What Are You Drinking? February 2023

[agnosticpipe]

I guess you could call it a Dutch bourbon, from Holland, Michigan.

 

[Akoni808]

Drinking a dram of Craigellachie 13. A solid single malt at a fair price.

 

[B.Lew]

 

[Akoni808]

Drinking some Kirkland Islay @ 50%. A real value dram at less than $40 a bottle.

 

[BarrelProof]

 

[mawnansmiff]

I stumbled upon a bottle of Bulleit Rye yesterday that I never knew I had. It was bought from Amazon back in 2020 and cost me £27. Today that price is £33.

Had me a large tumbler last night and it was oh so nice....not quite Rittenhouse Rye nice but not too far off .



Regards,

Jay.

 

[BarrelProof]

Sheng Puerh.

 

[Scottishgaucho]

Seagram's Blenders Americano.....no idea what it is but it tastes lovely.

 

[agnosticpipe]

I stumbled upon a bottle of Bulleit Rye yesterday that I never knew I had. It was bought from Amazon back in 2020 and cost me £27. Today that price is £33.

Had me a large tumbler last night and it was oh so nice....not quite Rittenhouse Rye nice but not too far off .

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Regards,

Jay.

I'm interested to see what you think this rye. I've had Rittenhouse a couple of times and quite liked it, and I like both regular Bulleit and Bulleit 10 yo. but haven't tried their rye yet. I always thought that their regular bourbon was a bit rye forward which is why I liked to begin with. What are your thoughts?

 

[Briar Tuck]

My brown ale that I kegged last week is now carbonated so we drank a few pints of that tonight. Good stuff. It never lasts too long since my wife loves it, so I'll need to brew again soon.

 

[fMf Piper]

Kirkland Signature Tennessee Whiskey and Kirlkand Signature Spiced Rum. Both value blends that challenge the best name brands at warehouse prices. I also enjoy glasses of the wife's country wines as well, which may actually be my favorite smoking drink!

 

[mawnansmiff]

I'm interested to see what you think this rye. I've had Rittenhouse a couple of times and quite liked it, and I like both regular Bulleit and Bulleit 10 yo. but haven't tried their rye yet. I always thought that their regular bourbon was a bit rye forward which is why I liked to begin with. What are your thoughts?

In my humble opinion, it is a typical rye inasmuch there is a little spicy tang with an underlying (and not at all unpleasant) but very definite taste of liquorice which I find in most rye whiskies.

It is a little sweeter than most other ryes I have tried too but I'm quite happy with that.

I've had (and really like) regular Bulleit whiskey but never had their 10y/o version....yet!

Regards,

Jay.

 

[BarrelProof]

13/10

 

[TheIronMonkey]

13/10

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I want to know more about the little pig and tiny frog. Were they part of the tea set?

 

[BarrelProof]

@TheIronMonkey

The frog was. It’s an infusion counter. It changes colors at a certain temperature and I guess that’s handy if you’re not using a digital kettle. I am, so the novelty is lost on me, but it’s nice to keep track of how many infusions I’ve had throughout a session. It has 5 holes and you just move it each time and restart at 6, 11, etc.

The pig is just a standard tea pet that was a gift from a buddy in Hong Kong. I’m not typically into stuff like that, but for as long as I can remember, my dad has said about me, “He could fall into pig shit and come out with pockets full of gold.” I got the pet as a gift and it was too perfect, so I share the tea with him. It’s supposed to be real yixing, but let’s be honest - he lives in Hong Kong so it could be Play-Doh.

 

[JOHN72]

Last night I had a few shots of Lagavulin 8, I love that aftertaste of old bandages and an abandoned infirmary near a cliff, full of mold and fresh saltpeter. In the middle of a winter storm.

 

[Zero]

Smooth Ambler Old Scout

 

[BarrelProof]

Sheng puerh from 300 year old trees. Needs a lot more age, but I wanted to give it a go.

 

[itsnotuitsme]

i absolutely love the bowmore 12. its just good with any bowl of tobacco i tried it yet.

 

[JackCrouly]

I like Laphroaig Quarter Cask peat whiskey. I don't drink much alcohol other than it. I can drink wine sometimes.