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Whiskey! Whisky!

#383
vvvmmm said:
A full handle every week?
Practicing what, lol?
How many in yer band?
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Yeah, a full handle. There are 6 of us in the band, sometimes up to 3-4 extra guests. The guy who owns the jam place (and does sound/percussion duties) keeps what isn't consumed as part of the rent.
It's actually not a bad system for us.
(there's also 2 freshly made pizzas every week, too, but that only relates to whiskey in the sense that it takes the edge off. It is the tastiest pizza ever though)
 
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#385
I know nothing of all of these whiskies out there these days, so as a result I just have some Jameson once in a while. A buddy I play with is a bit of a connoisseur though - he's been trying to edumacate me. Pretty staggering the $$$$ for some of these!
I like one beer before I play(prefer west coast IPAs), and then one after. Hard liquor or wine just don't sound appealing to me in that scenario.
 
#386
Most bars I play at don't have particularly good selections of top shelf Whisky. I can go for some Jameson, Crown Royal, or Bulleit Rye.
At home I like a decent Islay Scotch, and if I'm feeling fancy some McCallan 12. It really is as good as people say.
I don't do bourbon.
 
#387
I tend to spring for a round of drafts for the band between 3rd and 4th sets; but, otherwise no alcohol on the job.

Then, I’m usually a little too jazzed when I get home from the gig; and a couple of fingers on the rocks is terrific. As Mr. Thoroughgood says, “I drink alone…”

Anyhow, that Lagavulin 16 is pretty much the only scotch I care for; but, that’s terrific (if expensive), when I can find it.

My preferred Bourbons are Buffalo Trace, Angels Envy (same distillery), Woodford Double Oaked, and Wellers Red (though the Green is good too).

The Buffalo Trace is weird. Some kind of strange distribution thing. I can find it almost anywhere in Northern Michigan and New Zealand; but, nada here in Ohio, right next to Kentucky. One of those strange, but true things. we do have Angels Envy, which is a lot pricier, and probably comes from the same cask. So, I get that. Carry on.
 
#389
I enjoy so many different whiskeys. Depends on if I’m mixing, drinking neat, with ice, or I’m craving something different like Scotch or rye. My desert island one, though, would have to be Wild Turkey Rare Breed. There just isn’t anything out there for $50 that can touch it.
 
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#391
bucephylus said:
I tend to spring for a round of drafts for the band between 3rd and 4th sets; but, otherwise no alcohol on the job.

Then, I’m usually a little too jazzed when I get home from the gig; and a couple of fingers on the rocks is terrific. As Mr. Thoroughgood says, “I drink alone…”

Anyhow, that Lagavulin 16 is pretty much the only scotch I care for; but, that’s terrific (if expensive), when I can find it.

My preferred Bourbons are Buffalo Trace, Angels Envy (same distillery), Woodford Double Oaked, and Wellers Red (though the Green is good too).

The Buffalo Trace is weird. Some kind of strange distribution thing. I can find it almost anywhere in Northern Michigan and New Zealand; but, nada here in Ohio, right next to Kentucky. One of those strange, but true things. we do have Angels Envy, which is a lot pricier, and probably comes from the same cask. So, I get that. Carry on.
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Angel's Envy and Buffalo Trace are definitely not made in the same distillery. Not even the same ownership. I've been to both.
 
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My favorite is Laphroaig, a single malt Scotch. But I won't be drinking any more of it.

I have an unopened bottle on the shelf right now, two days after my doctor told me to give up alcohol for neurological reasons. It was fun while it lasted :roflmao:

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#398
J Wilson said:
So here in Nashville, I'm just south of the bourbon country in Kentucky, and north of Jack Daniels in Lynchburg for the major players, with tons of new names and distilleries all around.

Of course, there's folks 'round here that family or they themselves work or worked there, and that's how I learned the secret of Jack Daniels' flavor. If you promise this is just between the collective TB us, I'll tell you:

Two brothers I used to play with grew up around Lynchburg, and had summer jobs at JD as highschoolers. You know, go-fer jobs kids could do to make some summer $$.

JD by law is made with at least 51% corn in the original mash, so you can imagine how much corn goes through there. So these huge 18-wheeler hopper trailers would pull in on a big grated pad, open the bottoms and the corn would fall through to a conveyor system to be carried into the distillery.

Of course this would draw all kinds of birds and some ducks that live on the property, and as soon as the trucks would pull away, the ducks would scoot out onto the grate to do a clean-up, along with whatever wild birds happened by, and they all made their own unique contribution to that unique Jack Daniels taste, right through the grate.

Charred barrels? Spring Water? Nah . . . . .
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Good to know.:thumbsup: :poop:
 
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brianrost said:
My favorite is Laphroaig, a single malt Scotch. But I won't be drinking any more of it.

I have an unopened bottle on the shelf right now, two days after my doctor told me to give up alcohol for neurological reasons. It was fun while it lasted :roflmao:

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First time I tasted Laphroaig, I thoght the bottle must have gotten contaminated with toxic waste.
 
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