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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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

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    • Morose_PenguinM
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      Lies, it's all lies… Well ok I did say LAST week, but I was going to do it today (honest).

      Well as Mega has got the ball rolling, I shall continue:

      This year: Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix. Limited bottling from 2010, when the weight of snow on a couple of the warehouses caused the roofs to collapse.

      This was created with some of the barrels.

      I also have a Gordon and Mcphail bottling of a (10 year I think) Mortlach. Unfortunately this was bought in France (not the unfortunate part as the tax is far less), just as the whole "you can't bring more than 100ml of liquid onto flights" was instigated.

      And I'm too paranoid to have it posted to me. And my parents keep forgetting to bring it over :(. I stare at it lovingly every year or so. Pics in July :). It was bought from an amazing shop in Rennes. It was only small but one entire wall was filled floor to ceiling with whisky :). And the manager was very knowledgable, having worked in a few shops in Edinburgh for years.

      http://www.whisky-rhum.com

      Sorry to go on 🙂

      Last year:

      Year before:

      The first whisky I ever bought (and continue to buy often). I love the combination of flavours, it's just fantastic!

      I could drink it forever… (if my liver didn't give out).

      I usually stick to buying one or two bottles a year. Only buying more if I'm feeling flush.

      Japanese whisky: Usually Yamazaki 12 year old or Hibiki (blended)

      Irish Whiskey: Connemara, first tried on a trip to Dublin about 7 years ago. If I'm feeling cheap (all too often) then it's Jamesons.

      Bourbon:  When I'm drunk it's the ever popular (far too sweet IMO) Jack Daniels. When I'm not it's Woodford Reserve or Makers Mark. I did once have some 7 crown (Seagrams), which was a nice change.

      Right I think I've rambled on for far too long... I shall post more as I remember more. Expect late night updates and increasingly poor spelling :).

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      • Megatron1505M
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        Bourbon was the drink of my youth (I was really into Heavy Metal), and JD was king. I can't even smell the stuff these days without feeling sick, but Bullet is quite nice still. Wild Turkey tastes like petrol to me, can't understand how anyone could possibly enjoy it  😶

        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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        • Morose_PenguinM
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          I do tend to drink more whisky than bourbon, I usually only buy bourbon if I've no whisky in. Or after 5-6 pints of Guinness (but those days are far behind me, thankfully).

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          • Morose_PenguinM
            Morose_Penguin
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            Also should we be worried that we're posting on this (great) thread so early in the morning??

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            • Megatron1505M
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              When you're sobering up is the best time to discuss alcohol…....gives you perspective  😉

              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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              • Morose_PenguinM
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                I shall remember that excuse ;).

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                • derivative666D
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                  I am a big fan of bourbon been trying to track down a bottle of pappy van winkles now for two years. The search continues. My favorite bourbon is Four Roses. When drinking whiskey I like Hibiki.

                  "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                  • Megatron1505M
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                    Scotch is another drink I cannot go near, when I was a teenager there was an unfortunate incident with a stolen bottle of blended scotch, a stanley knife, and a science teachers car…...lets just say that things didn't end well for the car, or my appreciation of Scotch  😶

                    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                    • hecticH
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                      Good thread. I do like a cocktail myself:

                      Manhattan
                      Gin Martini
                      French 75

                      Simple cocktails with minimum dilution/clearly delineated ingredients is preferable; Long Island Ice Tea (for example) is trying too hard.

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                      • Megatron1505M
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                        Thats exactly why I love a White Russian  😃

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                        • hecticH
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                          Careful man, there's a beverage here

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                          • R
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                            My drink of choice is bourbon.  This is the current stock in my closet:

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                            • GilesG
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                              And BK hits Gos Vegas with a small gift…...

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • Madame ButtonflyM
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                                @Megatron1505:

                                Thats exactly why I love a White Russian  😃

                                Mmmm….. Black Russian one of my faves...  😉

                                AKA Mrs G

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                                • Madame ButtonflyM
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                                  OMG, probably the best bottle of booze we’ve ever had in the house, and G has already opened it!

                                  😞

                                  😉

                                  [quote author=Giles link=topic=3279.msg169952#msg169952 date=1337532569]
                                  And BK hits Gos Vegas with a small gift…...

                                  We’ve had such a lovely day, might as well finish it in style
                                  😘

                                  AKA Mrs G

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                                  • SeulS
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                                    No fannying about, the way it should be!..

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                                    • Megatron1505M
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                                      Mme B, could you deal with my shipping tomorrow please? G might be feeling a little "delicate"  :-\

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                      • Megatron1505M
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                                        I'm just enjoying a very common, and very relaxing, Smirnoff and Coke, before the working week kicks the stuffing out of me again  😠

                                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                        • bagley920B
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                                          Is absinthe as really that popular in Europe as the media here makes it seem?

                                          If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                                          • Megatron1505M
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                                            You can buy it in most pubs in the UK (well, around here you can), my local convenience store also has it, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it popular. I have drank it on occasions, and always found it a little disappointing.

                                            Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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