What you've been drinking lately.

[BruceVC]

This is my first post on this thread, I'm a little nervous so please don't me too critical

 

One of Xmas presents was a 10 year bottle of Cognac that I plan to relish later. Now in South Africa we drink Brandy and Coke-cola, Brandy is basically a cheaper  version of Cognac and is often abused by South African drinkers and that brings me to a story.

 

We use to go skiing every year in Austria and the one night  my dad said to me " lets go for a drink in the hotel pub". My dad loves his beers so I joined him. To be honest I'm more of a binge drinker and drink for effect rather than taste but anyway I digress from my story. So we went to this quaint bar and I asked the waiter for a "Brandy and coke". The hotel bar didn't stock Brandy and after some explanation the waiter thought I meant Cognac so he brought me this expensive Cognac in a goblet with a coke-cola separate. As any experienced drinker knows you slip Cognac and you don't mix it. I took the 2 drinks from the waiter and promptly poured the coke into the Cognac to the waiters utter dismay and horror..."how could I destroy this fine Cognac". I didn't realize what I was doing as I assumed it was Brandy. But my dad was watching the waiters face the whole time and never told me. That night I ordered 4 Cognac\Brandys and mixed coke-cola with them all

 

My dad only told me what I did much later 

 

Yes I'm clearly not a very mature drinker

[ManifestedISO]

That's funny. Much better than the time I worked at a Grand Canyon lodge one summer, as a busboy in the dining room and I asked some dude if he would like some ice to go with his red wine. 

[Walsingham]

Balvenie 17 year portwood. Gave some to a friend yesterday and being a good friend he opened it immediately.

 

Beautiful, strong, soft, dessert flavours of spice and toffee and apple. But not girly. A really good choice if you want to impress, and can afford the tag.

[ShadySands]

I had some Pappy Van Winkle 20 year and 23 year while in Vegas for more money than I feel comfortable sharing (especially with my wife)

 

I will say that I enjoyed the 20 year a little more as it was a bit sweeter on the nose and less woody but if you ever get the chance to have either I'd highly recommend it

[IndiraLightfoot]

I can tell you what I have not been drinking since 1989: water.

[Walsingham]

I can tell you what I have not been drinking since 1989: water.

 

That'll be why you urinate sticklebricks.

[IndiraLightfoot]

 

I can tell you what I have not been drinking since 1989: water.

 

That'll be why you urinate sticklebricks.

 

Ouch! That's unbearable pain right there. Luckily I live up in the north, where glycol has washed my urethra smooth like an alien's head.

Btw, I hated those toys when I was a child. It was like playing with colourful carding combs.

[Humanoid]

Had some decaf Diet Coke. It's really not that bad, would buy again.

 

 

Would obviously have to hand in my man badge if I ever had one in the first place.

[Walsingham]

I quite like diet coke, but only because it reminds me of visiting eldsters. They always seem to have some in the fridge.

[Nepenthe]

I laid off aspartame last autumn, the stomach issues I'd been having since ~january disappeared in a week. S'yeah, when I drink it, I'll drink the stuff with sugar.

 

18yo Highland Park has really become my favourite whisky lately. Has all the stuff I like together and in moderation.

[Kroney]

25 quid a round for me and the woman in London the other day. I'll tell you what, I don't know how many I bought, but it was more than four.

[Walsingham]

25 quid a round for me and the woman in London the other day. I'll tell you what, I don't know how many I bought, but it was more than four.

 

Something a friend of mine once told me: if you must drink in London drink in the Ritz. It's not cheap, but it is worth the money.

 

My friend basically is like the girl in this old poster. She knows how to choose drinking spots.

 

[Guard Dog]

I laid off aspartame last autumn, the stomach issues I'd been having since ~january disappeared in a week. S'yeah, when I drink it, I'll drink the stuff with sugar.

 

18yo Highland Park has really become my favourite whisky lately. Has all the stuff I like together and in moderation.

What is it about lawyers and scotch?

 

I've got so send you so genuine Kentucky small batch bourbon. The kind you won't find at home (or would have to pay a kings ransom for if you did). I promise you'd never look to the British Isles for your booze again!

[Walsingham]

Round here, stranger, that's fighting talk!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're quite passive aggressive.

[Kroney]

My friend basically is like the girl in this old poster. She knows how to choose drinking spots.

She's a spy? Cool.

 

I was drinking scotch and ****tails* all night. As was she. I suppose beer would have been cheaper, but I was wearing a suit. Standards, old boy.

 

*Oh for God's sake. DICKTAILS

Edited January 29, 2014 by Kroney

[Janmanden]

Not really lately so much as in often and still having a bottle I sip. I was never much into wine, because they were all bitter and sour to me somehow or they had a taste of vinegar. Had a few good ones too on occassion, extremely rare occasssions, but I am just as bad with french and spanish names or whatever it was. When I moved to Ukraine I tried one very cheap, sweet, delicious and lovely local red wine called Bastardo, Koblevo Bastardo. Instantly imprinted. I love it and it's only €2 per bottle. I found a page from the maker, describing the wine as an ordinairy table dry red grape wine. Ordinairy is not word I got in my vocabulary for this wine. Spectacular, Awesome, Goodness. That's more like it. It's good for drinking with your loved ones or just for joy. My parents love it too and we bring far too few bottles everytime we return to Denmark for a visit.

 

I also found Strawberry Milk here, by a different producer, but they pulled it from production and relaunched a lesser version in a smaller bottle at the same price. It still makes those fitness cornflakes more edible.. Chocolate milk help too.   

[Nepenthe]

 

I laid off aspartame last autumn, the stomach issues I'd been having since ~january disappeared in a week. S'yeah, when I drink it, I'll drink the stuff with sugar.

 

18yo Highland Park has really become my favourite whisky lately. Has all the stuff I like together and in moderation.

What is it about lawyers and scotch?

 

I've got so send you so genuine Kentucky small batch bourbon. The kind you won't find at home (or would have to pay a kings ransom for if you did). I promise you'd never look to the British Isles for your booze again!

 

 

I think you answered your own question there. I can't get decent bourbon here. People keep telling me to try pappy van winkle's family reserve, but I've never even seen a bottle.

[ShadySands]

It has a very low production and is fairly hard to find around here as well

 

I've become a big fan of Breckenridge bourbon lately 

[Walsingham]

After a very productive day I'm rewarding myself with a bottle of mead and some heavily modded Skyrim.

[Guard Dog]

Sam Adams IPA. I'm not a big IPA fan in general but these folks can do no wrong in my book.

[ShadySands]

Whiskey barrel "Port" wine. A local winery gets the barrels from a local distillery and makes a deliciously strong fortified wine

[Walsingham]

More mead, South African cabernet franc, and some other stuff.

[Semper]

it alternates between water, tomato juice with tabasco, dalmore, and tannenzäpfle or radeberger.

[ShadySands]

I'm not drinking this but I'd like to be

 

[Keyrock]

Last night during the Supabaw I started off with a bloody mary with tons of horseradish in it.  Then I switched to beer: Fosters in a giant can.