2 hours ago, BigAngus752 said:

Nice!  That sounds like a good day (and a bad headache for me the next day). 

Well I'm not planning on having enough to hurt me, although when you get buddies together on a nice fall day things happen. So my plan is to control my intake, however I'm having my wife drive me just in case.

First drinks in a few weeks today, I was sick part of the time and honestly wasn't feeling it outside of that...but todays the day. Started with a 1oz pour of Tin Cup 10yr...right now I'm enjoying a knob creek 7 year rye old fashioned. After supper tonight ill have a nightcap of Russell's reserve single barrel.

Love a good glass of Chianti. Highly recommend this

 

4 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Don’t judge me!  

I ran across a really good sale on Fireball handles at $20.00 apiece with a $4.00 rebate and bought 2 for $16.00 apiece. My wife likes it over ice but I prefer to mix it and considering we didn’t have any ginger ale which is my preferred choice I tried it with Cola and found I actually like it.

13 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Don’t judge me!  

Don’t eat me ! 

@Jigfishn10,  never seen silence of the lambs? 

@TnRiver46, I have and I love going to the way back machine, but truth be told, I really don't remember the movie  

 

 

18 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

@TnRiver46, I have and I love going to the way back machine, but truth be told, I really don't remember the movie  

 

 

Hannibal lecter admits in an interview that he ate a guy with some fava beans and washed it down with a nice bottle of Chianti. Thats why @12poundbass posted the GIF of Hannibal 

Ahhh...now I remember....make sense now

 

Boy, that's embarrassing ... 😆

I’m not much of a wine drinker but my wife is and she’s become a fan of SnoopDog watching him as a judge on The Voice.  I saw this in the store the other day and picked her up a bottle for a stocking stuffer this Christmas. 

We made a pact to not buy any more bourbon this weekend since we spent so much on our trip to Kentucky last month, but when you go to a bar/store where you can buy a pour and try it before you buy it...well...here we are.  These are both fantastic.  Caused us to break our oaths.  

@BigAngus752 The pour before you buy idea is freaking brilliant. I know I’ve done it with craft beer and I’m happy to say there were a few that I’m glad I didn’t purchase before trying and a few I’m glad I did purchase before trying.

3 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

@BigAngus752 The pour before you buy idea is freaking brilliant. I know I’ve done it with craft beer and I’m happy to say there were a few that I’m glad I didn’t purchase before trying and a few I’m glad I did purchase before trying.

There have been several times that I've read descriptions of the palate and finish on a bottle that costs $150 and was sure I wanted it, but then found a bar that would sell me a pour and was thankful that I didn't buy it.  I wish I could take a rod on the water for a day before paying for it.  I've got a couple hanging on the wall that could have been money better spent elsewhere.  

On 11/29/2024 at 5:35 PM, BigAngus752 said:

We made a pact to not buy any more bourbon this weekend since we spent so much on our trip to Kentucky last month, but when you go to a bar/store where you can buy a pour and try it before you buy it...well...here we are.  These are both fantastic.  Caused us to break our oaths.  

I've never tried anything from smoke wagon but I've always been intrigued. I picked up a bottle of Larceny barrel proof B524 and an  old Ezra full proof 7yr rye the other day, I'm excited to try those. Pickens are usually slim here but I also saw like 6 bottles of Ben Holladay soft red wheat rickhouse proof, 6 bottles of Elijah Craig barrel proof C924 and 2 bottles of knob creek 12.

I'm not much of a drinker but whenever State(N C State) beats unc(university of north carolina) in the annual football rivalry football game, i sip on one bourbon, neat, afterwards.  

 

Go 'Pack!

16 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

I've never tried anything from smoke wagon but I've always been intrigued. I picked up a bottle of Larceny barrel proof B524 and an  old Ezra full proof 7yr rye the other day, I'm excited to try those. Pickens are usually slim here but I also saw like 6 bottles of Ben Holladay soft red wheat rickhouse proof, 6 bottles of Elijah Craig barrel proof C924 and 2 bottles of knob creek 12.

All of those are good ones.  Our favorites out of those are EC C924 and Knob creek 12.  We are never without a Knob 12 in the cupboard.  It's smooth, caramel-ly, and very consistent from bottle to bottle.  

1 hour ago, BigAngus752 said:

All of those are good ones.  Our favorites out of those are EC C924 and Knob creek 12.  We are never without a Knob 12 in the cupboard.  It's smooth, caramel-ly, and very consistent from bottle to bottle.  

So the Larceny and the Ezra rye are both delicious. The same day I got those I picked up a Benchmark top floor and 2XO French oak, both of which are pretty meh. I wish I would have skipped those 2 and picked up a backup bottle of KC 12, that's some yummy stuff.

I’m having a glass of … ah…Italian wine.

 

I’ll leave it at that. No need for the Italian wine police to visit…  

I got a bottle of basil Hayden dark rye. Didn't realize it had port in the blend somehow. Very different. Sweet. Terrible old fashioned, could be good Manhattan I think or just on the rocks. 

Somehow I always come back to either bullet or knob Creek. 

This is my nightcap tonite.  I was a rye guy before I was a bourbon guy.  I'm blessed to have a plethora of outstanding ryes right now ("Jefe, what is a plethora?") but I'm on a mission to find a Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye.  I've tried it twice in bars and love it.  This one is very good one in the meantime.  

 

15 hours ago, BigAngus752 said:

This is my nightcap tonite.  I was a rye guy before I was a bourbon guy.  I'm blessed to have a plethora of outstanding ryes right now ("Jefe, what is a plethora?") but I'm on a mission to find a Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye.  I've tried it twice in bars and love it.  This one is very good one in the meantime.  

 

I've actually got a middle west spirits dark pumpernickel rye cask strength store pick on my counter for today. Winter is rye season!

Every year my family spends the day making ravioli for Christmas dinner. My daughter stopped by today to do just that. 

 

Sitting and having a glass now

 

@TnRiver46 and @12poundbass, don’t pee on my cheerios!  

MAN DOWN!!!  Hang on...I have another.  Code 4.  Stand down.