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

[Jett129]

Any of you ever seen or heard of this or anything like it? @mclaincausey

[TinMan]

@Matt second alcohol related post .. Rock Chalk!! My first malt BIB

[pechelman]

@Jett129 said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

Any of you ever seen or heard of this or anything like it? @mclaincausey

Sounds a bit like the Oaxaca version of Charanda from Michoacan. If you like rhum agricole probably worth a try . Let us know how it is!

[Jett129]

@pechelman I do like Rum,but for whatever reason,I don't tend to reach for it. This could possibly check a lot of boxes for me. Will report back if/when I have the opportunity to try it.

[Jett129]

@TinMan This is my current best value bourbon that is readily available. BIB,7 year age statement for $45 these days. BINGO!

[pechelman]

If you're into whiskey I would skip it to be honest @Jett129. Really just depends on what and how you like to drink it. If you're looking for making cocktails and already have a bunch of rum then this might be a fun change of pace. But if you like sipping on other brown spirits there are many other rums I'd say to get well before something like this.

[TinMan]

@Jett129 I have seen this, I have been wanting to try.

[TinMan]

@pechelman if I ain’t the mood for Whiskey, good high proof rum is always my next go to

[Jett129]

@TinMan If I’m not in the mood for whiskey, tend to be reaching for agave based spirits. I tend to drink rum straight or an occasional Mojito.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Jett129 Same deal.. Bourbon and Rye are my go-to, but I do like a good Anejo, especially a Mezcal, usually during warmer weather.

[mclaincausey]

@Jett129 I don’t know that one but have one called Tso’ok that is great. Very funky and very sugar cane-y. Imported by the Cuantacuentos people.

I don’t like rum much but enjoy this one even if I haven’t found a use for it outside sipping.

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey Thanks, I think the next time they have one of their big rum sales I might give it a try.

[mclaincausey]

I think I’ll make a daiquiri today with the one I have. It’s not smoky so would probably work well.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Jett129 just found this for the first time, forgot how much you paid for it and I overpaid. I have always considered BiB to have value but seeing the price they’ve been going for lately, I’m starting to wonder if they’re actually the mark of a superior product worth the premium. While this is a good bourbon, i don’t think it’s worth the $65 I paid ($45 is much more acceptable). Same with the McKenna that’s skyrocketing in price to give another example, got it for $32 just a couple years ago, now $65-70. There seems to be a pattern of overly hiked prices for something that used to just be a standard. I’ve been hunting for a bourbon to overthrow Russell’s Reserve 10 year at the $40 price point but I’m hard pressed, since Buffalo Trace went all but extinct at $28. Sorry to rant, maybe I had too much!

[WhiskeySandwich]

Todays haul in preparation of New Year’s

[pechelman]

I like that this picture is a literal @WhiskeySandwich

Also, one of those is already pretty empty. You should go back and ask for a full one

[WhiskeySandwich]

@pechelman lol I had to “test it” to make sure it was good for the crew

[gouki74]

I've just prepared some punch for the new year's eve

[scooter]

@Jett129 said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@scooter A couple of years ago that was actually named Whiskey of the Year,and it was impossible to buy,so last year,when I was in Louisville,I had to try it. Paid $25 for a pour,and I was really disappointed. The price has,recently,dropped significantly in my neck of the woods,but I’ve passed on it. What did you think?

I'm not really a wheated bourbon guy. But, rumor had it, the Larceny BP can be less like a wheater, than typical. Much like ECBP, 3 batches are released per year, and each batch is said to be hit or miss. I heard good things about this batch, and a local store had it. So, I figured I'd give it a go. I find it quite good. But, certainly not exceptional. I paid $65 for the bottle, and likely would not again. In your case, I'm thinking, you likely heard all the accolades of one particular batch, and were poured one of a different, not so special, batch...

[scooter]

@Jett129 , btw, I opened the Stagg, and shared a dram with my brother, Christmas Eve. After popping the cork, I took a whiff, and got the greatest hint of apple Jolly Rancher and caramel. It drank as sweet, and tasty, as well. It drinks nowhere near as hot as you might think a 130 proof would, either. It's certainly a treat...