What Are You Drinking
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Started to take my whisky drinking a bit more serious this year. It's an expensive hobby, but I'm avoiding the good stuff and focussing on the cheaper (but hopefully still good) end of the market. We've bought about 25 bottles and are making our way through them, trying to decide what are favourites are. It's a good hobby for lockdown!
Mostly Scottish single malts, but I'm also trying to up my bourbon game, as bourbon is probably my favourite drink. I've always drank Jim Beam, mostly because it is very cheap here in the UK, but I've got some Bulleit, Wild Turkey, Woodford and Maker's Mark. Again, only the cheap stuff, but they are a bit nicer than Jim Beam. Any recommendations always appreciated.
I was also amazed to read recently that there's a US law preventing casks from being used more than once. A law brought in as a result of lobbying by the coopers' unions. And also that casks are generally made from oak that is between 150 and 200 years old. That's a very old tree to be cut down and used once! So, US bourbon casks are used once and then shipped to Britain where they used over and over again by our distillers. Something like 80% of Scotch whisky is stored in bourbon casks, the rest in sherry casks. Thanks for all the wood!
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@Carnival-Boy Monkey Shoulder is a great Scotch and on the lower price point, around $30 US for 750mL
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Drinking:
@Carnival-Boy Monkey Shoulder is a great Scotch and on the lower price point, around $30 US for 750mL
Definitely on my daily drinking list...
But if you're willing to splurg, laphroaig 18 is fracking awesome! Got it as a gift from one of my bosses.
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Made a daiquiri.
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Drinking:
But if you're willing to splurg, laphroaig 18 is fracking awesome! Got it as a gift from one of my bosses.
That's a very generous gift. They don't make it anymore, but even if they did it would be out of my budget. Ten year old is about as much as I can generally afford.
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Ethan Pom
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Trying to drink the last of the bar.
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@jaredbusch I thought I was the only one who had that glass
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Some Climax Moonshine
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Just finished the last bottle of wine in the house.
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Now drinking some 12 year old Flor de Caña. Yum. Just straight on the rocks.
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Matcha Beer
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yum
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Doing a major application migration.
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Last night at the bar next to my hotel. I sampled my way through the entire Ale selection. I don’t like IPA, and they were out of Lagers.
This was my favorite of the 5 ales. The Wheat King Wit
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Cassis (Blackcurrant) Beer at Tokyo Skytree. JoJo Cafe
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At my in-laws for the next week.
Went for a walk that ended at 7-11. Picked up a couple of these for tonight.
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You have 7-11 in Japan,.. but I don't have one in Kentucky... that,... just,.. isn't,.. oh whatever.
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Drinking:
You have 7-11 in Japan,.. but I don't have one in Kentucky... that,... just,.. isn't,.. oh whatever.
They are everywhere in Japan. It is a huge thing.
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Once it was after 7 I went over to Golden Gai as some places there started to open by then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Golden_Gai
I ended up at a bar called Kangaroo.
Drank a lot of different Japanese Gin
Also tried this single grain whiskey. But again confirmed that I am not a whiskey guy
Public bathroom right by Golden Gai
I should have taken a wide shot. But the urinals were open to the sidewalk with just a low wall between it and them.
