WRUD (Drinking) Today?

pw92676 · Nov 21, 2020

Finishing this off as well. Not my favorite and I don’t drink much of it. Had friends over who enjoyed it in Manhattans, hence the bottle is running low. Trying to eliminate some bottles to make room for more 😀

SkunkPrince · Nov 21, 2020

Miller High Life Light.

Used to drink High Life in college, thought I would try it out again. Acceptable.

Hey, some of us like Pilsners!

Foo2rama · Nov 22, 2020

pw92676
Finishing this off as well. Not my favorite and I don’t drink much of it. Had friends over who enjoyed it in Manhattans, hence the bottle is running low. Trying to eliminate some bottles to make room for more 😀

For the price is super solid. It makes a fine Manhattan or old fashioned. Tbh the vermouth is more important in a Manhattan if you use this.

I challenge anyone to find a better rye at less then 2x the price.

chunkythebulldog · Nov 22, 2020

Alpha
Someone is hoping you are going to share 😉

Crazy Eddie is crazy enough as it is without alcohol

Twocats · Nov 22, 2020

pw92676 · Nov 22, 2020

Foo2rama
For the price is super solid. It makes a fine Manhattan or old fashioned. Tbh the vermouth is more important in a Manhattan if you use this.

I challenge anyone to find a better rye at less then 2x the price.

While not my favorite but I agree with you and that’s reason I still keep in on hand😀 Damn good bang for the buck.
Any recommendations on sweet vermouth for a great manhattan?
On a somewhat related note, the last old fashioned I made I used mezcal instead. Highly recommend it. I think it adds a nice complexity that old fashioned fans will appreciate.

Omegafanman · Nov 22, 2020

Lockdown Sunday with a takeaway UK style.. le roast beef (rosbif) and Yorkshire pudding ...and an unpretentious budget red wine which still hit the spot….Zoom call and beer to follow for a friends birthday… Happy Sunday everyone.
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Foo2rama · Nov 22, 2020

pw92676
While not my favorite but I agree with you and that’s reason I still keep in on hand😀 Damn good bang for the buck.
Any recommendations on sweet vermouth for a great manhattan?
On a somewhat related note, the last old fashioned I made I used mezcal instead. Highly recommend it. I think it adds a nice complexity that old fashioned fans will appreciate.

I have a hard time finding decent vermouths. They tend to not always be available in all areas...

kaapstadflaneur · Nov 23, 2020

Here's an unusual 100% nebbiolo from South Africa. Interesting wine, but the winemakers in Piedmont shouldn't be too worried...

Muddlerminnow · Nov 24, 2020

Getting warmed up for Thanksgiving--which is our annual household Bordeaux blowout, lol--more about that soon.

SkunkPrince · Nov 25, 2020

Miller High Life Lite. When Schlitz came back that was my beer but I was a big fan of High Life back in the day and it's like welcoming back an old friend. Plus, it's dirt cheap here in Milwaukee!

https://gf.me/u/y969b4

OmegaYooper · Nov 25, 2020

SkunkPrince
Miller High Life Lite. When Schlitz came back that was my beer but I was a big fan of High Life back in the day and it's like welcoming back an old friend. Plus, it's dirt cheap here in Milwaukee!

https://gf.me/u/y969b4

OmegaYooper · Nov 25, 2020

Sorry, hosed that up. Skunkprince, being from the UP and stuck in Texas, I’m incredibly jealous of your beers. Have a high life (the Champaign of beers as we all know), or a Schlitz, or a special export, or many of the other great brews for me!

Kmart · Nov 25, 2020

pw92676
While not my favorite but I agree with you and that’s reason I still keep in on hand😀 Damn good bang for the buck.
Any recommendations on sweet vermouth for a great manhattan?
On a somewhat related note, the last old fashioned I made I used mezcal instead. Highly recommend it. I think it adds a nice complexity that old fashioned fans will appreciate.

Carpano Antica is fantastic, and fairly widely available now (I can get a bottle at my local ABC store, for example). That's the one I always use.

I've heard very good things about Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino too but I've yet to find a bottle anywhere.

SkunkPrince · Nov 25, 2020

OmegaYooper
Sorry, hosed that up. Skunkprince, being from the UP and stuck in Texas, I’m incredibly jealous of your beers. Have a high life (the Champaign of beers as we all know), or a Schlitz, or a special export, or many of the other great brews for me!

Already all of those in the past two weeks!

Send me some Lone Star. 😁

Muddlerminnow · Nov 25, 2020

Tomorrow's the big day.....almost there......

TLIGuy · Nov 26, 2020

Finally able to pick up a bottle of unpeated Bruichladdich. Lovely pour.

pw92676 · Nov 26, 2020

Today is going to be more like “what are you not drinking” 😀

Vacation mode. Coffee, then bloody marys, now pina coladas. A few miles walked on the beach in between. A few more needed to make room for the Chardonnay and Bordeaux to pair with Thanksgiving feast later😀

Happy thanksgiving all

Muddlerminnow · Nov 26, 2020

pw92676
Today is going to be more like “what are you not drinking” 😀

LOL--too true!

Thanksgiving is when we go deep into the cellar. I think I told this story before, but when I got my first real job in 1983, and had a paycheck, I spent it all on books, flowers, and wine. I know, I know--I should have included watches, but I didn't. When the 1982 Bordeaux was released in 1985, I bought about 35 cases, including first and second growths, brought it to my parents' home in Massachusetts and built a passive cellar--and when I visited, twice or thrice a year, we had great meals--dad did the garden, mum did the cooking, and I did the wine. This continued for over two decades, as I slowly added to the cellar when I could. After my dad died, and my mom couldn't manage the house, I brought the cellar with me to Chicago. A couple of good friends became regular Thanksgiving dinner partners--and some years we were real gluttons. This was 2009:

This year is a bit more modest--since my wife and son and I are alone because of Covid, but here's the lineup.

We don't 'drink' them all of course--there's always a few that take a wrong turn, lol--like the 1989 Troplong Mondot did, alas. But I also enjoy tasting these wrong turns--they take you to some really weird places on your tongue. We will see where the others end up this afternoon and evening and over the next two days.

Happy Thanksgiving!

LesXL · Nov 26, 2020

Muddlerminnow
LOL--too true!

Thanksgiving is when we go deep into the cellar. I think I told this story before, but when I got my first real job in 1983, and had a paycheck, I spent it all on books, flowers, and wine. I know, I know--I should have included watches, but I didn't. When the 1982 Bordeaux was released in 1985, I bought about 35 cases, including first and second growths, brought it to my parents' home in Massachusetts and built a passive cellar--and when I visited, twice or thrice a year, we had great meals--dad did the garden, mum did the cooking, and I did the wine. This continued for over two decades, as I slowly added to the cellar when I could. After my dad died, and my mom couldn't manage the house, I brought the cellar with me to Chicago. A couple of good friends became regular Thanksgiving dinner partners--and some years we were real gluttons. This was 2009:

This year is a bit more modest--since my wife and son and I are alone because of Covid, but here's the lineup.

We don't 'drink' them all of course--there's always a few that take a wrong turn, lol--like the 1989 Troplong Mondot did, alas. But I also enjoy tasting these wrong turns--they take you to some really weird places on your tongue. We will see where the others end up this afternoon and evening and over the next two days.

Happy Thanksgiving!

One thing for sure is... Next year, we are all going to celebrate Thanksgiving at your place! Don't worry for the food, it won't be necessary