What Did You Drink Last Night?

[LordBest]

I made and imbibed my first Sidecar. Then my second. Possibly a third. There is quite a lot of brandy missing. I think I may have spilt some perhaps.

 

[Mark D]

A 2007 Penfold's cab.

 

[Wally_Hood]

Tonight, actually, a Boston Sidecar.

 

[Tomasso]

Harvey Nichols Pinot Noir Marlborough 2009 - silky smooth......

Harvey Nichols make wine!? Who knew....

 

[Miss Golightly]

Harvey Nichols make wine!? Who knew....

We got a huge box of wine from HN for Christmas for my in-laws and every single bottle was heavenly (it didn't last very long that's for sure) - if you are looking for a sure thing HN is your only man.....

 

[Danny Ocean]

Initially, a large measure of Foxdenton's Damson Gin, topped up with champagne.

....and then; Peach Schnapps, topped up with champagne.

....and once the champage was finished; it was back on the G'n'T's!

Danny O

 

[Miss Golightly]

Prosecco with Archer's Peach Schnapps
Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

Red beer / Budweiser over Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix. The mix is thick enough that it becomes necessary to swirl the last half of the drink to keep the pepper off the bottom. This is my new (was Spicy V-8) after yard mowing drink. A two bud red beer usually lasts about 2 minutes in the heat...

Later

 

[dnjan]

Terra Blanca (red mountain, washington) 2005 Merlot.
Nice, especially at the price. got it at Costco, and i will have to see if they still have it.

 

[rkwilker]

Grey Goose/ice.

 

[Tomasso]

Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix.

It's my favorite.

 

[Tomasso]

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Two large very cold, very dry Martinis made with Bellringer gin, briskly shaken, one hoisted east-north-east in a toast to the SEAL team that took out Bin Laden, and the other in hopes it gives some measure of closure and solace in memory of 9/11.

 

[HadleyH]

A glass of champagne!


(to celebrate the death of Bin Laden! :eusa_clap

 

[Seth Hawkins]

Gentleman Jack on ice with a Macanudo cigar.

 

[jamespowers]

Redbreast Irish Whiskey. :cheers1:

 

[John in Covina]

Redbreast Irish Whiskey. :cheers1:

James - how would you rank / rate the various Irish whiskeys against each other. Best to worst and best value?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Schlitz!

 

[jamespowers]

James - how would you rank / rate the various Irish whiskeys against each other. Best to worst and best value?

Man that is a large task. of course I would be willing to taste every one and see.
There are over 26 brands that I know of and I have not tasted all of them but I have my favorites.

For around $20 and under you have quite a few interesting ones:
Bushmills
Tullamore Dew
Clontarf blend
Power and Son
Jameson
Feckin
Kilbeggan
Finian's
Merry's
You can find Bushmills, Tullamore, Jameson and Feckin fairly easily but the others will be harder to find here.

For the $30-40 range:

Clontarf Single Malt
Black Bush
Jameson 1780
Tullamore Dew 12 year
Michael Collins Single Malt
The Irishman The Original Clan

Clontarf in the single malt version can be hard to find around here but I truly like it best. The Irishman is tough to find if you can find it all all here.

The stuff that is expensive but can be pretty darned good $50 and up:

Red Breast 12 year
Jameson 18 year
The Tyrconnell 10 year Single Malt
Greenore Single Grain
Connemara Cask Strength Peated Single Malt

Obviously the Redbreast is my favorite here and you can get it for under $50 around here if you look. Connemara is fairly peaty and that is not my thing so my tastes might have effected what I think of it. If you like peaty then give it a try. It might be the best for you.
Some of these are tough to find--especially the last three---around here. You have to go to specialty shops and that increases the price in most cases. [huh]
I have noted recently that Diageo has become a huge COMPANY. They own many Scotch Whisky brands but now they also own Bushmills. They are the big dog on the block. They now can effect the whiskey market with a blink of an eye. The good thing out of it is that they have so many brands under their ownership now that they are differentiating their brands with clearly different tastes and experimenting with others in directions where they haven't been before. This also means that some of these that I have tasted in the past may not be quite the same now so take that with a grain of salt too.

 

[jamespowers]

Schlitz!

The Malt Liquor Bull! I was looking at my 1969 bar sign of it last night.