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

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      Jett129
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      I don’t know how you lasted a month!

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        @Jett129 You have a very good point 😎.

        I have some bottles for drinking and some investment bottles. Trying to work out which category this one will end up in.  Also been away at work so no chance to get tempted to crack it open.

        Was anyone quick enough to get the latest Ardbeg Hypernova release? I missed out this time unfortunately.

        There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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          If I can’t get 2 bottles of investment potential bourbon then the one that I am able to get is immediately opened.

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            That is pretty much exactly how my collection started.  Buy two, drink one, speculate on the second bottle to partially fund something else.

            The return on investment on the bottles I have stored is way more than any interest rate offered.  Plan is to liquidate them (sell them not drink them them  :D) and use the money for my daughters university fees when that time comes.

            Star of the show is an inaugural release from the small Daftmill distillery.

            There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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              Made a MEZCALITA using Tequila Ocho Reposado aged in Widow Jane bourbon barrels on the rocks,with a squeeze of lime and orange,Real Minero Mezcal,splashed on top,with a few shakes of Sal De Gusano. Off the charts delicious. When you get to the end the Sal de Gusano hits you. @mclaincausey   

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                A lovely raicilla this evening. A couple of different maguey used here, roasted in a wood fired oven, so not as smoky as a horno, and double distilled in a Portuguese shade out of copper and a tree trunk. This raicillero makes this one, with the varietals listed on the label, and another one with a single varietal under the same label. I prefer this one.

                None of the Venenosas are bad. This one, the red label, and the wacky orange label are favorites, and the Puntas variety is pretty crazy too. The Etnica line is the most special, from a tribal people who recently rediscovered their distilling tradition. If you see that, it is especially rare, even more than the orange label, which is guaranteed to be among the most unique spirits you’ve tried.

                The variety of terroir and maguey in Jalisco make raicilla one of the most varied and interesting maguey traditions IMO.

                Think it, be it.

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                  Just finish turkey dinner with friends 🙂

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                    That is the very first bourbon I ever tasted.

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                      @Jett129 what bourbon are you enjoying now?
                      All my money go to IH shirts and jackets, I really enjoy this:  $20 before tax for 1 litter of 100 proof

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                        I love any of the Makers Mark bourbons,especially the Cask Strength. The Old Foresster 1910 and 1920 are really good. The Four Roses Single Barrels are a good value as well. Wish I could get Eagle Rare at a decent price.

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                          Thanks to some of this thread's more adept influencers ( @Jett129 @mclaincausey @sabergirl ), I'm going to be taking my love of agave more seriously…..

                          Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                            I added good one to the bourbon collection, as well…..

                            Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                              Dude,I’ll be right over. Nice score!

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                                @scooter If you want to get serious about Mezcal,then you have to get this. You sprinkle a little bit on an orange slice,that you bite into after you’ve had a sip of Mezcal. It’s really good!   

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                                  @Jett129:

                                  Dude,I’ll be right over. Nice score!

                                  Do you take it neat ?  😉

                                  Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                                    @scooter If you want to get serious about Mezcal,then you have to get this…..

                                    Thanks for the tip.

                                    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                                      Dude,I’ll be right over. Nice score!

                                      Do you take it neat ?  😉

                                      .              That I would have to have neat.

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                                        I didn’t know Banhez has an arroqueño! Their Espadin is a great one for a sub $40 bottle.

                                        I take mine near usually but sometimes I’ll make a plate of orange wedges with sal de gusano sprinkled on it for between sips.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                          Hell yeah, Scott! I like the siete misterios. Never had the other one.

                                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                            when I stopped drinking lite beer sold big, Heineken was exotic and Chivas was top shelf.
                                            Now the world is filled with Japanese single malt whiskey aged in old port barrels and theres more kinds of beer than you can shake a stick at . 😃

                                            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                            Well, I have others.

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