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Home bar. Decor advice requested.

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Devil's in the details. ;)
 
What's a pole without some good lighting and effects. A dancing laser light, with the help of just a tiny amount of fog from a fog machine I had laying around for Halloween, certainly creates the ambiance for nudity and debauchery, no? I have a timer for the fog machine, so it'll automatically give a spritz at predetermined intervals, to keep things lit up quite nicely.

I totally have issues! :D

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What would be in your nice collection of bourbon?

-Mike
Since you posted this, I've added some. For bourbons, I currently have Angel's Envy, E.H. Taylor, Maker's, Evan Williams, and Wild Turkey. Factor in whiskeys, and I've got Jameson, Tullamore Dew, and Bushmills. I'll leave out the flavored crap, because I know that's not your bag. lol
 
Since you posted this, I've added some. For bourbons, I currently have Angel's Envy, E.H. Taylor, Maker's, Evan Williams, and Wild Turkey. Factor in whiskeys, and I've got Jameson, Tullamore Dew, and Bushmills. I'll leave out the flavored crap, because I know that's not your bag. lol

Excellent choices. You're a more legit bourbon guy now. :D

-Mike
 
Of what I have now, I'm partial to the Taylor. Great stuff.

I just had a glass of something that a friend recommended that's apparently super rare that a bar in my area carries. 20 year Pappy Van Winkle. When I ordered it, the bartender was like "are you sure"? I didn't understand why she'd ask that, until after I drank it and the bill came. $54 for a neat glass.

and it was NOT that good!
 
Of what I have now, I'm partial to the Taylor. Great stuff.

I just had a glass of something that a friend recommended that's apparently super rare that a bar in my area carries. 20 year Pappy Van Winkle. When I ordered it, the bartender was like "are you sure"? I didn't understand why she'd ask that, until after I drank it and the bill came. $54 for a neat glass.

and it was NOT that good!

People go gaga over that stuff. I find it a bit overrated.
 
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Of what I have now, I'm partial to the Taylor. Great stuff.

I just had a glass of something that a friend recommended that's apparently super rare that a bar in my area carries. 20 year Pappy Van Winkle. When I ordered it, the bartender was like "are you sure"? I didn't understand why she'd ask that, until after I drank it and the bill came. $54 for a neat glass.

and it was NOT that good!

Whoa, $54 for a shot of 20 year Pappy is actually a really good price. I was paying $150 or more for it at a company party last year. Well, not me, my boss was paying it.
I agree though. Pappy is good juice, but the hype has driven the prices insanely high. People who don't even drink bourbon are snatching it up, driving the prices like they are.
If you like wheated bourbons, check out Weller. Same mash as Pappy.

-Mike
 
Whoa, $54 for a shot of 20 year Pappy is actually a really good price. I was paying $150 or more for it at a company party last year. Well, not me, my boss was paying it.
I agree though. Pappy is good juice, but the hype has driven the prices insanely high. People who don't even drink bourbon are snatching it up, driving the prices like they are.
If you like wheated bourbons, check out Weller. Same mash as Pappy.

-Mike

My favorite liquor store only sells it to known customers, and cracks it open before you pay for it so it can't be resold. He says they get 30 calls a day for the stuff after release.
 
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My favorite liquor store only sells it to known customers, and cracks it open before you pay for it so it can't be resold. He says they get 30 calls a day for the stuff after release.

That's common.
Defacing the bottle is also being done more and more often so people stop buying empties and then selling counterfeits.

-Mike