Fishie, you left off the Don Julio 1942. If you haven’t tried it, you’re in for a treat. Be warned, 1942 is very top-shelf and the price reflects that. For 95% of the taste at 20% of the cost, try Don Julio Anejo. That’s the one I keep in my cabinet.
I’ve had a go at a dozen different single malts and find them interesting, but not what I want to drink on a regular basis. For anyone who is interested in an ENORMOUS variety of scotches waiting to be sampled, try Ye Olde English Inn’s Pickwick’s Pub in Stowe. I think they had over 70 different varieties, and a very knowledgeable bartender.
I tried Laphoaig at the bar at Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe, NM and though I was sucking on a bog. I think I want more of a smoky flavor.
But for absolute relaxation at home, just a nice glass of sherry ,thank you.
We drank 150+ year old Madeira when my mother in law passed away. It was incredible stuff…but we polished off the bottle between the seven of us, and I don’t think we’ll find its like on the package store shelves.
I just like everything period. Actually up until earlier tonight I didn’t know how much I liked Gin. Knob Creek Bourbon which somebody mentioned before will f*ck you up it is a 100 proof I got drunk on it a lot this week actually. I prefer the Irish whiskey I think bourbon is usually gross and Canadian Whiskey is too rough and I am not really a Scotch guy especially not the somky stuff.
Jameson, that is my answer and I am sticking to it.
Gin and I have not been on speaking terms since about 1987.
As for what’s in my cupboard, I’m not sure since I’m not the one drinking it these days. I do know that I have some St. Brendans in there somewhere (Irish Cream…good in coffee), and I think a bottle of fake tequila (it’s the el cheapo stuff, so it’s not made with the blue agava that the good stuff is made from). Other than that, I think the whiskEy is gone (which I believe was Jamesons).
So now I’m with emm…I have a cupboard full of tea. Oh, and I also have some store brand Oreo type cookies. But technically they’re not for me
I don’t think me and cheap tequila should be on speaking terms nasty nasty stuff I almost puked after a shot of that last night. Yes, I had quite a night last night shots in this order in about 10 minutes Tanquery Gin, Crown Royal Whiskey (I prefer Jameson but I hadn’t tried that pure yet way too rough), Absolut Vodka, Cheap Tequila, and Bacardi Black then later while at a resturant with some friends one of mine friends talked the waiter into giving me a Rum and Coke he said it was my 21st birthday and that is why I was so wasted already and at this point in time I couldn’t walk a line to save my life. Yet I remember the whole night and only had a slight hang over. I was actually hoping I would have forgoten some of the stuff I did but I didn’t.