What is everyone drinking?

[Washashore]

Picked up a bottle of Blanton's yesterday. Just poured 4 fingers. Hands down best bourbon I've ever had. Damn that's something to aspire to.

[rubber duck]

I just cracked a barrel of 5 grain whiskey that's been sitting for a year. I also just opened a bottle of 23 year pappy van winkle.

I'm going to have a god drunk on this stuff.

[Washashore]

Wow RD, I could only imagine what it tastes like.... You mixed it with ginger ale right?

[Bushman]

Not sure but after seeing this post I guess it's time to check out the liquor cabinet!

[rubber duck]

No but my brothers wife mixed it with coke. I couldn't say anything he bout the bottle and she makes the rules so what can you do.

Ya a 400 dollar bottle of booze and she mixed it with coke.

[Washashore]

Sitting amongst the rarest bourbons in the country, a collectors item, and gets mixed with coke... You must have showed great restraint.

[LWTCS]

Now now,,,,,judge ye not ole sinful sinners.

[rubber duck]

Sitting amongst the rarest bourbons in the country, a collectors item, and gets mixed with coke... You must have showed great restraint.

That's all I do these days is show restrain, bourbon and coke is pretty far down the list of the stupid shit I deal with on a daily basis.

[Washashore]

I'm a small business owner so I know exactly where you are coming from. This topic has been discussed here before and I get the fact that people will drink it how they like it, and that this person enjoys this drink with coke. However, to me, it's like owning the Mona Lisa and painting a mustache on her because you think she'd look better with a mustache.

[GuyFawkes]

...it's like owning the Mona Lisa and painting a mustache on her because you think she'd look better with a mustache.

That sounds like something I'd do.....

I feel like if you're going to mix something with coke, mix cheapish whisky in. As long as it's a decent whisky, I doubt you would even be able to differentiate between an expensive one. Most people I know can't even distinguish between a cheap or expensive bottle of liquor, and there's no shame in that, so they're not going to waste their money. Whatever though, on my list of fucked up things in this world, mixing expensive drinks with coke is pretty far down.

Whisky, gin, and most other expensive drinks remind me of my grandfather, so I mostly stick to rum and vodka anyway.

[RumBrewer]

... Most people I know can't even distinguish between a cheap or expensive bottle of liquor, and there's no shame in that,

Um... You need to know better people!
And I'd be ashamed. I don't consider myself a snob... not by any means, but I personally enjoy things better when I know more about them.

It woudl be like paying $150 to go for steak and having your wife say... Tastes like McDonalds. Fine if you like a big mack... but fur christ sake buy the $4 burger instead of the $65 steak!

[RumBrewer]

Sorry... Back on topic!

Rum! With ice.

[GuyFawkes]

It woudl be like paying $150 to go for steak and having your wife say... Tastes like McDonalds. Fine if you
like a big mack... but fur christ sake buy the $4 burger instead of the $65 steak!

I don't know about you, but if my wife liked cheap steak over expensive ones, I would be completely ecstatic!

And that would be precisely why I don't make or buy whisky, I make rum and vodka. I can tell you a good rum from a mile and I can sure appreciate the good stuff, but I still wouldn't spend over $50 for a handle, ever.

[RumBrewer]

but I still wouldn't spend over $50 for a handle, ever.

Appleton Estate 30 year? Oh... I would!

Now Back on topic.
Crown and water

[GuyFawkes]

Root beer (well made stuff, not the crap you buy at the grocery) and rum has to be another of my all time favorites. They just go together so well. A decent rum is important, but I actually found that my light brown sugar wash that was fairly heavily cut went amazing with these bottles of root beer my friend always brings me back whenever he goes on business (they're amazing..... can't remember the brand off my head though).

[RumBrewer]

Finally ran some of my white rum through a carbon filter I made out of a Keg Stem. It helped it out some, so I threw a couple of frozen blackberries in there to cool it off and it makes for a hell of a tasty drink.

[likkerfirst]

90 proof ujsm

[Bushman]

Had some Apple Pie Moonshine after some remodel work in my basement!

[RumBrewer]

Banana Rum. On Ice. YUMMY!
Wish I had a LOT more of this!

[blind drunk]

Had a chocolate stout and a flavored Dunkel something or other. Enjoyed the first, hated the second.

[Large Sarge]

My only store bought, Sweet Lucy on ice.

[LWTCS]

A blueberry maceration with the corresponding syrup (rum base of course) that has been fortifying some blueberry wine outta plant city.......

[RumBrewer]

Old Chub.... FROM THE CAN!

****Significant because I ALWAYS use a glass!****

[blind drunk]

Jasmine tea!!

[Fastill]

Jasmine tea!!

Must be bed time???
Tonight I am drinking my allgrain corn whisky and water, very heavy flavor but Oh so worth it!!

[jake_leg]

Martini with Scottish artisanal gin (thanks Al) and pomelo zest.

[Odin]

Just a Grolsch beer right now. Had me two Leffe "brown" earlier. Maybe a freshly made barley based vodka to finish the evening with?

[heartcut]

Going sailing with some friends this weekend and rum was requested. The skipper's wishes will be honored. Also Blackberry Merlot wine for his wife, from mine. Should be a good weekend.

[King Of Hearts]

Elijah Craig 18 yo neat.

[GuyFawkes]

My summer favorite: adult Arnold Palmer, mix lemonade with 80 proof neutral to taste (I do half to half), pitch one tea bag per quart, and let it sit in the sun all day, then bring it inside and stick it in the fridge until the weekend.

Serve it on a chilled glass with ice and a lemon wedge, and you have a mighty fine beverage for the hot summer days. I'm stockpiling a bunch of neutral just for this purpose, the ladies love it!