The 'what are you drinking?' thread - Page 3

gaekwad2 · 2nd October 2009, 12:19

From what I've read there are more people who think they're similar. So I was assuming Jameson 12 is simply Redbreast with a bit of grain whiskey but I guess they also use more sherry barrels for it, unless the milder blend alone causes the sherry to stick out more.

But I can't do a direct comparison right now so this is all guesswork.

williamssam81 · 9th October 2009, 06:48

Right now I am drinking water. Without that I cannot live.

Paul_Bags · 9th October 2009, 22:53

Last night I was drinking %8 bourbon & cokes called 'diesel'. This morning it feels like I was drinking diesel. And by this morning I mean it's noon.

williamssam81 · 14th October 2009, 12:16

fdhdtgh

mikm · 14th October 2009, 17:28

Last beer I had was Bell's Two Hearted Ale. It goes well with the chilly weather and the ungodly spicy Laotion food I was eating.

swingdjted · 15th October 2009, 00:06

Never had anything from that brewery before - looks promising. I'd like to try some if I ever find it.

gaekwad2 · 24th November 2009, 23:48

bump

wood and smoke and smoke and wood (and maybe a little leather, coffee, dark chocolate)

Warrior of the Light · 25th November 2009, 12:45

congrats!

swingdjted · 25th November 2009, 21:22

^very nice. Been dry for a while, but since it's a holiday weekend here, I might sip on something.

gaekwad2 · 25th November 2009, 23:03

I wasn't that much into whisky during the summer but since it got colder (and started raining for two months straight) I finished a bunch of bottles I had open for (on average) about a year and got some replacements.

Being (apart from the Redbreast and Laphroaig QC): Talisker 10 (think a nice balanced single malt with some smoke, good, now add a handful of black pepper), Old Pulteney 12 (dry with the same almond/macadamia flavour as Clynelish but overall lighter, great value for the money), Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (finished in port casks, sweet* and fruity, fairly strong aroma but still a bit boring) and Caol Ila 12 (oily, somewhat similar to Lagavulin 16 except slightly lighter and without the sherry influence).

*at least compared to the others

swingdjted · 26th November 2009, 04:15

^every last one of those has quite a high price over here, if I'm lucky enough to find them. I'd like to give a couple of them a try.

I got home from work at 3 p.m. (Today - Wednesday) instead of the usual much later time and won't have to be at work until 7 a.m. Monday. Tonight I was busy with family obligations, but now I'm home. I'm too tired to do serious tasting, so I poured something that always makes me happy - Makers Mark on the rocks. It gives a nice little hit when the drink has just been poured and the sip is big and the ice isn't melted yet (perhaps not as much as bourbons with rye though). Then, the ice melts over time to make things nice and easy.

That part of the night is coming to a close, so I've just begun pouring a Great Lakes Brewing Company Oktoberfest (http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/bee...er_id=00000056). I have the in-law parents and grandmother in town from a 2-day drive away, and they were nice enough to deliver this to me, as it isn't available here.

gaekwad2 · 3rd December 2009, 03:42

Quote:

Originally posted by swingdjted
^every last one of those has quite a high price over here

You get the cheap electronics, we have to console ourselves with affordable booze.

However, this is insanely cheap. (No idea about shipping cost to Middlanowhere, but maybe some New York residents are interested too.)

swingdjted · 4th December 2009, 05:23

Holy shit. I might actually pick it up. I have both family and friends in Jersey City (very close to that store) that owe me some favors. Shipping is a legal issue because of state laws, but that won't be too much of an obstacle since I'll be seeing all of them over the holiday break - they can bring it themselves. It's not often that I am willing to buy something over 12 years old in a bottle, but this might be worth a good try. It might be a good gift for my dad if I'm feeling generous. He always shares what I buy for him whether it be a case of good beer or a set of tools, and he makes fun of me for my gift selections knowing that I buy them so that I can borrow or help him consume them.

swingdjted · 28th March 2010, 19:24

apple juice.

swingdjted · 3rd October 2011, 22:49

My parents bought some of this stuff when they were in town visiting, and then didn't bother to bring it back with them when they left town. It's very affordable (much less expensive than more commonly known bourbons) and still very good quality stuff. I made the mistake of putting the ice in afterwards, making the glass show splash marks, which are bad for a good clean-looking photo-shoot.

