What Are You Sipping on Lately? (Spirits Thread)

M_Six · 10-08-2016, 11:31 PM

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Dont be a wuss

I downed it. Not something you want to drink when you're thirsty, though. The IPAs I had before that went down much easier.

M_Six · 10-10-2016, 12:13 AM

Back to Four Roses Single Barrel tonight. Really good stuff.

aozer · 10-10-2016, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by VRG_135

Tonight.....Kirkland Chardonnay
Costco's finest

hey, i noticed youre from dallas. i just moved here... got any good local brews you would recommend?

VRG_135 · 10-10-2016, 02:25 AM

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Tonight.....Kirkland Chardonnay
Costco's finest

hey, i noticed youre from dallas. i just moved here... got any good local brews you would recommend?

Franconia-anything they brew

mookie45 · 10-23-2016, 07:02 PM

Went to another Macallan tasting. Always a great experience. They had a 1929 bottle worth $75K.

VRG_135 · 10-23-2016, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mookie45

Went to another Macallan tasting. Always a great experience. They had a 1929 bottle worth $75K.

Got another six pack of Franconia Oktoberfest tonight. Next time I go I'm gonna pick up a couple six packs, because I don't know when they're gonna pull them off the shelves. Hard to go back to any other beer after drinking this

jgoens · 10-23-2016, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by VRG_135

Got another six pack of Franconia Oktoberfest tonight. Next time I go I'm gonna pick up a couple six packs, because I don't know when they're gonna pull them off the shelves. Hard to go back to any other beer after drinking this

Looking to try it while it's still out but have yet to see it.

UglyBuzzard · 10-23-2016, 10:50 PM

Macallan 15

VRG_135 · 10-23-2016, 10:53 PM

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Got another six pack of Franconia Oktoberfest tonight. Next time I go I'm gonna pick up a couple six packs, because I don't know when they're gonna pull them off the shelves. Hard to go back to any other beer after drinking this

Looking to try it while it's still out but have yet to see it.

It may only be in McKinney Texas. Franconia is a local brew in McKinney. But two other great Oktoberfest beers are Pauliner and harpoon

jgoens · 10-23-2016, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by VRG_135

It may only be in McKinney Texas. Franconia is a local brew in McKinney. But two other great Oktoberfest beers are Pauliner and harpoon

That's what it is. There are so many micro-breweries now local that it is hard to find out of state stuff. My brother owns a micro-brewery and tells me how hard it is to even get his stuff in the local markets.

larryn · 10-24-2016, 07:08 PM

Just picked up a bottle of Tullimore D.E.W. Phoenix Limited Reserve at Sydney airport. Was allowed to get a taste befre buying. Remarkable taste and little burn. I love whiskys finished in Sherry casks.

Also, picked up a bottle of 15yr Highland Park. Have not had that in many years, and am looking for the occasion to sample that one.

With that, my aged whisky collection is now just shy of 20 different bottles. Do people have whisky tasting parties?

UncleWede · 10-25-2016, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by larryn

Just picked up a bottle of Tullimore D.E.W. Phoenix Limited Reserve at Sydney airport. Was allowed to get a taste befre buying. Remarkable taste and little burn. I love whiskys finished in Sherry casks.

Also, picked up a bottle of 15yr Highland Park. Have not had that in many years, and am looking for the occasion to sample that one.

With that, my aged whisky collection is now just shy of 20 different bottles. Do people have whisky tasting parties?

OT group tasting?

Joekerr · 10-25-2016, 03:02 PM

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OT group tasting?

Can you imagine? That would be pretty fun, and an interesting way to get to know other members...especially after a few. Probably get to know the real person then!

Too bad we are so diverse geographically.

mookie45 · 10-25-2016, 03:41 PM

Yes! A whiskey/scotch/bourbon group tasting would be brilliant!

JN1 · 10-25-2016, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mookie45

Yes! A whiskey/scotch/bourbon group tasting would be brilliant!

Agreed.

Lately I've been sipping on Straight Edge which is from the Orin Swift owners (I think, might just be the winemaker). Its bourbon that's been aged in Napa Cabernet barrels.

http://splintergroupspirits.com/straightedge/

Super smooth and tastes great.

angelr · 10-25-2016, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mookie45

Yes! A whiskey/scotch/bourbon group tasting would be brilliant!

yes!

mookie45 · 10-25-2016, 03:56 PM

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Agreed.

