Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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@scooter I’m going to have to put the Elijah Craig on my list now too! You and I are on the same page - the choice between Eagle Rare & an 18 yr Knob Creek is a real easy one! This past Thursday we had a bit of a snow storm in Portland so i headed to the local liquor store in search respite in the form of Eagle Rare and they were all out but luckily had a bottle of Blantons. At $59 I had to pick it up: I think this is my favorite bottle shape I’ve seen in a while.
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@Inorganic I hate you,that’s at least $165 if/when you can find it back East. You have to save the stoppers as they eventually spell out Blantons,and look like horses in a race. Maybe you knew that. Enjoy! Also I have a rare bottle of straight from the barrel Blantons.
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@Jett129 the hate is fair placed. Oregon has a few things going for it - one of them is the price control on booze (the state keeps on online database with prices, stock + locations). So far I have the B & the N, a few more bottles to go until its all spelled out.
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@Inorganic My wife and I both love Oregon. Next time we go I’ll have to stock up on bourbon. If you come across any Elmer T. Lee at a fair price grab it,as the last time I saw that it was going for $450 a bottle.
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@Jett129 no luck finding any Elmer T. Lee anywhere in Oregon! It must be rare stuff to come by. Check out the database: http://www.oregonliquorsearch.com/ It could be that there is actually some Elmer in Oregon, but at the Oregon Liquor Director's house. He just resigned this month after it was found out he was hoarding rare bourbon to keep for himself, friends and family (https://www.opb.org/article/2023/02/13/bourbon-oregon-olcc-steve-marks-resign/) - you can't make this stuff up!!
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@Inorganic Doesn’t surprise me at all. My neighbor is friends with the owner of a liquor store and over the years he’s been selling him bottles of the Pappy Van Winkle stuff ,at MSRP,whenever it came in. I think a lot of store owners do that as the resale value is insane. One store near me puts all the Buffalo Trace collection on sale at MSRP and people camp out to get it.
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This is what we in the business call a great haul.
¡Dixeebe!
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@mclaincausey Really love both of those,both really different. From 2 of my favorite distilleries. Volans from Nom 1579 and the Cascahuin from Nom II23. If you ever see ArteNom Tequila 1579 or 1123 just buy them you will not be dissapointed.
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I meant to tag you because I think you recommended the Cascahuin and hipped me to it, so thank you @Jett129 I love that they use a tahona and can’t wait to try.
The Volans, recommended last night by a friend, apparently is made thusly:
- Cooked for 22 hours at 94 degrees, then cooled for another 24-36 hours.
- Aerated and oxygenated for smoother finish; this process helps evaporate the less desirable compounds in the tequila and bring out a truly clean & smooth finish
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@mclaincausey I,currently,have both at home. The Volans reposado is also especially delicious. A few years ago you had posted a picture of the tequila selection at your liquor store and when I noticed the Cascahuin,which at the time was unavailable to me,you,generously, offered to send me a bottle. One of my local stores is currently going tequila crazy and has close to 300 different ones from the dreaded Casa Amigos to highly coveted Cascahuin.
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Exactly my recollection, and I filed the label away in my head, and here we are!
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@mclaincausey These are the tequilas I was telling you about. I think you’d flip over the 1123 as it’s been slightly rested in wet Mezcal barrels. One of my all time favorites.
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Thank you. Sampled the others last night and mightily impressed.
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@goosehd @ARNC @Autorotate @Alex
Not too long ago you made some input on Negronis (different threat, but I thought it works better here), and since I'm an obedient scholar of this forum I tried out some of you suggestions last night.
Best tuning IMO was to alter the proportion gin:vermouth:amaro to 2:2:1 and add some lime squeeze. (thx @Autorotate!)
And I really like versions with the Cocci (vermouth) and Lucano (Amaro). Still have to try with Aperol.
Thanks for your suggestions!
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@endo very cool man! Cocchi is excellent, readily available to me and not that expensive. Looks good on the bar cart, too.
Funny thing, I did “Dry January”. I was feeling great, so decided to do “Dry February”. Well here we are today, and I decided to do the whole damn year. At this point, my motivation is just to say I did it. Kinda like one would rationalize training for and completing a marathon.
It’s been EASY! However, we are at a wedding in wine country this weekend - visiting wineries, always eating incredible meals… the temptation is real! And get this… the bride was born in 1983, and the father of the bride, a San Francisco wine broker, saved 10 cases of 1983 Château Lafite Rothschild to be served on her wedding night. I was determined not to break… but that’s not to say a tear of regret/jealousy might have slid down my cheek. -
Oh, that'll be hard @Autorotate but great you're doing it. I did kind of a dry year a few years ago (when I turned 50). Six months none, and then 6 months only very rare occasions (like 3-4 times). It was a good experience, and most of all interesting that during that year I didn't miss much. On the other hand I didn't want to stay completely sober the rest of my life. So now I'm basically where I was before, but I'm telling myself that I'm enjoying it more consciously.
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@endo that’s exactly where I want to be. I LOVE having an occasional drink. If I could limit it to special occasions and memorable times (a challenge for me!) then the imbibing experience wouldn’t be too watered down (zing!)
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@natehate said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):
during one of the lock downs i started getting into classic cocktails
then that transitioned into tiki cocktails
now i have an obscene amount of booze on my shelves
and equipment, syrups, bittersAre you me? I did the same exact progression.
Don't judge me;
