Rattray Bowmore 1991 17yo sherry cask
I love this whisky. Big time bacon, almond, some floral notes, raisins, dates, figs, walnuts and some campfire notes.
Sierra Nevada Narwhal RIS.

 

[Black Irish]

I've got 4/5ths of this year's Buffalo Trace Antique Collection at work. I'm short a Wm. Larue Weller. I've got some multiples of limited release stuff I'm looking to trade. I was planning a high dollar, VIP Antique Collection dinner & would really like the whole line up to make it happen. So if anyone is holding an extra W.L.W and is up to deal, shoot me a PM.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Basil Hayden's is a "high rye" bourbon from Jim Beam. Same mash bill as Old Grand Dad; I prefer the higher ABV expressions of OGD as they're much more interesting than the 80 proof. You might like Four Roses Single Barrel or Bulleit as well, as they use a similar mash bill.

Bulleit and 4 Roses Single are much superior to Basil Hayden, IMO. OGD 114 is good stuff for the price. Splash a little water in to open it up, and it's a solid sipping whiskey.

I purchased the 4 Roses single and had a glass during the ASU game. I wasn't wowed by it and it didn't seem as smooth as Basil. I'm going to withhold judgement because: 1. I don't have a developed whiskey palette and 2. the game could've influenced my enjoyment. I intend to have another glass tonight after our son goes down. I'll report back.

I didn't see Bulleit or OGD at the store but I'll keep them on the list.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I purchased the 4 Roses single and had a glass during the ASU game. I wasn't wowed by it and it didn't seem as smooth as Basil. I'm going to withhold judgement because: 1. I don't have a developed whiskey palette and 2. the game could've influenced my enjoyment. I intend to have another glass tonight after our son goes down. I'll report back.

I didn't see Bulleit or OGD at the store but I'll keep them on the list.

Basil Hayden's is sort of unique among "high rye" bourbons, in that it's low ABV, light-bodied, delicate and mild. Those qualities make it a great entry-level bourbon for the uninitiated. But that's very atypical for its type. Most people who get into high-rye labels enjoy the dryness, full-body and robust spicyness imparted by the rye (which is why Black and I suggested Bulleit and Four Roses).

Have you tried Maker's 46? If the "approachability" of BH is what you're responding favorably to, you'd probably enjoy wheated bourbon.

 

[koonja]

Basil Hayden's is sort of unique among "high rye" bourbons-- low ABV, light-bodied, delicate/ mild. Those qualities make it a great entry-level bourbon for the uninitiated. But that's very atypical for its type. Most people who get into high-rye labels enjoy the dry, full-bodied, robust spicyness imparted by the rye (which both Bulleit and Four Roses offer).

Have you tried Maker's 46? If the "approachability" of BH is what you're responding favorably to, you'd probably enjoy wheated bourbon.

I keep waiting for you to just post 'Whiskey Jack' in this thread.

Saving it for when we win the NC?

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I keep waiting for you to just post 'Whiskey Jack' in this thread.

Sadly, I don't think Whiskeyjack is an actual beverage. Applejack is, though; American colonials would increase the ABV of cider through "jacking", which is another term for freeze distillation. I'd love to try it some day, but it's apparently an inefficient way to go about making hard cider, so none of the commercial producers utilize it.

 

[woolybug25]

So every year, I go on this fishing trip to PA to fish for steelhead and musky. Each year, one of my buds from Chicago brings a drink called Malort. It's a Swedish botanical liquor. Has anyone had this? I guess it's the rage in Chicago.

It tastes somewhere between an Icelandic abortion and human feces.

We drank a fifth of it.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

So every year, I go on this fishing trip to PA to fish for steelhead and musky. Each year, one of my buds from Chicago brings a drink called Malort. It's a Swedish botanical liquor. Has anyone had this? I guess it's the rage in Chicago.

It tastes somewhere between an Icelandic abortion and human feces.

We drank a fifth of it.

From the wikipedia page for Jeppson's Malört:

"Most first-time drinkers of Jeppson Malort reject our liquor. Its strong, sharp taste is not for everyone. Our liquor is rugged and unrelenting (even brutal) to the palate. During almost 60 years of American distribution, we found only 1 out of 49 men will drink Jeppson Malort. During the lifetime of our founder, Carl Jeppson was apt to say, 'My Malort is produced for that unique group of drinkers who disdain light flavor or neutral spirits.'

