Spirits, what you drinking...

[BigFKahuna]

Wowowow... What a place. I found a place kinda like that in Vancouver; a Tiki lounge in a hotel. I used to take dates there and they loved it.

We stopped in here a few months ago while on my quest to find a decent Mai Tai on Oahu. Great ambience.

 

[Ilkless]

Older single cask Caol Ila is terrific to behold, but my heart lies with the Glen Ord single cask bottled for Singapore, with it's old-fashioned resin and pear drops notes.

I also got a bottle of this before Ben Nevis prices spiral any further out of control. Bidded up by opportunistic collectors and speculative "whisky investors" who aren't drinking whisky. Some rough edges, the age definitely shows itself, but also full of apricot, acacia honey, beeswax notes, and at a lower price than the standard Ben Nevis 10 bottling.

 

[Ilkless]

Clynelish aged for 15 years in a first-fill sherry butt before bottling at cask strength of 59.6% ABV? Sign me up!

Not cheap whisky but likely the cheapest any ex-sherry Clynelish that age and ABV will cost locally moving forward, with prices climbing rapidly for any Clynelish.

 

[Flaesh]

Тwo Stacks Smoke & Mirrors 48%

 

[ryanosaur]

*sighs wistfully...

2 months no-beer. 1 month no liquor. repeating at least this month and likely in April, too.

 

[Flaesh]

no-beer

10.5 months no-beer, 0.95 l in april and I don't remember exactly when I drank beer before I think beer should be distilled and aged before drinking.

@Raindog123 , can you, as certified Irish Whiskey taster, comment Two Stacks' drinks?..

 

[Flaesh]

Finally got it on sale :

For a change, I went outside.

 

[ryanosaur]

I've got one more month to go. I'm starting to get a little twitchy, though. The Lady is only pulling 31 days and is ready to pick up some Casamigos any day now in preparation.

 

[droid2000]

Hear me out... vodka with apple juice. My wife started making these. It's delicious. I call it the slutinator.

 

[Gary_G]

 

[Flaesh]

It's International Whisk(e)y Day!

 

[ryanosaur]

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It's International Whisk(e)y Day!

Anybody know a good non-alcoholic Whiskey?
Otherwise, I’ll celebrate belatedly.

FWIW, a major part of going dry is a health push… I am down 44# this year!

 

[Flaesh]

I’ll celebrate belatedly..

Also you will be able to celebrate World Whisky Day (falls on the third Saturday of May each year) in advance!

 

[ryanosaur]

Also you will be able to celebrate World Whisky Day (falls on the third Saturday of May each year) in advance!

Woohoo!
Whiskey:
The gift that keeps giving.

 

[Flaesh]

 

[Ilkless]

I've been playing a fun trade-up game of whisky, that resulted in this 2-bottle set of limited edition Yamazaki for much much lower than what it is selling at - like almost 75% lower. I'm curious about drinking these as high-proof limited edition age-stated Yamazaki is usually not in my budget range at all, but the amount of money I could get off these would definitely go a long way. As in, I can get a bottle of really good 20-30yo Scotch and some Focals or an RME ADI-2 with cash to spare. This must be what people who manage to get Pappy at retail/slightly above retail feel.

 

[ryanosaur]

#boom-pow

...

The deed is done.

I've lost 60#, not had a drink in 3 months, or beer in 4.

Sláinte, b!tches!

 

[Laserjock]

#boom-pow

...

The deed is done.

I've lost 60#, not had a drink in 3 months, or beer in 4.

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Sláinte, b!tches!

Bet you feel better. Congrats

 

[Ilkless]

#boom-pow

...

The deed is done.

I've lost 60#, not had a drink in 3 months, or beer in 4.

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Sláinte, b!tches!

Starting off with a bang!

(ASR friends passing by/in Singapore: open offer for me to pour for you or bring over some wonderful Scotch, or go out for a pint of craft beer)

 

[ryanosaur]

Bet you feel better. Congrats

Thank you. And yes, it feels good. I haven't been this weight since College... And I haven't fit into that size Levi's but a few times when I have managed to keep some of the weight off.

I'm at 230# right now, and pushing for 220 as my main goal.