Board 8 > Favorite liquor

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However you prefer to drink it.

I am starting to develop an expensive Mezcal habit myself.
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nick

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Old Liquor Nick
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Whiskey. I enjoy all varieties, but I'm partial to Canadian whiskey and bourbon.

My longtime favorites are Crown Royal, Old Bardstown and Basil Hayden's. Recently, I've also been enjoying Pendleton and different varieties of Old Forester.
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Gin is delicious
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Irish Whiskey
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Amaretto
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Gin is my typical go to.

TheCodeisBosco posted...

Whiskey. I enjoy all varieties, but I'm partial to Canadian whiskey and bourbon.

My longtime favorites are Crown Royal, Old Bardstown and Basil Hayden's. Recently, I've also been enjoying Pendleton and different varieties of Old Forester.

I had a BAD blackout on Basil but yes it's so delicious
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Amaretto

Tony plz
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Nrrr posted...

Gin is my typical go to.

I knew we vibed well. Gin is probably my favorite cocktail mixer. And the taste is so great if you actually decide to get a quality gin.

Does this even exist in Korea?
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The liquor of immortality!!!

Koreans mostly drink Soju, rice wine, or their cheap beer like drinks that technically don't qualify as beer, but there is all kinds of liquor and craft beer, it's just more expensive than in the US typically. Whereas Soju is like $1-2 a bottle, and their "beer" is also, you'll almost always pay more for imported liquor or craft beer than typical in the US. I have seen cheap local craft beer often but not local gin or anything.

Rum, gin, and mezcal are all A+

Whiskey is great

Brandy and tequila are eh

I lose a little respect for anyone who says their favorite liquor is vodka

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Firewater

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Also an expensive mezcal habit is likely to become a very expensive mezcal habit over the next few years

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Mezcal isn't even that expensive?

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Oh good, I am associated with booze and being old
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Corrik7 posted...

Mezcal isn't even that expensive?

Are you on the west coast? Because it's quite pricey in New York
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Corrik7 posted...

Mezcal isn't even that expensive?

Depends on the agave used. Tequila uses blue agave which takes 7 years to mature. But mezcal can use any agave, so some use wild varietals that take even longer to mature (like 15 years) and aren't even farmed. A bottle of Vida may only run $30, but nicer mezcals start getting very pricey.

The combination of the growing popularity of mezcal and the fact that agave harvests are unlikely to keep up also mean it will get more expensive.


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VintageGin posted...

Depends on the agave used. Tequila uses blue agave which takes 7 years to mature. But mezcal can use any agave, so some use wild varietals that take even longer to mature (like 15 years) and aren't even farmed. A bottle of Vida may only run $30, but nicer mezcals start getting very pricey.

The combination of the growing popularity of mezcal and the fact that agave harvests are unlikely to keep up also mean it will get more expensive.

Oh ok. Mine are usually like $2 a shot lol.

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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Are you on the west coast? Because it's quite pricey in New York

Pittsburgh.

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Nrrr posted...

Koreans mostly drink Soju, rice wine, or their cheap beer like drinks that technically don't qualify as beer, but there is all kinds of liquor and craft beer, it's just more expensive than in the US typically. Whereas Soju is like $1-2 a bottle, and their "beer" is also, you'll almost always pay more for imported liquor or craft beer than typical in the US. I have seen cheap local craft beer often but not local gin or anything.

Wait, are you in Korea currently? For some reason I thought you had moved back to the US

Also have you been to Mr. Ahn's Craft Makgeolli in Seoul?

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Once the initial shock of whiskey wears off, you can actually get some nice flavors out of them.

When I was like 25 I thought whiskey, scotch particularly, would become my nice drink of choice. But as I've expanded my palette, it's just become way too harsh of a flavor. I'm basically torn between Mezcal and gin, with vodka being a dark horse candidate as it never seems to make me hungover.
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bourbon but i haven't exactly tried many things. never had gin or brandy and i've never even heard of mezcal. basically did all my drinking in college 10-15 years ago.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

When I was like 25 I thought whiskey, scotch particularly, would become my nice drink of choice. But as I've expanded my palette, it's just become way too harsh of a flavor. I'm basically torn between Mezcal and gin, with vodka being a dark horse candidate as it never seems to make me hungover.

I mean, which Scotches have you tried? There's a pretty good variety there and not all of it is harsh.

Also, have you tried adding a splash of water to your Scotch?


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Yeah I have run the gamut of Macallans, which are lovely, but it's just not enjoyable 100% of the time.
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Xuxon posted...

bourbon but i haven't exactly tried many things. never had gin or brandy and i've never even heard of mezcal. basically did all my drinking in college 10-15 years ago.

Mezcal is basically just smokey tequila (like scotch but way smoother imo).
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well i really don't like tequila so that doesn't sound great but then there's this post so maybe it's okay.

VintageGin posted...

