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It has me thinking about hitting the Liquor store.

 

I would too, but I'm actually back on the wagon for a while. Been partying too much lately :arf:

 

Hmmm... I bet that a fairly simple chocolate cake donut would pair excellently with a dark rum of any sort. That sounds kinda good! :arf:

 

Rum goes with anything.....

NEXT! :cornut:

 

Monica this is the rum Mendra had at the Dragon last year.

 

He also brought a bottle of it to the Finger Hut for me

 

Yeah remember mount GAY....:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

Like the Alamo :lol:

 

Lima beans?

 

After several trips to Brazil I have yet to have one. Maybe next time!

 

Aw, man. I haven't had a Capirinha in years. I'm suddenly very thirsty. Thanks! Looks like I need to go shopping.

 

I've been on M/A for over a year now.... just came across this thread.
At any length, I love Caipirinhas... awesome on a nice hot day. I make mine with PITU Cachaca.

But this is what I am drinking now, unfortunately I am polishing off this bottle.

 

Damn dude!
High roller!

 

Hey! If you're gonna drink, do it right!
This was actually a graduation present from someone years ago.

 

Brazil bound for the last time Saturday. I'm going to have to have a couple while I'm down there this time.

 

The best I have ever had was actually a tequila. Round about the turn of the century, Jose Cuervo, yes I know normally their stuff is just ok, made a special batch called Jose Quervo Especialle Millenium Reserve, or some such. As I was told by some folks I used to know in the booze business this run was limited to 100 bottles per state, so I was financially unable to secure a whole bottle for meself. I managed to find a bottle while out drinking one night with friends at a nice upscale bar. They had bottle 83 and this stuff was $15 a shot, quite steep. I would love to tell you what bar I was at when I drank this amazing nectar of the gods, but my better judgement left after the first sip and I was told I drank most of the bottle and made the bartenders night while making my bank account cry. I have never before or since had such a smooth spirit. It had the taste of tequila mixed with the smokiness of a high end whiskey and I swear as FSM as my witness this stuff went down like water. I fear I will never have anything quite as divine in my life again.

 

I've never had a good place to keep my collection together until we moved to CA a few months ago. It used to be in the back of a cluttered kitchen cabinet. I had to take a photo.

starting on the top left and working my way down

Jamieson Irish 12 year distillary reserve (only sold at the distillary): Bought it on a 10 year wedding anniversary to Ireland. I'm about done with the 18 year-old I got on our honeymoon, so this will open soon.

Cadenheads 22-yo Scotch: Cadenhead is a small blending shop and they sell some of their components. This is a single malt from the Balmenach distillary that sells only to blenders (most of the supply goes to Glenlivet's top blends).

The bottle with the dancer is Grappa from an Italian winery that my wife and I visited. We made friends with the owner over lunch and I convinced him to sell me one of the 50 or so bottles of Grappa that he makes for his own personal consumption every few years.

The little round bottle is a 12-yo Caol Isla Scotch. This stuff is complex! You get the burn of alcohol, followed by the sweetness of malt. A few seconds later the smoke hits you, followed by a heavy taste of salt. It's wonderful stuff, but sometimes if feels like work, trying to appreciate it all. It was sold by a shop that sells by the mL in Scotland... you bring in a bottle (or buy one from them) and they fill it from the cask. My wife got it for me as a gift.

Edradour (14-yo, Sherry cask Scotch) - Edradour just started selling in the US, but I got this at their wonderful little distillary... the smallest commercial outfit in Scotland. They do only 3-5 casks per week. The distiller described this one as 'Christmas cake in a bottle' and he's right... tons of dried fruit flavors. It is heavy cask strength, so it needs a heavy shot of water in order to enjoy it properly.

Breuklen Distilling's Glorious Gin: I love a gin and tonic and this stuff is fabulous if you like your gin to stand out. It's craft made in Brooklyn with tons of grapefruit notes and juniper (of course).

On that top shelf, I think there is a bottle of Woodford Reserve that I tend to save for mixed drinks where bourbon is called for.

Down low, I see a couple bottles of wine... the cheap stuff for daily consumption goes in the kitchen. These are the nicer bottles. The pressurized bottle is from a winery near San Francisco... a carbonated Chardonnay that is a lot of fun to drink. The other 2 are from a very recent trip to Napa... a family-run winery called Cakebread Cellars... their Napa Chardonnay (the lighter oaked of their Chardonnays) and their big Cab. They do very fruit-forward wines and are nicer for the uneducated folks like myself.