Wasn’t ‘smooth as butter’ but I have fond memories of ‘Chivas Regal Royal Salute’ (21 yr old). Couldn’t afford it now but back in the ’80s it was very affordable at the class 6. Not butter smooth but close.
Chivas is nice
I bought two “century of malts” bottles 5 years apart.
Made with whisky of which some are no longer made, so after a few years it can (and did) taste slightly different.
Wine tonight. Started with a 2011 bottle of Nice Legs Chardonnay and finishing with a 2009 Merlot from the same. Chardonnay has a nice flavor profile and the merlot lacks the excessive tannins common to the type. Both are well made inexpensive wines ($4.99 on clearance).
Jim Beam / Red Stag honey bourbon.
(I can almost hear the retching noises coming from the Glenwhatever aficionados. :smiling_imp: )
Talk about whisky and cognac,
here is a fun thing to do, and all can be used,special or basic.
one needs a bunch of glasses (preferably cognac glasses but wineglasses will do fine, 1 icecube, 1 icecold object (we have stainless steel cubes in the freeer), something to drop 1 drop of water with, a completely full teacup completely full of water too hot to tough, but surely not cooking (the chosen cognac glass must be able to placed in this with the round liquid containing part in the hot water, hend by the rim so it is diagonal hangen in it)
Pour the same amount of whisky/cognac in
a glass with icecube
a glass with ice cold object
a glass
a glass, having the water drop apparatus ready
a glass for the tea cup, hang it in the hot water, since the teacup is full this ought to be done at the kitchen sink, a normal sized teacup and a regular cognac glass will have enough space in the cognac glass to pour a normal quantity of cognac/whisky in, but you might want to use a smaller teacup is it is hanging too horizontally. when the drink is poured, gently roll the glass to it heats up evenly
let the smelling and tasting begin!
The difference in taste, richness, smells is so interesting.
the adding of one drop of water is really interesting, it liberates a lot of scents and sometimes you can actually see it “break tension”
1 bottle, 5 completely different experiences, works with other drinks as well.
This helps you choose the best brand of most liqueur, there is no hiding behind scent/taste dulling old for wodka for example.
And the coolest thing it, you dont need an expensive bottle to make drinking it a party. Have a friend who likes a drink, doing this is a party.
I did this often to guests when I worked in bars.
Whn somebody ordered whisky on the rock, I gave them a look, and two glasses, 1 as ordered and 1 on saucer, teaup with hot water, cognac glass with the whisky. Surprised look, “I didn’t order this” Replying, “it is on me”
Almost always almost the entire group ordered the hot whisky next round and often a second round with a little more expensive drink following that 
Thanks to the “what you ate today” topic I am gonna take a stab at sauce Hollandaise.
Reading a little it was clear I would have egg whites left over
So I decided to make a nice Pisco Sour, love that.
What gives no more Pisco
Mafenit with gin, but it doesn’t have that special zing.
Oh well still OK
Rich foam with the bitter stuff scent
Gonna order a bottle of Pisco soon
Oh I use the straw for stirring 
Well besides half a bottle of gin (and after the first glass you se depicted above a quarter bottle of my own flower/honey/cognac mix to add some zing (totally worked!) Ibused 7 big limes, freshly squeezed, so it is healthy 
Vodka on the rocks
Currently available batch is 10% abv and I.B.U. is 51.1
Pepe Lopez tequila, chased with olive brine.
I’m drinking a V8 right now. Bought a case from Costco a couple of weeks ago and now I’m enjoying one.
Almost bought that as a chaser for yesterday night’s Sobieski but decided to go with grapefruit juice.
Almost bought that as a chaser for yesterday night’s Sobieski but decided to go with grapefruit juice.
Definitely not equal to true freshly produced juice but better than most sodas or juice ‘coctails’ with high fructose corn syrup as a primary ingredient.
Tea or orange juice.
I don’t drink alcohol. Never have seen any benefit, but a lot of tragedy.
Jerry
A few minutes ago i was sucking on this one, it is a bit thick not least when a bit of peach pass by.
But as a old speed drinker i know to just open up the throat and let whatever just run strait into the belly, only amateurs need to swallow making them slow to consume fluids.
Hah! My newest craze is cold brew. It is strange how different the flavor is (Hearkening to The Millers earlier post).
Nice!
Drinking a Bière de Noël from the LIDL
5,9% so failing on what I preceive as normal for Xmas beer (8 to 10%)
Coppery amber so that is barely OK I like Xmas beers darker but this is a correct color.
No distinct flavors or scents , very neutral, could be any amber beer, so another miss compared to Xmas beers.
But it was cheap and it is a decent beer, just forget about the name
