Yeah I have been hearing the same.

I feel the same, which was surprising for only 45%.

But, having been a craft beer drinker for years with the occasional old fashioned, being able to say "only 45%" is quite the progress over the past year. LMAO

Really, download tapatalk app if for nothing else than posting pics on here. That's all I use it for and it's super simple.

Oh and I typically have a bottle of Rare Breed on hand. One of my favorites at a decent price point.

Everyone has a different taste for bourbon. I myself get strange looks when I tell them I'd soon have a nice couple of fingers of Rowan's Creek than bourbons three times its price point. That finish is like no other to me it's unique.

Russell's Reserve Rye the green label makes a fine old-fashioned and it is not unreasonably priced. A cheaper option but still quality for old fashions Old Overholt.

Thanks. I will do that.

Made a big gulp Bloody Mary partly by accident but it’s game day and football season and Bloody Mary’s are a nice duo.

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Mitchers Rye

Grandad BIB and Mello Yello :D an old fav from when I was a younger man.

Those olives are better that some sex I've had!

What’s a recommended cheap vodka for cocktails? Cheapest you’ll go without drinking something like Nikolai. Not going to Costco before tomorrow so not Kirkland brand please.

Have you tried New Amsterdam? It's literally dirt cheap and I actually find it to be higher quality than pretty much any of the mainstream top shelf brands.

Incredibly smooth and crisp and you don't get that "cheap vodka" rotgut at all. It has literally become my go to vodka.

That’s what I was just recommended by my parents! Lol. They said it’s great and cheap.

Lol thanks.

Your folks are spot on. It's almost weird how good it is, every now and then I'll buy some Kettle One (my previous preferred brand) and i can't believe how bitter it is compared to New Amsterdam, and I just end up regretting not buying the cheaper stuff.

They could literally sell it for double the price and I'd still choose it just because it's that good.

Friends over for brunch and 10 am Bloody Mary’s followed by a swim in the pool.

I forgot pictures of the drinks but loaded with pickles, cheese, olives and bacon. They brought over a great Blood Mary mix made by Kroger actually. It was fantastic.

A relative coming over later for lime martinis.

Nap time for now.

Sweet! We are looking to put a pool in next year, hard to find a good contractor for pools around here. What type you have? Liner or gunite or something else?

Just basic in ground plaster pool with pop up cleaning heads. I don’t know much more as it was here when we bought the house.

Crown and Coke

Woodford Reserve

Finished the bathroom project...5 ****ing weeks...wife bought me a bottle of Blanton's because this project was a muthafugga! That and a nice Romeo y Julieta cigar tonight...paradise...

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I like a few of the KBS variants... maple, espresso, and the new vanilla cinnamon this year is tasty.

I like glass of good red wine in the evenings, but looks like today its gonna be paracetamol. I started to feel awkward two days ago already, ordered myself some basic vitamins and painkillers from canadian pharmacy, stayed in bed the whole day and had hope it's gonna go away. Not this time, unfortunately.

Yesterday was a travel day so no diving. T'was gin and tonics for me... Morning, afternoon, and evening... Good times... LMAO https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c9f5a6449b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2338050e51.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...68b2cae992.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...af59bc1386.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...49acee036a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...226ce89d83.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1fc941d520.jpg

Not a huge taquila fan but a friend sent me some of this taquila, said I'd like it, and I sure did. Strong but shockingly smooth. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2809593900.jpg

What's Taquila?

You ****ing alcoholic! You're so drunk you can't even spell or maybe you're just dumb!!!!

You're an angry drunk. LMAO

Don't be a dick dude...

I'm not a drunk, you are.

Taquila. ROFL

Looks good though.

Typo aside, it really was. (for tequila) Better? And hey, I'm not drunk either...

Stay cool dude, it's not worth getting mad about in this thread. Save it for other threads, then feel free to rage.

Had to quit drinking for awhile I was getting panic attacks shit sucks

Tequila Sunrise as a night cap.

Dirty martinis. Got some xmas gifts and put them to use

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buffalo trace single barrel

1 gram Phenibut
8 grams Kratom
100 mg L-theanine

1 glass of eggnog (w/out booze.)

L-theanine is good shit

If you are going to pound caffeine it's a necessity...

Patron right out of the freezer.

Evan Williams black label.

Good to see you, BigOlChiefsfan

Glenrothes Maker's Cut, in honor of the Chiefs victory.

I made whiskey sours with that using home grown lemons this holiday. It’s my cheap go to.

Thanks KCUnited. Glad to be back. Go CHIEFS!

I think it's time for a bottle of either Drambuie or B and B.

This cold weather is putting me in the mood.

Was last night, but this drink turned out to be a winner. Minus the peanut butter around the rim...

The bar is going to turn it into a shot drink... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f29e561d31.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...64abfd4ccc.jpg

You idiot! The peanut butter was supposed to go around the rim of your asshole not the glass! LMAO

Made a Long Island Iced Tea this afternoon.

Cheers to you all.

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Has anyone tried fat washing their liquor before?

G&T Cozumel style.

I think I'll have a couple of Tito's dirty martini's tonight with garlic stuffed olives.

I've been gifted two bottles of Jack Daniel's during the past year. One was a neighbor doing grocery pickup in which she was given a 1.75L of JD even though she didn't order any alcohol and they don't even drink!

