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

[Tago Mago]

@mclaincausey Thanks for the recommendations. Any particular ideas for mezcal? €100+ is slightly higher than I would like to spend. Haven't sipped mezcal, we mainly use it in cocktails

[Jett129]

@Tago-Mago If you can find it,I would recommend the Vago Elote(Which means corn),as it’s triple distilled and they use corn In the second distillation,which gives it a nice flavor note,and maybe some sweetness. Usually under $50 in the US.

[Tago Mago]

@Jett129 Thanks, so this one:
https://www.mezcaleria.de/de/shop/mezcal-vago-elote-aquilino

[mclaincausey]

@Tago-Mago yep and agree with @Jett129

Also this one is nice. Uses an autoclave or brick oven to cook the pinas in this region, so less smoke. Really tastes like a jalapeño to me

https://www.mezcaleria.de/de/shop/mezcal-derrumbes-san-luis-potosí

They have a bunch of great brands and some smaller formats there too. Alipus is reliable and often less expensive. Same for Bozal, the tobasiche is good.

[Tago Mago]

Thanks both, great stuff. Mezcal is not as common here as whisky, gin or rum, so harder to come by

[Jett129]

@Tago-Mago Absolutely,In my opinion one of the single best Mezcal values out there. Not too bad on the price,relative to what it costs in the states.

[Tago Mago]

Sticking with whisky for the moment

[endo]

weekend

[ddtrash]

@Tago-Mago I am fan of the PC series from Bruichladdich. Tempted to pick up a bottle of the recent 18yo PC release.

My favourite PC release so far has been the Sauternes cask finish SC-01.

[pechelman]

It was a painkiller kinda week.
Bob says hi

[Tago Mago]

@ddtrash I‘ve only had the Islay Barley from PC to compare. Liked both so may have to find another one when I replace the next empty bottle

[ddtrash]

@Tago-Mago Here are the PAC-01 and SC-01 versions.

PAC is finished in a Pauillac red wine cask and SC is finished in a Sauternes cask. Both nice but the SC in my opinion is a bit smoother and my slight preference.

[scooter]

April wound up being a good month for whiskey shopping. After acquiring the Woodford batch proof, I also happened upon others I'd been looking for...

I also found a great deal on one I've already had, and vowed to grab another. The markdown made it extremely easy. I'll be saving this one for special occasions...

[SourPower]

Hibiki 100th Anniversary

[Jett129]

@scooter That’s an insane price on the Calumet 16. Cheapest I’ve ever seen it for was $127.

[scooter]

@Jett129 , no doubt. Cheapest price I came across was $145.

[mclaincausey]

@SourPower how was that beauty?

[Tago Mago]

@mclaincausey how did the rest of your Berlin trip unfold? Any success picking up a mezcal?

[mclaincausey]

@Tago-Mago worked 16 hour days from the hotel until finally getting some time Saturday. Walked all over town and had a great time but no time for mezcal. I absolutely adore Berlin and want to return one day, and probably stay at the Kempinski Adlon again—loved the hotel and best breakfast buffet I’ve ever had, for only €40 including unlimited champagne and caviar.

There’s a lot that Germany does better than the US. Y’all have it pretty good over there!

[SourPower]

@mclaincausey haven’t tried it yet, just brought it home!