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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI went out and bought a good bottle of scotch.
I think tonight I want something smooth. Oban 14 will do the trick.
SWBTATTReg
(22,059 posts)we sit back and watch the ridiculous maneuvering and prancing around by rump and cohorts. I got a feeling that many more feet are going to be stuck in people's mouths here soon.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)Black Label
SWBTATTReg
(22,059 posts)stuff that much. But I have heard good things about the black label versions of jack daniels. Take care!
MineralMan
(146,248 posts)Drank that years ago in my single days; you could buy a gallon way cheap, and it wasn't bad according to my 23 year old palate
On efit, came in a plastic bottle too.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)"ef it" is the correct attitude prior to drinking Old Granddad.
I think all my single malt is gone but I still got a bottle of Buchanan's and it ain't bad for a blend.
Didn't proofread but apropos as you say. Have a great evening!
SWBTATTReg
(22,059 posts)stonecutter357
(12,693 posts)dumbcat
(2,120 posts)I haven't seen any around here for years. Used to be my favorite.
stonecutter357
(12,693 posts)Siwsan
(26,241 posts)I'm thinking tomorrow night.......
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,142 posts)And we all know what *the day* is, whether it comes via election loss, resignation, removal from office or KFC induced heart attack.
peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)I think a bit of Jura will do it for me.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)sir pball
(4,737 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)wryter2000
(46,023 posts)I might get some really good gin and make martinis
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)hlthe2b
(102,101 posts)(Purchased for John Kerry's hoped-for election and not touched since, though I certainly did celebrate Obama's election)
But, I think I have to hold on for a while longer.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)but at least it shouldn't go bad. There may be use for it yet!
vlyons
(10,252 posts)to contemplate the knowledge that Trump is finally getting his come-uppance. He is a morality drama for the ages. Generations from now (assuming humans survive climate change), the perfidy of corrupt power and effects of stupid politicians will be taught and analyzed and sermonized. Libraries will have bookshelves full of memoirs and masters theses on Donald Trump. None of them flattering.
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)Keto friendly. Not blowing my diet until I can dance on The Orange Menace's Grave (literally or figuratively)
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)Or maybe the Glen Fidditch 18.
Choices
obamanut2012
(26,038 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)iscooterliberally
(2,856 posts)It's nice smooth bourbon and not too expensive either.
trof
(54,256 posts)seriously
It's actually pretty good.
About $14 per 1.75 L (in FL) if you buy by the case.
10% discount.
Cheers
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)MontanaFarmer
(630 posts)but we're sitting on pins and needles waiting for little #2 to arrive, so staying mostly away from good whisky in case mama says it's time to go. But when the day comes that trump is gone, it'll be Lagavulin 16 for me. Enjoy your tipple, and a good day to be a citizen of this country.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)Maybe I should splurge on some high end champagne and save it for some appropriate day.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Tanuki
(14,913 posts)(Recipe at link)
https://www.cakenknife.com/peach-mint-moscow-mule/
2golddogs
(107 posts)Small batch rum from a distillery in Florida Keys. Has kept me sane and will help me celebrate. 🥃
Celerity
(43,057 posts)jummmmi stuff, we are both Speyside loving girls
also recco The Glenrothes 18 Year Old Soleo
skål!
Poiuyt
(18,111 posts)I love Balvenie, but I've never had that vintage.
Glenmorangie at my house.
Celerity
(43,057 posts)We LOOOVE Glenmorangie Signet btw
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Celerity
(43,057 posts)level in terms of what he drops per bottle
We settle for a strategic raiding his collection whenever we are at one of his flats, lolol
he goes full stop RADGE if I go for the £££ GOOD £££ stuff though
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)We drink it slow though... .
Celerity
(43,057 posts)I stick mostly to my red French wines (Pomerol and Saint Emilion AOC's ie. appellation d'origine contrôlée FTW ) and funky imperial stouts and other heavy beers, my wife is more of a gin head and hates most of my dark as 1000 nights beers, lol
she is more into hazy NEIPA's and lambics/gueuze, saisons, etc etc, which are much more sessionable usually, as they are about half the alcohol of my 12% to 17% ABV monsters
always nice to blur the lines and find an imperial stout aged in scotch barrels
The base beer is our Parabola and matured for three months in Single malt Scotch barrels from the Distillery Ardbeg. This distillery is located in the Islay Region of Scotland, which is known to produce some of the worlds best high peat Scotch. The Ardbeg 10 year old was voted 2008 Whisky of the Year in Jim Murrays book The Whisky Bible.
Nose: Upfront there is an exceptional depth and balance with a seductive mix of toffee and chocolate sweetness alongside cinnamon and medicinal phenols. As the beer warms slightly it is followed by citrus and floral notes of white wines evident as melon and overripe pear.
Taste: An initial clean sweetness then briefly comes into play a mouthfeel of deep peat notes, sea salt, smoked fish, tobacco smoke and strong espresso coffee.
Finish: Lasting with a seaside campfire smoke.
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Initech
(100,027 posts)Though I think an aged stout or porter would be good.
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)Oban is a good one but in honor of the smoking gun whistleblower report I think I will have a smokey one. Lagavullin 16 for me. 😎
Hekate
(90,517 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)sir pball
(4,737 posts)..Lagavulin's good, but it's like a campfire compared to a match. Might get a bottle in honor of the billowing clouds of the last week!
(I work in a Scotch bar)
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Lots of wine bars, not any scotch bars. I like wine too, but not as much as a good scotch.
Celerity
(43,057 posts)Have you ever tried any of the Bruichladdich Octomore series? EXTREME peat, deffo not for everyone.
I recco
Bruichladdich Octomore Dialogos Edition 09.3
5 Year Old Farm Grown Barley
a nice intro, and not INSANE ppm (133 phenol parts per million, which will still get you smokin! )
also
a real sleeper......
perfect balance of spicy chocolate, deep peat, and dark jammy fruits
Kilchoman 2018 Founders Cask
sir pball
(4,737 posts)I've had a few Octomores, including 08.3, 300ppm...I certainly wouldn't call it undrinkable like some extreme-hop IPAs are, but it's definitely not my cuppa, either. I think we have the Kilchoman at work, I'll have to give it a go!
Hekate
(90,517 posts)I'll be thinking of all of you, but will wait until Rachel comes on at 6:00 before lifting a toast.
ancianita
(35,925 posts)Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)phatkatt
(1,376 posts)Mmmm...
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)thanks for suggesting it to look forward to, and just right for the Christmas season. My favorite. For now it's still summer here, and so it's Sobieski vodka on the rocks to mark the end of that long wait and the march into battle.
H2O Man
(73,505 posts)I don't drink, but an old friend called and said he figured I'd want him to drop off a bud -- which he did.
Celerity
(43,057 posts)Here in the EU, Scotland may soon crash-out in the No Deal Brexit too, 13 days after that, and Systembolaget is warning of 30 to 40% possible price increases on all Scotch whisky, English ale, stout, etc etc etc.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)We don't drink a lot, but it is always nice to have a nightcap of the good stuff now and then. Trump's rich class are not going to like having their French wine and expensive scotch on the tariff list. They don't care if farmers go under but don't come after their entertainment.