I'm not a JD fan so it's gets mixed in my favorite drink. Add a little cherry in there and they go down quickly.

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Nice nice. I love the blood orange San pel as a mixer for vodka and tequila.

And I don’t care for JD at all either but that’s the best use for it right there

Drink of choice tonight? PART DEUX
 

Going out to dinner tonight. No clue what drinks they have at The Melting Pot but I’m day drinking these guys right now. Kid free weekend life rules

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Boo, how do I acquire a kids free weekend?

I don't have a closet big enough to lock him in.......

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Are those black cherries?!

Luxardo Cherries. Spectacular! I use a little less simple syrup in my Old Fashons and replace it with the syrup from the cherries. Amazing...

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Wife's bday celebration. Her mom called dibs on tonight and my dad graciously offered to take him last night and get him delivered to the other grandparents this afternoon. All my dad's idea and I was in no position to turn this opportunity down.

Just lock him in there with a couple bags of goldfish and a tablet and some water and let him out on Monday morning.

Those are delicious. Had an Old Fashioned with them at the hotel bar in Eureka Springs a few years ago and they met the hype the bartender put out there. I just haven't found the balls to drop $20+ on cherries yet.

I hear these are just as good, so I'll be giving them a try. But you're right, the Luxardo ones are amazing, just spendy as hell. I was introducted them at an establishment named Minervas in Sioux Falls, using an Islay Scotch, and man, I was hooked. But a good Islay Scotch, as I've come to find out, comes at the price of liquid gold! But it's so worth it...

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So smooth! :thumb:

There's a restaurant/bar in Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale called Wally's and they use the Luxardo Cherries to add to their vodka soaked pineapple on ice.
I love eating those. Cost like 10x's typical Marachino cherries most bars use.

Yep, but at my enhanced age (LMAO) I've gone to the "I'm worth it" excuse. The wife's good with it, they're a LOT less spendy than my SCUBA habit...

Jack Honey

A lot of it

I had parent teacher conferences today. every 5 minutes from 1-6 today.

Good parents. Supportive. But god damn exhausting.

The wife and I and a couple I certified a couple of years back ended up in Lee's Summit speakeasy and I had a few Old Fashions made with Laphroaig. Simply put... Oh. My. God... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...113b68f000.jpg

What the drink looked like at the Speakeasy in Lee's Summit (the place is called "The W" in case any locals are interested). The Buffalo Trace version I had at "3rd Street Social" was great, but could not hold a candle to the Laphroaig version...

Man, I'm hooked the peaty Islay whiskies. I might need a 3rd career to afford this newest addiction...

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It has the look of a place that serves a nice, stiff drink. :thumb:

Yes.. But any Islay whiskey, because of the heavy peat flavor, is going to seem very stiff until it settles.

And just when I decided to go the round ice cube route, now I've experience these square cubes and their benefit. My wife is going to shoot me when I buy a square cube maker. But that's going to be easy as compared to when she sees the bottles of scotch that suddenly appear... LMAO

But seriously, if your local to KC, call this place (the couple who took us said you need a reservation) and stop in for a great cocktail...

I have a sphere ice cube thing and a large square one.... I haven't quite figured out the secret to them (I've read different things in terms of boiling, boiling twice, using filtered water, etc.). They last longer, but still seem to melt faster than those at the bar.

I've read you can freeze an entire cooler of ice and that slow method of freezing makes for clear ice.... a local bar does something similar and I'll see them chopping up huge blocks of ice behind the bar.

I'd love to know the secret too. I was told to use distilled water and it still had clouds in it. But you're right, the cubes at these bars are clears and last forever. That said, with the slow melt it does take a while for the Old Fashion to settle. That's OK, it's not like you slam drinks like these.

I'm in the mood for scotch and cigars.

Think I'll go to Fox Cigar Bar

Bulleit bourbon in my AA LMAO (American Airlines!!!!!) glass with a big square ice cube.. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...895fea1e56.jpg

It's beautiful out enjoying Jameson on the porch. Didn't think I was a big fan of Jameson actually surprised its not bad

CALLING ALL BOURBON DRINKERS:

Anyone have this or drank this bourbon? Highly rated and seems to be not so harsh and lots of flavor.

I want to try bourbon again but my first experiences were are little harsh.

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Picked up a bottle of this as a joke the other day, it's actually not bad. As far as the joke, my youngest daughter is a "spirited" redhead with some Irish/Scottish ancestry, a love of cats, and a cool name.

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You're right. It's NOT bad. My go-to Irish is still Bushmills Irish Whiskey 'Black Bush' or their 'black label'. You can pay more, but why?

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My go to...

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Just an easy drinking cider after the bourbon today.

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Horsefeather with what I had on hand. Not too bad at all

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Was at OHSO in North Scottsdale yesterday afternoon.

Had a Lost Viking Nitro followed with a shot of the newer Jameson Stout Barrel Caskmates. I really liked it and will buy a bottle. A little sweeter and I could taste the beer profile.

I was waiting for Bearcat but he never showed. Must have just missed him. :D

Oh shit, I thought that was today...

I've never tried that one. Their heavy stout right now is Te Quiero, a tequila barrel stout. Not a tequila drinker, but it's pretty damn good.