Tonight is Monday night and not a work night - got the day off tomorrow because of a special WV gubernatorial election. I don't normally drink during the school year, but I happened to notice this still sitting on the bar, and, well, I haven't had any form of liquor in about a year, so I figured I'd give it a try.

If you like bourbon, give this a try; you'll notice that you can spend a lot less money and still get a damn good drink. Want to impress/surprise/shock people? Pour it into a decanter and ask people what they think it is, including asking what they think a bottle of it costs. It's a good way to show whiskey snobs that it's the palate, not the ego, that determines what good stuff is.

Too-DAMN-Much · 3rd October 2011, 23:10

some stuff called "sun drop" it's a quite obvious mountain dew ripoff.

oddly enough, i can't tell much of a noticable difference but.... i think i may be dangerously close to preferring it.

also strange, mountain dew is possibly quite a lot better at room temperature than cold.
then again, could be the throwback mountain dew just don't chill quite as well as typically when i get MD instead of sun drop i go for the throwback actual sugar type typically and let me tell you, it's definitely different even within the same brand and... i don't know, i think something about it just doesn't taste right served cold as ice.

swingdjted · 30th October 2011, 02:55

Cran-Grape juice. I'm sick. Flu shot reaction.

kofplayer · 30th October 2011, 03:05

Drinking water... Boring huh.

swingdjted · 30th October 2011, 03:28

Since my last move, I haven't had tap water that tastes good enough to enjoy drinking, so I have to send a huge jug with a co-worker who lives where there's a better supply. If you have good water right out of the tap, enjoy; not everyone has that luxury.

The water I have is still ok for showering, cleaning, and everything else, and it probably wouldn't hurt me, but it tastes bad. Everywhere I've lived in the past has been good for drinking water until now.

kofplayer · 30th October 2011, 03:31

I still boil my water before drinking, though technically the tap water here is potable.

swingdjted · 30th October 2011, 20:44

tea with honey

This better help fix me up. The weekend is almost over and I absolutely hate missing work.

old and quite mad · 23rd November 2011, 02:18

Too-DAMN-Much · 23rd November 2011, 02:24

mountain dew red game fuel, bought it on accident mistaking it for code red, tastes..... a lot like code red actually but with.... a sort of perfumey taste too, kinda like skittles.

swingdjted · 24th November 2011, 23:51

10-year-old Merlot that I've had since it was one year old in 2002.

hanshalton · 13th January 2012, 10:19

tea

hanshalton · 31st January 2012, 23:43

milk

swingdjted · 12th February 2012, 17:53

cran-grape juice

I've been hooked on this stuff for years. I've never had much of a sweet tooth, but for some reason I have always liked this stuff. Plus, anything with cranberry is said to prevent urinary tract infections, not that I have had one yet.

Too-DAMN-Much · 12th February 2012, 18:48

i've been on a mello yello kick lately, oddly enough it's a mountain dew knock off that doesn't taste exactly the same.

kofplayer · 13th February 2012, 06:48

plain water. lol, boring stuff

Too-DAMN-Much · 13th February 2012, 07:10

mountain dew amp today, stayed up too late with a new game by accident and got to the point i was waking up early in the night, had to fix it eventually, glad to be done with it now.

swingdjted · 16th August 2012, 01:07

Not that I like this stuff, but I found this to be interesting:

Too-DAMN-Much · 19th August 2012, 18:00

i've been on a hell of a ginger ale kick lately, seagram's is tolerable but mediocre, schweppes lacks much of a satisfying kick and seems to go flat the fastest, canada dry it is.

swingdjted · 20th August 2012, 04:43

I rather prefer Canada Dry to the competition too. I like the dry part - as you describe the kick. Not too sweet. My wife prefers Schweppes because it's sweeter.

