Whiskey

[Brandon]

changed my mind with whistle pig once i cut it with ice. i prefer to have them neat, but whistle pig was a little too overbearing. once i put it on the rocks it was one of the most perfect whiskeys i have ever had.

makes me feel differently about makers.

[AngelsLongBall]

I only had it with an ice cube the size of the death star.  I never tried it neat.  Glad to hear you liked it. 

Now, feeling differently about Makers??

[AngelsLongBall]

2 hours ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

Same here on my 40th last October. Suddenly my liquor cabinet was overflowing with good single malts, whiskey & bourbon. Its getting pretty lean now. 

Hey, your 41st is right around the corner!

[nate]

Any of you guys use a crystal decanter?  I got one as a gift but am hesitant to use it because I know Whiskey/Scotch can oxidize from too much sunlight and ruin the taste.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

1 hour ago, AngelsLongBall said:

Hey, your 41st is right around the corner!

I'm sending party invitations now!

[Brandon]

i used to. it was cool, but not really necessary because the whiskey never stayed in there long enough. so it felt like an extra step to rinse/wash it. cool to have though.

 

1 hour ago, AngelsLongBall said:

Now, feeling differently about Makers??

feeling differently may be too much. more like, driving a ferrari then going back to driving a base model bmw.

still trying to find blantons.

[nate]

17 minutes ago, Brandon said:

i used to. it was cool, but not really necessary because the whiskey never stayed in there long enough. so it felt like an extra step to rinse/wash it. cool to have though.

It is purely for show for sure.  Feel like it is going to waste in the box it is in right now.  Guess I will put it to use.

[Tank]

36 minutes ago, nate said:

It is purely for show for sure.  Feel like it is going to waste in the box it is in right now.  Guess I will put it to use.

use it for your diet dr. pepper.

[Brandon]

1 hour ago, nate said:

It is purely for show for sure.  Feel like it is going to waste in the box it is in right now.  Guess I will put it to use.

i dug it. added some style to the house and never had an issue with the whiskey. good sweet smell, too, when you go to clean it out when it's empty. i dig the crystal, but it also came with really cool tumbler glasses that i love to use.

give it a whirl.

[nate]

Done.  12 year old Glenlivit.

[Brandon]

whiskey map and top 10.

anyone recommend or try any of these?

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/a54739/best-whiskey-distilleries-in-america/?src=socialflowFB

[Jason]

On 5/30/2017 at 0:09 PM, nate said:

Any of you guys use a crystal decanter?  I got one as a gift but am hesitant to use it because I know Whiskey/Scotch can oxidize from too much sunlight and ruin the taste.

It can but it oxidizes much slower than wine or beer. I have a decanter but I don't use it. I use a wine decanter if I'm having a dinner party or holiday meal. They work great for wine.

[Jason]

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

whiskey map and top 10.

anyone recommend or try any of these?

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/a54739/best-whiskey-distilleries-in-america/?src=socialflowFB

High West for sure. Their Rye whiskeys are really good

[Brandon]

a lady friend broke out sheep dip last night. good shit and i saw this morning looking it up that it's only $40.

going to grab that high west @Jason mentioned in a bit.

[Brandon]

just randomly picked up a bottle of blantons. I see why it's considered the best.

[Blarg]

I heard Blanton never hits the spot.

 

[Make Angels Great Again]

On 5/18/2017 at 10:04 AM, mrwicked said:

i've had some success using bevmo for things i can't seem to get manually.

like there is a f*cking delish bison grass vodka i drank a ton of in poland. called Żubrówka. it wasn't available in the US because of the real piece of grass in it.

eventually they legalized it. but i couldnt find it anywhere. i actually got bevmo to locate it, and then did in store pickup and swung by like a week later to grab it.

sh*t it so good. reminds me my bottle is getting low.

give them a try for blantons they have a pretty wide network. 

 

I just picked up a bottle of this. I normally hate vodka, but holy shit this is actually delicious.

[Tank]

tried some vodka in maui. my wife saw a bottle that she really liked and wanted to use for a souvenir so we bought it (just a small bottle). had never tried vodka so i filled the cap and drank it. it wasn't very much, but it was like a combination of rubbing alcohol and jalapeños. there was nothing remotely interesting or flavorful about it.

[Make Angels Great Again]

14 minutes ago, Tank said:

tried some vodka in maui. my wife saw a bottle that she really liked and wanted to use for a souvenir so we bought it (just a small bottle). had never tried vodka so i filled the cap and drank it. it wasn't very much, but it was like a combination of rubbing alcohol and jalapeños. there was nothing remotely interesting or flavorful about it.

 

See, and that's been my previous experience with Vodka also. Literally any vodka I always thought of as just disgusting.

This is totally different though. It's about 20 times less burn, and a strong vanilla flavor with a hint of citrus.

[AngelsLongBall]

On my second Whistle Pig of the evening 

[Brandon]

yes, sipping vodka straight for your first time is not going to taste good. you're doing it wrong unless you are my Russian family.

[Tank]

i doubt there'll be a second time. no plans for one, anyway.

[mrwicked]

On 9/30/2017 at 10:28 AM, Make Angels Great Again said:

 

I just picked up a bottle of this. I normally hate vodka, but holy shit this is actually delicious.

nice! not many people in the states know it, but its super popular in poland where vodka is religion. i love it.

[Brandon]

gravid this eagle rare 1.75 for $50 or so. pretty solid and great for the price point.

[Chuck]

A colleague just brought this back for me from Japan.