Was in the mood for a mixed drink, so I picked up some fireball.  Now I'm trying to decide what to mix it with.  I have a cherry pepsi, I think I'll try that.  Should have got rumchata to go with it.

Dr. Pepper or Mr. Pibb would work

Hard apple cider, regular apple cider, cream soda, honey whiskey, hot chocolate, etc

 

Pretty much anything that sounds like it would go with cinnamon

 

 

Personally preference is a dry hard cider

Edited February 27, 20169 yr by ShadySands

 

Was in the mood for a mixed drink, so I picked up some fireball.  Now I'm trying to decide what to mix it with.  I have a cherry pepsi, I think I'll try that.  Should have got rumchata to go with it.

Dr. Pepper or Mr. Pibb would work

 

 

I thought about that, but my wife hates the stuff and I know I'll need to share.  Granted she tends to drink her fireball with hard ciders.

 

edit:  Hot chocolate sounds intriguing.

 

edit 2:  Cherry pepsi works decent.  I really need to learn more about mixed drinks, they are a mystery to me.

Edited February 28, 20169 yr by Hurlshot

Switching to White Russians. Tito's vodka from Austin, mocha-tinted coffee liqueur from old Mexico, half-and-half, whole milk. More like a Caucasian. 

 

Still love craft beer, but it goes right to my hips and the bacteria wars in the gut are taking its toll. 

 

 

Switching to White Russians. Tito's vodka from Austin, mocha-tinted coffee liqueur from old Mexico, half-and-half, whole milk. More like a Caucasian. 

 

Still love craft beer, but it goes right to my hips and the bacteria wars in the gut are taking its toll. 

You don't want to live forever do you?

 

Switching to White Russians. Tito's vodka from Austin, mocha-tinted coffee liqueur from old Mexico, half-and-half, whole milk. More like a Caucasian. 

 

Still love craft beer, but it goes right to my hips and the bacteria wars in the gut are taking its toll. 

You don't want to live forever do you?

 

 

♪ This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us... ♪

urgh, even good vodka is less than bueno. Feels like the one time that girl agreed to dance with you even though she didn't want to ... cold and uncomfortable.

 

Back to the warm embrace of ale, in moderation this time. 

I've heard that infusing the vodka with coffee and/or chocolate can help give it some personality but I've only ever infused itwith horseradish so I dunno how the end product would turn out

 

I still can't drink but please have one for me :/

The beauty of vodka is that it assumes the flavor of whatever it is mixed with. The downside is you can't drink that trash straight. Unless you're Russian. But they don't make bourbon in Russia so they wouldn't know any different.   

The last time I was in Saint Petersburg the bourbon was flying off the shelf. It's probably super expensive now though

If some enterprising soul would plow up some of those wheat fields and plant yellow corn they could fix the bourbon deficiency and make a killing in the process.

 

I can't think of a single spirit in the world that tastes better on the rocks by itself in a glass than good Kentucky sour mash bourbon aged in charred oak at least 9 years. 

Nine year, Kentucky, charred oak, bourbon, will investigate asap brb

Report back to us on your findings.

If some enterprising soul would plow up some of those wheat fields and plant yellow corn they could fix the bourbon deficiency and make a killing in the process.

 

I can't think of a single spirit in the world that tastes better on the rocks by itself in a glass than good Kentucky sour mash bourbon aged in charred oak at least 9 years. 

Gotta be honest, not a bourbon fan.  Granted, I've only had one bottle (Knob Creek some years ago) but I just found it a bit too high proof for my tastes.  Personally, I'm a Scotch fan.  Of course, I also like straight vodka, so apparently I must be Russian...

When I'm feeling adventurous I'll add some ice to my whiskey.

Results are in for the after-action bourbon situation report. Confirming earlier intelligence, sour mash straight Kentucky aged bourbon proves superior in engagement. With a single ice cube, PSP ... or, perfect sipping point ... is achieved seconds before the ice completely melts. 

 

Test control subject included pot-distilled four-grain Hudson Valley bourbon, exhaustively determined to be secondary in categories of taste, color, maturity, and conviviality to Kentucky whiskey.

 

 

Also, happy day, California State Law no longer prohibits craft beer-tasting on the street at your local farmer's market.   

Beer sampling was illegal in CA? WTF? That's half the fun of going to those craft beer fair/festival things they have in Overton Park.

Actually, the Hudson Four Grain bourbon is amazing. My buddy gifted me a 375, which is all it comes in, supposedly. 

 

 

*no, beer sampling was legal, just not at the same time as a farmer's market

Edited March 14, 20169 yr by ManifestedISO

You should try either Woodford Small Batch Reserve or Knob Creek Single Barrel. Woodford is the best sipping whiskey I've ever tried. Smoky with a clean finish. It'd kind of expensive but what the heck. 

Thank you. Just checked my local store and they carry Woodford at a reasonable price. Half the cost of a brand new video game and lasts twice as long.  

Okay, goods are secure. Got a batch of Woodford and a small carrying case with six rounds of Ballast Point Dorado--a 10% double IPA with watermelon. Pretty much ready for Easter. 

Bought a package of this yesterday:

 

 

 

 

 

Had something called a Moscow Mule last night, served in a copper goblet. It was fantastic.

Stone Brewing 'Delicious' India Pale Ale with Lemondrop and El Dorado hops. I'm going to drink this and watch Episode VII for the XIII-th time. 

I had some mediocre hard root beer, I'd give it a 1 out of 2, so I added a shot of bourbon to it and now it's easily a 9 out of 13 or 14

Edited April 15, 20169 yr by ShadySands