It is not possible to forget our two-fisted liquor. The taste just lingers and lasts - seemingly forever. The first shot is hard to swallow! PERSERVERE [sic]. Make it past two 'shock-glasses' and with the third you could be ours...forever"

...

In an interview with Gothamist blog Chicagoist, humorist John Hodgman said Jeppson's Malört "tastes like pencil shavings and heartbreak."

It's basically wormwood-infused vodka that admits to tasting like as$ on the label. Hilarious, but I'll pass.

 

[woolybug25]

From the wikipedia page for Jeppson's Malört:



It's basically wormwood-infused vodka that admits to tasting like as$ on the label. Hilarious, but I'll pass.

Hahaha... that is pretty accurate. I'm on my work computer, but someone should post the youtube of the commercial they tried to make for it. It's hilarious.

One note on the taste. It's the only drink I have ever had that three minutes later, taste worst than when you originally drank it. The term "linger" isn't quite accurate, as that implies it's slowly dissipating but staying. Rather, it grows in its unpleasantry and has an incessant burn that grows by the second.

It's an appalling drink.

I think everyone should try it at least once.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Basil Hayden's is sort of unique among "high rye" bourbons, in that it's low ABV, light-bodied, delicate and mild. Those qualities make it a great entry-level bourbon for the uninitiated. But that's very atypical for its type. Most people who get into high-rye labels enjoy the dryness, full-body and robust spicyness imparted by the rye (which is why Black and I suggested Bulleit and Four Roses).

Have you tried Maker's 46? If the "approachability" of BH is what you're responding favorably to, you'd probably enjoy wheated bourbon.

It's all approachability for me right now, I simply haven't had that much whiskey. My foray into it started with bottom shelf so we could smash a fifth through a night, then I started to seek out good taste. That started with Crown, but that became too sweet. Then Maker's but that became too sweet. Then Basil, where I've settled comfortably since it's such a smooth drink. The Rose Acres single will be given it's opportunity and I'll be buying a couple more handles for my snowboarding trip next weekend.

I love Maker's 46, that was one I drank repeatedly but found Basil cheaper at the local store and I thought their tastes were comparable. Do you have a suggestion or link to site that explains whiskeys by flavor and mash bill? Ideally I'd buy 1 bottle of a few different types on the Venn diagram so I can grow in my whiskey knowledge while cycling through various bottles.

 

[pkt77242]

Angel's Envy. Just bought this bottle today and I am not sure how I feel about it. Interesting and enjoyable but not as good as everyone told me it would be though to be fair I have only had one glass of it (I had this once previously but it was at a tasting where I had 30+ other whiskies).

 

[NDinMich]

Double arrogant bastard

 

[pkt77242]

Double arrogant bastard

What do you think of it?

 

[NDinMich]

What do you think of it?

Terrific. Almost tasted like a barley wine to me.

 

[Irish YJ]

took advantage of the delta free shit and had 3 BM's on the short flight from ATL to Indy. Just picked up a throw away cooler and some beers for the tailgate. think I should have brought some hot chocolate and LQ instead...

 

[scUM Hater]

Shorts brewing Alter Spalter (true old world style German ale) and Shorts brewing Thirst Blaster (Munich Helles Style Lager). I have a 8 pack variety pack of Guiness also, the Kilkenny (Irish Cream Ale) is amazing.

 

[pkt77242]

Picked up a 64oz growler of Founders Breakfast Stout for $16.

 

[pkt77242]

Terrific. Almost tasted like a barley wine to me.

I love Double Bastard.

Sierra Nevada Celebration while watching the OSU/MINN game, struggling to hold out on the Breakfast Stout till the ND game.

 

[greyhammer90]

Picked up a 64oz growler of Founders Breakfast Stout for $16.

Hell yeah

 

[pkt77242]

Hell yeah

Just poured it. A great stout, big time coffee on the nose and big chocolate on the palate.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Live Oak Hefe-Weizen. Served with a slice of orange I could actually do without.

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[IrishinSyria]

Not enough beer in my apartment right now


drinking Baderbrau, a pilsener brewed in Chicago

 

[dshans]

A distillation of bitter vetch ... 110 Proof.

 

[pkt77242]

More Founder Breakfast Stout