Lately I've been sipping on Straight Edge which is from the Orin Swift owners (I think, might just be the winemaker). Its bourbon that's been aged in Napa Cabernet barrels.

http://splintergroupspirits.com/straightedge/

Super smooth and tastes great.

Interesting concept. I'll have to try it out.

Joekerr · 10-25-2016, 06:38 PM

Out of curiosity - about how many drinks per week would you say you have on average? And do you find you drink every night, or just a few particular days during the week - say weekends?

I only really have a few on weekends normally...but I wonder if I might be overdoing it at 3-4 per night Friday to Sunday. Hmmmm. Don't want to get cirrhosis.

M_Six · 10-25-2016, 07:10 PM

Hard to count "drinks" as I just pour in a couple fingers worth into an Old Fashion glass. That may count as a double. But I have one or maybe two such drinks most nights. Sometimes I go a night or two without a drink and sometimes I have a couple beers instead. This past weekend it was wine. 3 nights to drink a bottle, so hardly overdoing it.

kscarrol · 10-25-2016, 07:20 PM

Usually a scotch guy but grilled some steaks this weekend and had this bottle of Diamond Creek cab. Love me a big and a good steak!

UncleWede · 10-26-2016, 04:46 PM

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Out of curiosity - about how many drinks per week would you say you have on average? And do you find you drink every night, or just a few particular days during the week - say weekends?

I only really have a few on weekends normally...but I wonder if I might be overdoing it at 3-4 per night Friday to Sunday. Hmmmm. Don't want to get cirrhosis.

During the week, I'll have one or two nights where I'll make either an Old Fashioned or just a snoot of Aberlour. Friday night, after my soccer game, I have an OF, but that one now fills an 8oz glass so probably a triple at least. If we have dinner out on Saturday, and I'm not driving, I'll have 2 usually. If I grill dinner on Sunday, I'll have typically 2 Jack/diet, because it makes the meat taste so much better (ask anyone who comes over)

So, yeah, typically I only have a drink on days ending in 'y'. A heart-healthy book I was recently reading had a top-50 foods to have. #1 (I see now it's in alphabetical order) was alcohol. 3-14 per week. I don't like apples THAT much, so a drink a day keeps the heart surgeon away!

TXSTYLE · 11-01-2016, 05:38 PM

Been a minute since I posted. BUT... Do I have a tasty treat for you guys!

I was at Total Wine Friday to stock up for my Halloween Party and I was looking for my favorite vodka: XO. They didn't have it so I asked for their absolute "smoothest and best tasting vodka". This is what they recommended. And I can confirm... It is absolutely AMAZING!!! You don't think of vodka as a 'sipper' but this my friends is just that. Although I cut mine with Cranberry & Pineapple.

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mookie45 Major 773 Rep 1,273 Posts Drives: 2017 AW 340i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brickell iTrader: (4)	Went to another Macallan tasting. Always a great experience. They had a 1929 bottle worth $75K. Attached Images __________________
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larryn Lieutenant General 2156 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Just picked up a bottle of Tullimore D.E.W. Phoenix Limited Reserve at Sydney airport. Was allowed to get a taste befre buying. Remarkable taste and little burn. I love whiskys finished in Sherry casks. Also, picked up a bottle of 15yr Highland Park. Have not had that in many years, and am looking for the occasion to sample that one. With that, my aged whisky collection is now just shy of 20 different bottles. Do people have whisky tasting parties?
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Joekerr Banned 7922 Rep 1,923 Posts Drives: 2017 Audi S6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	Out of curiosity - about how many drinks per week would you say you have on average? And do you find you drink every night, or just a few particular days during the week - say weekends? I only really have a few on weekends normally...but I wonder if I might be overdoing it at 3-4 per night Friday to Sunday. Hmmmm. Don't want to get cirrhosis.
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TXSTYLE "Salud" 14933 Rep 4,883 Posts Drives: F01 & F15 / Mineral White Join Date: May 2013 Location: The GYM! (The Burbs - N TX) iTrader: (0)	Been a minute since I posted. BUT... Do I have a tasty treat for you guys! I was at Total Wine Friday to stock up for my Halloween Party and I was looking for my favorite vodka: XO. They didn't have it so I asked for their absolute "smoothest and best tasting vodka". This is what they recommended. And I can confirm... It is absolutely AMAZING!!! You don't think of vodka as a 'sipper' but this my friends is just that. Although I cut mine with Cranberry & Pineapple.
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