What are you drinking right now?

[MickD]

I agree, Hendrick's is a great choice.

 

[Jerome]

Some Old Raj Gin (the red, i.e., the lower percentaged one) with ice, lime and mineral water.

 

[limester816]

Here in Santiago drinking some Austral. Pretty sure it's brewed in the southern-est location on earth: Punta Arenas, Patagonia.

 

[kwilkinson]

SF member Ratboycom was nice enough to send me a bottle of Wilkinson Ginger Ale. I had it last night. Man, so good.

First thing you notice is the color. I don't know, but I guess I associate ginger ale with the lighter, more yellow color. This was a beautiful amber. Subtle but obvious ginger notes on the nose. In the mouth, I didn't get much ginger. But a very nice mouthfeel for a soda. Also, it was a little sweeter than I'd imagine it. I swallowed it, thinking "well, that wasn't what I was expecting" and then the spice that ginger is known for hit the back of my throat and I totally "got" it. It was great. That finish lasted for several minutes.

It was a great soda. If I was in Japan, I'd probably drink these a lot. Thanks Ratboy!

 

[ratboycom]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

SF member Ratboycom was nice enough to send me a bottle of Wilkinson Ginger Ale. I had it last night. Man, so good.

First thing you notice is the color. I don't know, but I guess I associate ginger ale with the lighter, more yellow color. This was a beautiful amber. Subtle but obvious ginger notes on the nose. In the mouth, I didn't get much ginger. But a very nice mouthfeel for a soda. Also, it was a little sweeter than I'd imagine it. I swallowed it, thinking "well, that wasn't what I was expecting" and then the spice that ginger is known for hit the back of my throat and I totally "got" it. It was great. That finish lasted for several minutes.

It was a great soda. If I was in Japan, I'd probably drink these a lot. Thanks Ratboy!

You are welcome man.

I am pounding Gin Gimlets right now and playing SC2. Seems I get worse the more I drink

 

[dexterhaven]

This seems like the best place to ask this: regarding a whiskey and soda, what whiskey is the default? Or is there a default? Can it be scotch whiskey or bourbon or what?

 

[topbroker]

Here in Changwon, Korea, I don't have access to as broad a range of quality beer as I am used to. But I find enough to get me by. The one Korean beer I have taken a liking to is Black Beer Stout from the Hite brewery, which is not remotely a stout, but a dark lager akin to Negra Modelo. The nomenclatural confusion is amusing, but the beer is not bad at all, especially at about $0.85/bottle (supermarket price). For other beers at the market, I pay $1.70-3.40/bottle; the prices in bars are triple that. So I'm not going to bars very much, and have gotten to the stage in life where I prefer my tipple at home in the evening anyway.

Other beers in my regular rotation here include Corona, Hoegaarden White, Duvel Belgian Golden Ale (pricey), Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier (pricey), Edelweiss Weissbier, Coopers Best Extra Stout, Castlemaine XXXX Export Lager, Becks Dark, Negra Modelo, and Oettinger Super Forte (cheap, strong, and more drinkable than most beers of its malt liquor type).

 

[yfarmanara]

manhattan with R1. any suggestions on other ryes i can try? pretty new to the drink but i find it delicious

 

[IUtoSLU]

Originally Posted by yfarmanara

manhattan with R1. any suggestions on other ryes i can try? pretty new to the drink but i find it delicious

I strongly recommend Sazerac and Rittenhouse (Bottled in Bond). Both are very affordable and delicious.

 

[IUtoSLU]

Originally Posted by dexterhaven

This seems like the best place to ask this: regarding a whiskey and soda, what whiskey is the default? Or is there a default? Can it be scotch whiskey or bourbon or what?

By "soda", I am assuming you mean soda water. Use anything under $30. Bourbon, rye and scotch are all fine. Just don't drink that delicate single-malt with soda.

 

[BAB]

Originally Posted by IUtoSLU

I strongly recommend Sazerac and Rittenhouse (Bottled in Bond). Both are very affordable and delicious.

agree

 

[BAB]

Negroni

 

[Bohdathone]

Just had a John Smith's with lunch followed by an Arran blonde ale. Both nice beers, should have had them in the opposite order

 

[Esa]

Bulleit bourbon on the rock - with an A. Fuente Hemingway Signature cigar!

 

[Aaron01]

Allagash Curieux