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

[goosehd]

@gazza61 Please let me know your thoughts...Balvenie is a go to on these long winter nights.

[gazza61]

@goosehd I will let you know as soon as I try this one, its between this and a sullivans cove at the moment,I have not quite made my my mind up yet.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd if you want to get rid of some bottles I‘m sure there will be takers in Gosport

[Jett129]

I love Blantons,I have a bottle of Straight From the Barrel Blantons,,that's a very special occasion bourbon. Gave my letters to another forum member that was collecting.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@goosehd holly hell lol if only we could get more around here, I think MD is low on allocations

[mclaincausey]

Some recent ones. Not sure which I may have shared already.

And won this at a charity auction.

[Jett129]

Anything you especially liked?

[WhiskeySandwich]

@mclaincausey dude I love mezcal but it’s like my state doesn’t know what it is. I found ilegal repo down in Florida but I’ve been looking for the anejo cuz I know it’ll be tops. On the prowl

[pechelman]

Keeping it low effort tonight

[Jett129]

@WhiskeySandwich The Ilegal Anejo is on sale at Old Town Tequila. Obviously there will be a shipping charge,but if you can get a couple of other less expensive bottles the shipping charge per bottle goes down.

[mclaincausey]

@Jett129 I’ve only tried the Amaras. Their espadin was ok. Mexicano was superb!

I may be cellaring the other two mezcals. I’m starting to think I should stockpile tepeztate (like the Mescalero No 29) until it goes extinct in a couple of decades.

[mclaincausey]

@WhiskeySandwich one thing that’s interesting about mezcal is the variable agaves and production methods relative to tequila. Barrel aging can blunt a lot of what makes mezcal interesting and make it harder to get notes of unique terroir, production methods, or agave. I tend to stick with unaged products for that reason.

Then again, I rarely go beyond reposado for tequila as well so maybe I just don’t dig barrel aging maguey in general.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Jett129 thanks man! I’ll have to check them out.

@mclaincausey i tend to prefer anejo but I like to try everything and compare. Honestly, i can’t really rationalize a pattern behind my preferences for anything other than whiskey. I just like what I like. Lol

[mclaincausey]

I didn’t mention it, but wife also brought back some Clase Azul reposado from San Miguel de Allende. It was comped by the resort. Not really my bag but I’ll save that one for margs and palomas.

I’m more excited about the shot glasses she said they use in that region to sip tequila.

[pechelman]

A little mezcal while the pozole simmers.

[Jett129]

@pechelman Very nice pour ya got there. You’ll be simmering along with the Pozole.

[prpx]

Happy friday!
(The drink is revolver )

[jfk1117]

New scotch in my cabinet. Rating this one high. Woke up with a headache this morning cause I went back for thirds. Highly recommend

[pechelman]

@jfk1117 said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

New scotch in my cabinet. Rating this one high. Woke up with a headache this morning cause I went back for thirds. Highly recommend

the whisky or the headache?

[Jett129]

Ingredients for my best Old Fashioned ever. 2 Teaspoons Pappy 23 year bourbon barrel aged maple syrup and the same amount of water. 2 shakes of Angostura and Orange bitters 1.5 ounces of Jefferson’s Ocean Rye and Willett bourbon. Add ice before the hootch. A twist from a Caracara Orange. Stir and sip.