What are you drinking right now?

elus · Aug 30, 2010

I have some Maker's Mark and ginger beer left over from the weekend. I'll be tossing those into a shaker with a couple dashes of Angostura for a revised Dark N Stormy (switching the rum out for bourbon).

Jerome · Aug 30, 2010

A lot, but that's an exception, recently, I swear! Well, I promise. I'm drinking some unobstrusive Lager right now...before that some red wine from Northern Italy, was pretty bad actually (for a change).

Synthese · Aug 30, 2010

pastis

Dr. Mabuse · Aug 30, 2010

Booker's Bourbon, neat.

limester816 · Aug 31, 2010

Finally found my favorite (at least one of them) beer here in Santiago. Was delightful.

pabloj · Aug 31, 2010

Grog, old time sailors didn't like it but I do (probably J.Bally AmbrÃ¨ helps)

cptjeff · Sep 1, 2010

Originally Posted by pabloj

Grog, old time sailors didn't like it but I do (probably J.Bally AmbrÃ¨ helps)
Sailors didn't like it becuase it meant that they weren't getting pure rum. I'm sure they were just fine with the taste. Bourbon and lemonade for me. Actually, that one is more accurately a "what was I drinking".

fwiffo · Sep 1, 2010

Originally Posted by aleeboy

Glendfiddich 30 yo.

A sublime single malt. Drunk neat of course.

I'm now back into having a couple of drinks every night... until this runs out.

Is sublime peaty or no? I like the more challenging ones and was told Glenfiddich was easier to drink.

ama · Sep 1, 2010

Originally Posted by fwiffo

Is sublime peaty or no? I like the more challenging ones and was told Glenfiddich was easier to drink.

Not at all peaty. Glenfiddich is pretty easygoing in general, but the old ones have lots of nice complexity.

gnatty8 · Sep 1, 2010

Havana Club and Coca Cola. The only way to roll with Havana Club..

ama · Sep 2, 2010

Originally Posted by gnatty8

Havana Club and Coca Cola. The only way to roll with Havana Club..

You don't like Cuban cigars but you like their rum I see.

Laphroiag 10 CS Batch 001 - a little less sweet than I remember the pre-batch ones being. Still medicinal and delicious though.

Spinario · Sep 2, 2010

15 year Monnet Cognac circa 1940Attachment 49494 (make that 1938 to be exact, just looked up the tax stamp)

RedLantern · Sep 2, 2010

You know it doesn't improve once it's bottled, right?

ama · Sep 2, 2010

Originally Posted by RedLantern

You know it doesn't improve once it's bottled, right?

Not everyone, myself included, agrees.

http://www.maltmaniacs.org/malt-111.html#09-02

IUtoSLU · Sep 2, 2010

Originally Posted by ama

Not everyone, myself included, agrees.

Even if whiskey/brandy does age in the bottle, we know it is not the same as wine either in speed or effect. It remains that we are unsure as to the overall effect of bottle-aged spirits. Even the article you linked to has conflicting point of view: some individuals believe that bottle-aging creates nuance and flavor, while others believe that the glass will eventually ruin the original flavor.

The only thing that is safe to say is: we don't know the full effect of bottle-aging on spirits, but we do know that it is not equivalent to wine. A 15 yr old (in-cask) malt bottled 15 years ago will probably not have much change or nuance over the same 15 yr old malt bottled today.

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