Too-DAMN-Much · 20th August 2012, 16:55

yeah i noticed that too, schweppes is so sweet it's almost comparable to 7up or sprite.

swingdjted · 9th March 2013, 20:39

Clos Du Bois
Shiraz
2004

9 years old at a local Rite Aid drug store. It has probably been on that shelf for 8 of those years, sitting upright. But, I took a risk, although not much of one because it was very inexpensive, and bought it.

It's a bit thin with a decent and inoffensive taste; actually a bit better than a normal $13 bottle of Shiraz. I don't have the vocabulary or experience with wine to give it a proper review, but I will say it was a good buy and a good drink. The age didn't really harm it, and probably helped a small amount, since the acidity and vinegar notes in the taste that one would find in younger cheap wines seem to have disappeared.

There is nothing elegant about this stuff; it's not a standout, but it lacks all the bad and has a little good.

swingdjted · 9th March 2013, 20:40

Heh, just looked it up on Google Translate...

Clos Do Bois = Closed Timber

um...

uh...

a.k.a. Constipation?

2nd October 2009, 12:19	#81
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,149	From what I've read there are more people who think they're similar. So I was assuming Jameson 12 is simply Redbreast with a bit of grain whiskey but I guess they also use more sherry barrels for it, unless the milder blend alone causes the sherry to stick out more. But I can't do a direct comparison right now so this is all guesswork. Fuck this place.

9th October 2009, 06:48	#82
williamssam81 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	The 'what are you drinking?' thread Right now I am drinking water. Without that I cannot live.

14th October 2009, 17:28	#85
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15th October 2009, 00:06	#86
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	Never had anything from that brewery before - looks promising. I'd like to try some if I ever find it. Don't forget to live before you die.

24th November 2009, 23:48	#87
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,149	bump wood and smoke and smoke and wood (and maybe a little leather, coffee, dark chocolate) Fuck this place.

9th October 2009, 22:53	#83
Paul_Bags Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 722	Last night I was drinking %8 bourbon & cokes called 'diesel'. This morning it feels like I was drinking diesel. And by this morning I mean it's noon.

14th October 2009, 12:16	#84
williamssam81 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	fdhdtgh

25th November 2009, 12:45	#88
Warrior of the Light Fοrum King (AVS Reviewer) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,781	congrats! Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

25th November 2009, 21:22	#89
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	^very nice. Been dry for a while, but since it's a holiday weekend here, I might sip on something. Don't forget to live before you die.

25th November 2009, 23:03	#90
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,149	I wasn't that much into whisky during the summer but since it got colder (and started raining for two months straight) I finished a bunch of bottles I had open for (on average) about a year and got some replacements. Being (apart from the Redbreast and Laphroaig QC): Talisker 10 (think a nice balanced single malt with some smoke, good, now add a handful of black pepper), Old Pulteney 12 (dry with the same almond/macadamia flavour as Clynelish but overall lighter, great value for the money), Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (finished in port casks, sweet* and fruity, fairly strong aroma but still a bit boring) and Caol Ila 12 (oily, somewhat similar to Lagavulin 16 except slightly lighter and without the sherry influence). *at least compared to the others Fuck this place.

26th November 2009, 04:15	#91
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	^every last one of those has quite a high price over here, if I'm lucky enough to find them. I'd like to give a couple of them a try. I got home from work at 3 p.m. (Today - Wednesday) instead of the usual much later time and won't have to be at work until 7 a.m. Monday. Tonight I was busy with family obligations, but now I'm home. I'm too tired to do serious tasting, so I poured something that always makes me happy - Makers Mark on the rocks. It gives a nice little hit when the drink has just been poured and the sip is big and the ice isn't melted yet (perhaps not as much as bourbons with rye though). Then, the ice melts over time to make things nice and easy. That part of the night is coming to a close, so I've just begun pouring a Great Lakes Brewing Company Oktoberfest (http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/bee...er_id=00000056). I have the in-law parents and grandmother in town from a 2-day drive away, and they were nice enough to deliver this to me, as it isn't available here. Don't forget to live before you die.

