WRUD (Drinking) Today?

Matty01 · May 2, 2015

Its lovely!

Archer
My wife picked this up while in the states this past week for me, so I had a taste last night. Unlike the "regular" Grand Marnier, this uses much better quality Cognacs, and is more intense orange, with a lot less sweetness.

Not something I want all the time, but occasionally it's nice with a bit of good quality chocolate...

Ko1892 · May 2, 2015

London baby!

ulackfocus · May 2, 2015

Matty01
90% of taste comes from the olfactory nerve

Not sure on the percentage, but you are correct that smell is highly linked to taste. Your tongue can only detect 4 things: sweet, sour. salt, and bitter - and there's a school of thought that adds a 5th called "umami" (Japanese for a pleasant savory taste).

That's why, despite being a wino, I can't enjoy Bordeaux. It has a hint of pencil shavings in it's odor which disagrees with me.

RawArcher · May 2, 2015

Archer
My wife picked this up while in the states this past week for me, so I had a taste last night. Unlike the "regular" Grand Marnier, this uses much better quality Cognacs, and is more intense orange, with a lot less sweetness.

Not something I want all the time, but occasionally it's nice with a bit of good quality chocolate...

Agree Al! Not a fan of the regular stuff....but the Cent Cinquantenaire is awesome. Biggest problem is that women will drink it too (with no sipping appreciation!) so it goes fast!

Matty01 · May 2, 2015

Yeah, 90% is mudmap, its higher than that ...
As a part of my day job Im lucky enough to judge for a couple of wine shows, good fun... and I write on wine too...
Definately something i know a lot more about than watches ...

U ulackfocus
Not sure on the percentage, but you are correct that smell is highly linked to taste. Your tongue can only detect 4 things: sweet, sour. salt, and bitter - and there's a school of thought that adds a 5th called "umami" (Japanese for a pleasant savory taste).

That's why, despite being a wino, I can't enjoy Bordeaux. It has a hint of pencil shavings in it's odor which disagrees with me.

Archer · May 2, 2015

RawArcher
Agree Al! Not a fan of the regular stuff....but the Cent Cinquantenaire is awesome. Biggest problem is that women will drink it too (with no sipping appreciation!) so it goes fast!

I know - my wife had a "sip" last night also that turned into a glass when we had our Friday night "cocktails with Bill" at 10, so I suspect I will need to keep buying this one often...she usually drinks her Baileys, which I personally find to be disgusting...

At least she stays away from my Scotch! 😀

AAAKK · May 2, 2015

Can't go wrong with a Hendrick's martini

Alpha · May 3, 2015

Will try this one later over dinner, not sure how it will turn out but I do like the label 😀

OmegaRookie · May 3, 2015

Alpha
Will try this one later over dinner, not sure how it will turn out but I do like the label 😀

That watch would look much better on my arm than that bottle of wine. 😁

AAAKK · May 8, 2015

On the lookout for value ports thanks to an earlier post by Dennis; really liking this one.

Ko1892 · May 8, 2015

SWISS MADE T 😉

CanberraOmega · May 9, 2015

JimInOz · May 9, 2015

A couple of Lindt dark choccies.

And this.

Ko1892 · May 9, 2015

Not bad 😉

Time Exposure · May 9, 2015

I love a good drink, I just don't drink alcohol very often. (Really!) My favorites include a nice bottle of red wine, Cognac or Armagnac, Scotch (single malt and blended), whiskey (rye and bourbon), vodka...You see I'm not very focused or discriminate (for the "record" I like Elvis AND The Beatles for anyone old enough to remember you had to be only one or the other)...
I have been waiting for some superb example of fine drink to share with you. Now with tongue planted firmly in cheek, I confess my latest guilty pleasure...
Bacardi Rum Torched Cherry.
I don't know how long it's been around but I only discovered it a couple weeks ago. I was one of those kids who liked cherry flavored cough syrup, and still love cherry flavor today. Who doesn't love a gourmet dark Maraschino cherry teasing from a properly made Manhattan?
I laughed at my newly found delight, thinking "now I can mark the point at which I became an alcoholic" (not truly a concern given my 30 years of drinking history). But I also think at some point I'll grow bored with it.
Until then, cheers from the under $10 USD shelf!

VetPsychWars · May 9, 2015

If you're out of Schlitz... you're out of beer!

Tom

bill5959 · May 9, 2015

VetPsychWars

If you're out of Schlitz... you're out of beer!

Tom

I swear my father drank Schlitz to keep me out of his stash. Then came new Schlitz. Everybody just run away!

Alpha · May 9, 2015

After a pretty mixed day of weather now enjoying a glorious evening in the garden.
Almost compulsory to quaff a large Bombay Sapphire and a little tonic 😀

Apa · May 9, 2015

Small sip of Hine Rare VSOP....hic

VetPsychWars · May 9, 2015

bill5959
I swear my father drank Schlitz to keep me out of his stash. Then came new Schlitz. Everybody just run away!

Do you mean the crap Schlitz or the new 60s recipe Schlitz? Because when the 60s recipe version came out, I was done with other versions of "cheap, yellow beer".

Tom