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

[stever]

@Seul - i would recommend staying away from the green 'special reserve'. Slightly too harsh/ unrefined for the price. The original/ private reserve  (thats about 25% more expensive) is a world away in flavour! A lot like a Booker Noe that doesn't need a bunch of dilution to open up properly.

@Giles Thanks! Long time no speaky!

[bubbapest]

got a bottle of the templeton rye, pretty good stuff

[seawolf]

@Seul:

So which is best: Blantons, Blantons special reserve green, Gold edition, or Straight from the barrel?..

This is the choice I have:

http://drankdozijn.nl/groep/whisky/kenmerk/bourbon/2

I've had Special Reserve Green, and it's not that great compared to Blanton's. The Green is watered down to 40% abv. Not worth it in my opinion.

[mclaincausey]

Endless diversion

http://buffalotrace.udcinteractive.net/#results

[tmg]

Just bought my first bottle of bourbon, L&G Woodford Reserve, along with some Angostura bitters and some oranges - looking forward to an Old Fashioned [emoji3]

[mclaincausey]

Great mezcal, the cypress makes it very unusual.

Also anyone wanting to explore mezcal should be sure to pick up the Bible.

[FOXY]

There is a whole world out there…

Still nursing this one:

Smokey & sweet

[mclaincausey]

Great bottle. One of the Del Magueys is from that village.

[sabergirl]

The Alipús San Baltazar is one of my favorite mezcales.

Ron Cooper of Del Maguey just celebrated his 20th year of importing/producing the single village mezcales. I got to attend a tasting with him a few years ago. Such a rad dude.

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[FOXY]

Mezcal is slowing developing a small footprint over here on the continent. Can be so much better than the average to better Tequila…
In most cases the prices here are still prohibitive, though.

[sabergirl]

Pricing and availability have only improved in the US within the past 5 years or so. And you can still only find variety in major cities or through specialty stores. San Francisco really took a liking to mezcales during the time I was living there, and from talking to friends all over the country it's spreading around.

I love mezcal. That and tacos were my favorite things about living in Mexico. (Besides a certain mexicana.)

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[mclaincausey]

Mezcal is entirely more interesting than tequila. There just so much wider a spectrum of flavors due to the more open qualifications. I also enjoy sotol; Mexico is really getting on the map in terms of artisinal distillery. I think mezcal is now well on its way to becoming more of a household name. I want the producers to be rewarded, but selfishly I also want to continue having my supply!

[tigerpac]

happy drinking day errr st patricks day

[Finn666]

had this on the weekend…really nice I have to say!

[tigerpac]

^

[mclaincausey]

Big fan of Laphroaig @Finn666 . That and Talisker really ring my bell when it comes to peated whisky.

[stever]

That's a very decent pour Finn!

Finished off this at band praco tonight; sad to see the end of it

[FOXY]

Had to re-stock - theme is whisky-aged gins…

And experimenting with (Dry) Vermouth…

[organisys]

@FOXY they look interesting. Partial to a G&T and a Vodka/Dry Vermouth.

However, this is an all time favourite:

http://www.suntory.com/whisky/index.html#%2Fwhisky%2Fen%2Fhibiki%2F

[mclaincausey]

@organisys:

@FOXY they look interesting. Partial to a G&T and a Vodka/Dry Vermouth.

However, this is an all time favourite:

http://www.suntory.com/whisky/index.html#%2Fwhisky%2Fen%2Fhibiki%2F

Great stuff. Picking up a bottle of Hibiki 12 soon.