4th December 2009, 05:23	#93
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	Holy shit. I might actually pick it up. I have both family and friends in Jersey City (very close to that store) that owe me some favors. Shipping is a legal issue because of state laws, but that won't be too much of an obstacle since I'll be seeing all of them over the holiday break - they can bring it themselves. It's not often that I am willing to buy something over 12 years old in a bottle, but this might be worth a good try. It might be a good gift for my dad if I'm feeling generous. He always shares what I buy for him whether it be a case of good beer or a set of tools, and he makes fun of me for my gift selections knowing that I buy them so that I can borrow or help him consume them. Don't forget to live before you die.

28th March 2010, 19:24	#94
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	apple juice. Don't forget to live before you die.

3rd October 2011, 22:49	#95
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	My parents bought some of this stuff when they were in town visiting, and then didn't bother to bring it back with them when they left town. It's very affordable (much less expensive than more commonly known bourbons) and still very good quality stuff. I made the mistake of putting the ice in afterwards, making the glass show splash marks, which are bad for a good clean-looking photo-shoot. Tonight is Monday night and not a work night - got the day off tomorrow because of a special WV gubernatorial election. I don't normally drink during the school year, but I happened to notice this still sitting on the bar, and, well, I haven't had any form of liquor in about a year, so I figured I'd give it a try. If you like bourbon, give this a try; you'll notice that you can spend a lot less money and still get a damn good drink. Want to impress/surprise/shock people? Pour it into a decanter and ask people what they think it is, including asking what they think a bottle of it costs. It's a good way to show whiskey snobs that it's the palate, not the ego, that determines what good stuff is. Don't forget to live before you die.

3rd October 2011, 23:10	#96
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,951	some stuff called "sun drop" it's a quite obvious mountain dew ripoff. oddly enough, i can't tell much of a noticable difference but.... i think i may be dangerously close to preferring it. also strange, mountain dew is possibly quite a lot better at room temperature than cold. then again, could be the throwback mountain dew just don't chill quite as well as typically when i get MD instead of sun drop i go for the throwback actual sugar type typically and let me tell you, it's definitely different even within the same brand and... i don't know, i think something about it just doesn't taste right served cold as ice. I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

30th October 2011, 02:55	#97
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	Cran-Grape juice. I'm sick. Flu shot reaction. Don't forget to live before you die.

30th October 2011, 03:05	#98
kofplayer Senior Counter (Junior Member) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Million Count Posts: 54	Drinking water... Boring huh. 6 Digit Club Founder: 100,000th post & 100,000th count \| Contributors (updated 2 May 2013 8:23pm GMT+8) \| Counting to 1,000,000 here Start: 45774/92543/145277/223189/286460/336554/371778/397761 @ 22 January '06/'07/'08/'09/'10/'11/'12/'13 2:21pm (GMT +8) \| Max streak: 74

30th October 2011, 03:28	#99
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	Since my last move, I haven't had tap water that tastes good enough to enjoy drinking, so I have to send a huge jug with a co-worker who lives where there's a better supply. If you have good water right out of the tap, enjoy; not everyone has that luxury. The water I have is still ok for showering, cleaning, and everything else, and it probably wouldn't hurt me, but it tastes bad. Everywhere I've lived in the past has been good for drinking water until now. Don't forget to live before you die.

