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Best bet for cheap-but-good is Bourbon. Even the cheapest of them has been aged in barrel (2 or 4 yrs, can't recall) and is basically a single-malt, no additives allowed. If you look a little, you can also find ones that are cheap, but older (4-6 years is the crucial duration to get most of the crap out). Just about anything else is 'blended' and has tons of raw grain alcohol in it, which is probably the worst (this includes those brand-name scotch blends like Chivas and JW, even if high-priced). Aging lets many of the toxins evaporate out, and those are what give you much of the hangover. As you step up to a better brand, they usually use less of the 'tailings' so even fewer toxins. This is why 'Scotch whisky' originally became so desirable - unlike city distilleries, they aged it in barrel and it was much kinder to the drinkers (and a whole lot better tasting). |
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05-05-2018, 11:27 AM | #1872 |
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Some recent Whisk(e)y additions:
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05-05-2018, 03:43 PM | #1873 |
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For tonight! Standard and strawberry margarita cupcakes. Made with Don Julio anejo and Grand Marnier. Should be a heckuva party tonight.
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05-05-2018, 03:56 PM | #1874 |
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Having a mini Cinco de mayo party tonight.
Ok, first sign you did too many shots tequila is you don't remember doing shots of said tequila. 😳 Ok, apparently I cannot drink tequila ever again. I had entire conversations with people last night that I don't remember. And there was also some unmentionable acts performed later.
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please, i'm trying to forget the whole ordeal
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05-08-2018, 10:50 AM | #1878 |
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Got a colleague going to Japan tomorrow who offered to bring back a bottle. I've currently got a nearly empty bottle of Yamazaki 12 that I haven't seen locally recently. I've had Hibiki 12 and prefer the Yamazaki. Is Hakushu worth a try, or stick with the known? Are there non Suntory whiskies worth trying?
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05-08-2018, 02:12 PM | #1880 |
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Thanks for the insight since I this is the only Michters I have tasted before!
On my night out, I tried the following (with notes):
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I actually have a (half) bottle of moonshine (The leave money under a tree variety) from Templeton in my cabinet still.
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And I miss BevMo. Texas has Specs which has about 75% of a BevMo's selection. |
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Only an easy hours drive down I-80...
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Received this as a gift from an avid Scotch drinker this weekend. I'll crack it open real soon...
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05-21-2018, 11:07 AM | #1888 |
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I picked up a whiskey last weekend that I can't never remember to get a picture of, nor recall the name other than "Double Rye!" Google was my friend - High West. Not bad neat, didn't mix well with diet coke though.
What I SHOULD have picked up was that last bottle of Basil Hayden that is a mix of rye, Canadian, and port. It was just a little too dark and scared me. Now that I'm back on the wagon for 2 weeks, I'll be pining for the Basil the whole time. |
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It's hard to go wrong with bacon. And Ardbeg listing Bonfires as a flavor profile is certainly truth in advertising. I'm not fancy enough to comment on treacle.
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