*** What Are You Drinking? *** February 2022

[OSOBUCO]

I'm on my third woodford reserve old fashion - GIDDY UP Lads and Lassies!!!!! Paired with a bowl of CnD Folklore!!!! So lovely - Correction - my third was made with High West Campfire!!!!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

I'm on my third woodford reserve old fashion - GIDDY UP Lads and Lassies!!!!! Paired with a bowl of CnD Folklore!!!! So lovely - Correction - my third was made with High West Campfire!!!!

I love the High West line.

Campfire has a smokiness similar to scotch. Bourye is legit too.

 

[OSOBUCO]

and it's snowing like a mofo here!!! love winter in the Rockies!!!!

 

[Zero]

Winding down with some box wine and my high-speed nutritious dinner that I threw together.

 

[Home Brewing Piper]

Hiya @Laurent I just made this bad boy with Maple syrup - me likey!!!!

My dad has made maple syrup for 40 years. I love it as a sugar substitute in cocktails.

 

[Zero]

Back in the saddle. I've brought my Randy Wiley X 2 with me today, 30 deg outside. Some SG Virginia Flake and some GH & Co. Dark Bird's Eye. Enjoying some Shiner Snore Ale as part of my balanced breakfast. I already had my coffee.

 

[Zero]

Back in the saddle. I've brought my Randy Wiley X 2 with me today, 30 deg outside. Some SG Virginia Flake and some GH & Co. Dark Bird's Eye. Enjoying some Shiner Snore Ale as part of my balanced breakfast. I already had my coffee.View attachment 129378

Shiner Smore Ale. Damn auto correct

 

[Tar Wheel]

A pour of Willet Pot Still Reserve to get the weekend juices flowing. Cheers!

 

[OSOBUCO]

Let the weekend begin!!!

 

[Home Brewing Piper]

Cooked a ribeye over the fire while drinking a Golden Monkey beer. Enjoyed the ribeye with a baked potato, steamed green beans, and a cabernet. After dinner, I sat by the fire with one of my MM cobbits loaded with Auenland - The Shire.

Tomorrow I will be brewing my first beer since moving to Tennessee. If anyone is interested, I'll post pics in a new thread.

 

[STP]

Guinness Extra Stout ?

 

[Zero]

Now that I did the 3 Ss since I got home from work, maybe not shave, I made a dirty martini with some Fords Gin, garlic stuffed olives, and Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth. Ready to party with Banksy and Norman Rockwell ? Yeah, I gotta work tomorrow, but I'm beyond caring.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

We're having a Kilchoman Small Batch Release. Batch No. 5, 1 of 1260 bottles. I'm guessing it was aged in the barrels listed on the box. The box doesn't provide any details. Kilchoman is one of our favourite Islay distilleries.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Following up with another Islay. Lagavulin Single Malt Offerman Edition 11 Year finished in Guinness Casks.

 

[giacomo]

Went out to dinner last night and tried Whistle Pig--liked it so much I stopped at my favorite liquor store on the way home and bought a bottle. My new favorite? I have so many it's hard to choose just one!

 

[Tar Wheel]

New bottle of Old Scout mmmm? View attachment 129062

After hearing @Laurent singing the praises of Old Scout, I decided to crack open a barrel pick that I picked up last summer. It was recommended by my favorite liquor store manager, and he had a hand in selecting the barrel. The palate was a beautiful buttery honey with some viscosity, but the finish turned slightly bitter with what I can only described as a green wood taste. I’m hoping a little air time will smooth the rough edges off the finish and I can get it to match that wonderful palate. Cheers!

 

[mawnansmiff]

I've not seen this for sale for an age....thought it was discontinued, but my local Asda seem to have found a batch so I snagged 12 bottles last week.

It's Guinness 'West Indies Porter' and is pretty similar to 'regular' Guinness but without the nitrogen gas and a higher gravity (6%). Very tasty indeed but not a patch on their 'Guinness Foreign Extra' which weighs in at 7.5% but still a worthwhile tipple for a wintry evening.

TASTING NOTES​

A deep rich and characterful porter with hints of toffee and chocolate.
Aroma: Toffee, caramel, slight chocolatey notes
Flavour: Sweet with chocolate and toffee flavours
Palate: Smooth easy finish with a medium sweet mouth feel
ABV: 6%
Appearance: Ruby red with a frothy head driven by the carbonation

THE STORY OF GUINNESS® WEST INDIES PORTER​

Quality has always been in Guinness’ DNA, even back in the 1800s when faced with the challenge of how to maintain the freshness of our beer, on long sea voyages. To guarantee the best quality upon arrival, Guinness brewers made a porter with more hops. The recipe was a success and was soon shipped far and wide to countries in the Caribbean, America, Africa and South East Asia, and its ancestor, Guinness Foreign Extra Stout is still sold there today.

With origins in an 1801 entry in Guinness’ brewers’ diaries, today’s Guinness West Indies Porter was inspired by the first beer purposely brewed at St. James’s Gate to sustain its freshness, wherever it was shipped. The beer is complex yet mellow, hoppy with notes of toffee and chocolate.

Regards,

Jay.

 

[EssJaySea]

Last night was the weekly Friday night martinis— Tanqueray still as I keep not making it to the store. Finished off the evening with a CA cab leftover from Wednesday. I expect to have a work meeting down in Orange County in a couple of week and will work in a trip to Hi Time and shall stock up.

Happy Saturday all.

 

[DanWil84]

Normally Islay peated malt is not my jam, but this barrel aged beer! It still smells like an Ardbeg 10yo, but it isn't as sharp, keeps the sweetness of a typical stout. Wouldn't pair it with a pipe or cigar, I typically drink or smoke either.

@mawnansmiff that is the guinness we can get in the stores here, decent but I like it from a keg in a pub more.

 

[OSOBUCO]

50s on the deck today and having a bowl of Dunhill baby’s bottom