30th October 2011, 03:31	#100
kofplayer Senior Counter (Junior Member) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Million Count Posts: 54	I still boil my water before drinking, though technically the tap water here is potable. 6 Digit Club Founder: 100,000th post & 100,000th count \| Contributors (updated 2 May 2013 8:23pm GMT+8) \| Counting to 1,000,000 here Start: 45774/92543/145277/223189/286460/336554/371778/397761 @ 22 January '06/'07/'08/'09/'10/'11/'12/'13 2:21pm (GMT +8) \| Max streak: 74

30th October 2011, 20:44	#101
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	tea with honey This better help fix me up. The weekend is almost over and I absolutely hate missing work. Don't forget to live before you die.

23rd November 2011, 02:18	#102
old and quite mad Major Dude Join Date: May 2000 Location: The PLANET Pluto Posts: 666	Playlist as Excel Spreadsheet Finland is wrapped within the freezing waters of Austria SAVE PLUTO!!

23rd November 2011, 02:24	#103
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,951	mountain dew red game fuel, bought it on accident mistaking it for code red, tastes..... a lot like code red actually but with.... a sort of perfumey taste too, kinda like skittles. I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

24th November 2011, 23:51	#104
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	10-year-old Merlot that I've had since it was one year old in 2002. Don't forget to live before you die.

13th January 2012, 10:19	#105
hanshalton Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 0	tea

31st January 2012, 23:43	#106
hanshalton Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 0	milk

12th February 2012, 17:53	#107
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	cran-grape juice I've been hooked on this stuff for years. I've never had much of a sweet tooth, but for some reason I have always liked this stuff. Plus, anything with cranberry is said to prevent urinary tract infections, not that I have had one yet. Don't forget to live before you die.

12th February 2012, 18:48	#108
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,951	i've been on a mello yello kick lately, oddly enough it's a mountain dew knock off that doesn't taste exactly the same. I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

13th February 2012, 06:48	#109
kofplayer Senior Counter (Junior Member) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Million Count Posts: 54	plain water. lol, boring stuff 6 Digit Club Founder: 100,000th post & 100,000th count \| Contributors (updated 2 May 2013 8:23pm GMT+8) \| Counting to 1,000,000 here Start: 45774/92543/145277/223189/286460/336554/371778/397761 @ 22 January '06/'07/'08/'09/'10/'11/'12/'13 2:21pm (GMT +8) \| Max streak: 74

13th February 2012, 07:10	#110
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,951	mountain dew amp today, stayed up too late with a new game by accident and got to the point i was waking up early in the night, had to fix it eventually, glad to be done with it now. I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

16th August 2012, 01:07	#111
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	Not that I like this stuff, but I found this to be interesting: Don't forget to live before you die.

19th August 2012, 18:00	#112
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,951	i've been on a hell of a ginger ale kick lately, seagram's is tolerable but mediocre, schweppes lacks much of a satisfying kick and seems to go flat the fastest, canada dry it is. I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

20th August 2012, 04:43	#113
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	I rather prefer Canada Dry to the competition too. I like the dry part - as you describe the kick. Not too sweet. My wife prefers Schweppes because it's sweeter. Don't forget to live before you die.

20th August 2012, 16:55	#114
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,951	yeah i noticed that too, schweppes is so sweet it's almost comparable to 7up or sprite. I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

9th March 2013, 20:39	#115
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	Clos Du Bois Shiraz 2004 9 years old at a local Rite Aid drug store. It has probably been on that shelf for 8 of those years, sitting upright. But, I took a risk, although not much of one because it was very inexpensive, and bought it. It's a bit thin with a decent and inoffensive taste; actually a bit better than a normal $13 bottle of Shiraz. I don't have the vocabulary or experience with wine to give it a proper review, but I will say it was a good buy and a good drink. The age didn't really harm it, and probably helped a small amount, since the acidity and vinegar notes in the taste that one would find in younger cheap wines seem to have disappeared. There is nothing elegant about this stuff; it's not a standout, but it lacks all the bad and has a little good. Don't forget to live before you die.

9th March 2013, 20:40	#116
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern West Virginia Posts: 9,612	Heh, just looked it up on Google Translate... Clos Do Bois = Closed Timber um... uh... a.k.a. Constipation? Don't forget to live before you die.