Whiskey Clique

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  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    Neat. I like the burn. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    Jim Beam was part of my almost-road-to-hell so I must forgo the Mr. Beam and opt for a little Southern Comfort sippin' now and them, especially in the winter or when camping.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    brianlux said:
    Jim Beam was part of my almost-road-to-hell so I must forgo the Mr. Beam and opt for a little Southern Comfort sippin' now and them, especially in the winter or when camping.
    I slip a nice portion of local maple syrup in for camping.  You need that sweet, thick, throat coating when sitting by a fire, whiskey is smokey enough and the combination of whiskey and smoke can make for a froggy throat at the trailhead.
    Honey works too, but I prefer the spiciness of maple.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • camsjam
    camsjam Posts: 375
    I tried a Canadian maple whiskey in Quebec City and it was delicious..warming not too sweet. When I'm fighting a cold I love hot toddies with whiskey, honey. Hot water, and a big squeeze of lemon. I still like Jim Beam--the black label is good. Woodford is nice to sip on. And for camping a flask of 100 proof southern comfort makes some of the most rustic situations more comfortable.




  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    I'm a bourbon man myself, although I do enjoy some Scotch every now and then.

    My favorite bourbon is Woodford Reserve. I like it slightly chilled, so I use my whiskey stones with it. My boss gave me a 750 ml bottle as a Christmas present (I guess he appreciates my work) and I'll be opening that for NYE. If I'm going to be making a mixed drink, I'll use either Beam or Maker's Mark, depending on whichever was cheaper at the time.

    For Scotch, the one I liked the best was Glenlivet 18, but that's too pricey for me, so I usually buy the Glenlivet 12. Occasionally, I'll have an Islay, but the peatiness is usually too much for me. Still relatively new to Scotch though and have only tried Speysides and Islays.
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,458
    Four Roses is my favorite if I'm looking for something straight and neat. When I want something a little milder and with a touch of sweetness the Knob Creek Smoked Maple and Jim Beam Red Stag are deliciously addictive.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    markymark550 said:
    I'm a bourbon man myself, although I do enjoy some Scotch every now and then.

    My favorite bourbon is Woodford Reserve. I like it slightly chilled, so I use my whiskey stones with it. My boss gave me a 750 ml bottle as a Christmas present (I guess he appreciates my work) and I'll be opening that for NYE. If I'm going to be making a mixed drink, I'll use either Beam or Maker's Mark, depending on whichever was cheaper at the time.

    For Scotch, the one I liked the best was Glenlivet 18, but that's too pricey for me, so I usually buy the Glenlivet 12. Occasionally, I'll have an Islay, but the peatiness is usually too much for me. Still relatively new to Scotch though and have only tried Speysides and Islays.
    you can't beat the value of the Glenlivet 12, it's the cheapest Scotch that's truly top shelf and it's good for every occasion.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Oh yeah. Jim Beam Red Stag and Buffalo Trace are others that I'll keep on the shelf.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Had a little Basil Hayden's last evening while watching a bootleg version of The Last Jedi.  The nerds are wrong. The movie was solid.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Wobbie said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    dankind said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Oh yes. Oh yes. Oh yes.

    F ME, if you read this, scram.

    Scotch Scotch Scotch. Here it goes down. Down into my belly.

    All things Laphroaig. GIVE ME ALL THE PEAT!
    Lagavulin 12 is in regular rotation
    The Dalmore 18. 
    Ileach 

    Jameson on the rocks I drink waaaay to much of.  Step it up with some Red Breast, not my favorite though.

    Bourbon is my side piece.

    Basil Haydens
    Michters US 1 is a good go to
    I do like Blanton's.  Was the first Bourbon I really fell for.
    Can't go wrong with anything Woodford.  
    Bulleit rye is a go to.
    I have heard awesome things about Four Roses but somehow do not think I have tried.
    Have a bottle of Maker's 46 that was a christmas present for my old man the year before he passed and is the last drink we had together. 
    Too many friggen Bourbons out there these days.

    I have never had Pappy.  Would like to try.
    Goddamn it, Cliffy. Next time I'm in the Philly area, we're ditching F Me at the martini bar and drinking a bottle of Laphroaig somewhere with decent burgers.
    Oh hell yeah. Can sure as hell make that happen.

    He can have his sushi and martinis while we down some red meat and stinky Scottish gloriousness. 

    I would gladly do burgers with cliffy or sushi with F’me......just as long as dan wasn’t there.

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    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,876
    Dan, there is room for both.  I'm happy to eat steak - but I can't do the brown.  

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Dan, there is room for both.  I'm happy to eat steak - but I can't do the brown.  

    Fuck off!
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,876
    :lol:
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    Maker's Mark & Jameson are always good ol' standbys.
    Green Spot
    Yellow Spot
    Buffalo Trace
    The original Black Maple HIll
    Woodford Reserve Double Oak
    Powers Signature Release

    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,599
    Question to those that like ice/chilled bourbon:

    Why?  I would think that when it is warm or room temperature the flavors should be more prevalent like a cognac?

    I find bourbons and cognacs to be better at room temp.

    Anybody else?
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Question to those that like ice/chilled bourbon:

    Why?  I would think that when it is warm or room temperature the flavors should be more prevalent like a cognac?

    I find bourbons and cognacs to be better at room temp.

    Anybody else?
    I asked my friend who will only drink his Makers on the rocks, and he said that he just can't stand drinking anything that's not ice cold. So he never got so much as a sip of my Pappy since we were both stubborn about our ways. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Do none of you people enjoy good ole fashion jack Daniels? 
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    I can personally go either way with it.  Sometimes I'll do on the rocks, others not.  Just depends on how I'm feeling at the time.  Now something high end I would certainly only drink neat.  But two fingers of Makers or Jameson on the rocks, no biggie. Usually I'll do rocks if I'm out and about and going to be holding the glass a while.  That way the ice balances out the heart from my hand and doesn't warm the sweet nectar too much.
    I know for some folks, they like to add ice so that, as it melts, it cuts the whiskey with a bit of water.  I say if you do that, just drink cheaper, less potent whiskey.  But to each their own.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Degeneratefk said:
    Do none of you people enjoy good ole fashion jack Daniels? 
    I enjoy JD very much. Perhaps too much. That's my go-to for any club shows that I think might call for any use of physical force.

    It's on my list.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    Not a big Jack fan, but Jim is fine by me.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25

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