Rum, gin, and mezcal are all A+

Whiskey is great

Brandy and tequila are eh

I lose a little respect for anyone who says their favorite liquor is vodka

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Vodka is great for cocktails. I'm super curious about going to Russia and learning how to actually enjoy it straight one day.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

When I was like 25 I thought whiskey, scotch particularly, would become my nice drink of choice. But as I've expanded my palette, it's just become way too harsh of a flavor. I'm basically torn between Mezcal and gin, with vodka being a dark horse candidate as it never seems to make me hungover.

Glenlivet Master's something-or-other. I don't know how common it is (Glenlivet is everywhere, not sure about the variety), but it was a tremendously smooth Scotch whiskey. I had it on a cruise, haven't seen it since.

How is vodka great for cocktails? It's designed to be as neutral as possible, so there's barely any flavor there aside from the taste of ethanol.

It's fine for infusions, but you can infuse any spirit and play off the flavors already present.

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VintageGin posted...

How is vodka great for cocktails? It's designed to be as neutral as possible, so there's barely any flavor there aside from the taste of ethanol.

It's fine for infusions, but you can infuse any spirit and play off the flavors already present.

I guess that's what I meant. I typically see vodka infused with a lot of unique and interesting things, probably because it's safer for mixologists to mess around with. I did have a nice Earl grey Infused gin tonight though that served as the impetus for this topic.
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I'm still the only Mezcal vote lmao
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red vines
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Rum and whiskey are the only ones that I can drink straight, and they're pretty good in cocktails, so I'll go with them.

Used to be Rum, now I like Vodka just as much.

So I am going to go with 99 Root Beer
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I used to be a whiskey man, but in all honesty vodka tastes less & better, and can blend more seamlessly into other drinks.

I used to care about whiskey putting hair on my chest, but I'm not so worried about that anymore.

Maybe I just haven't had the really good stuff, but at lower price points it's hard to beat some belvedere mixed with whatever.
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Rakia crushes all these.
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Vlado posted...

Rakia crushes all these.

What's that
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i don't really enjoy the taste of liquor much. if it's mixed theb sure, otherwise i just throw them back

so, tequila
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Wouldn't have really had an answer until last year when a friend started bringing bottles of her local Nicaraguan rums to our get togethers. I've also tried Ron Zacapa from my gf's Guatemala, which felt like discovering an unknown gem. Rum's the winner for me.

Also, while this isn't my favorite, anyone interested in trying exotic liquors should consider Arak, a drink popular in the Middle East but virtually unheard of in the U.S. You mix it with ice water to dilute (most brands are 50% ABV); this also changes its color from clear to pale white, which serves as a nice parlor trick for people unfamiliar with the drink. Disclaimer: imo it tastes just like black licorice which is kinda gross but all the 50+ year old men in my family love it.

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Gin. Much better flavor than vodka and I detest whiskey. Tequila is great in mixed drinks or in shots but not something I would drink steady all night. I sometimes just drink straight gin if its a quality bottle.

Rum is the only one of these that I just cannot enjoy. Obviously flavored rum in some fruity drink will work, but actual good rum with that rum taste just isn't for me. It may or may not have to do with giving myself alcohol poisoning from high ABV rum in high school though *shrugs*
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Gin was my pick but rum and scotch both very close

Only one I dislike is tequila but I havent had the pricy ones

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Scotch and tequila are my favorites.

I dont really do mixed drinks I just sip, neat. Maybe an ice cube every now and then for something of a higher than standard abv (say 50% or higher).

For tequila most people sip reposadas or Anejo but I prefer sipping a blanco. Theyre all good though! The only mixed drink I really make are margaritas with fresh squeezed lime juice and agave nectar.

Also a shot of tequila blanco with a lime wedge is one of my favorite things.

Scotch single malts are generally what I buy. Highlands most of the time. We went to Scotland and stopped by a scotch distillery in the highlands a couple of years ago so that was really cool to experience as a scotch fan. The further you go in the worse and worse it smells, its crazy that the outcome tastes so good.

And rum, that shits the worst
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Rum is the only one of these that I just cannot enjoy. Obviously flavored rum in some fruity drink will work, but actual good rum with that rum taste just isn't for me. It may or may not have to do with giving myself alcohol poisoning from high ABV rum in high school though *shrugs*

Try an agricole rum if you haven't. Completely different flavor since it's made from sugarcane juice rather than molasses. It's more grassy/herbal.

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Whiskey has always been my favorite by itself, but I've been getting into gin lately and it really is amazing in mixed drinks. At the other end of the scale, I've never really liked anything with rum much (though I'll admit I've never tried any "good" rums). Tequila/brandy/vodka are decent, but none of them have ever really grabbed my interest much.
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I love a good gin
Drinking Rum neat gives me heartburn for reasons I don't fully understand. It is the only thing in the entire world that causes me to have heartburn
Tequila is just awful, I think
Whiskey is fine
Never had mezcal
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