StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
Alright, that makes sense. The local distillery scene doesn't sound too far off from what we have stateside then. And unless your distillery was truly entrenched in the local markets, I imagine it would be hard to compete with the big names, even if you are selling a similar quality product, so it's only logical to go in a craft direction with it.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Local distilleries mostly charge like wounded bulls because they're boutique places that make their stuff out of hen's teeth and unicorn farts. Or they don't, but they bottle tiny runs and then because of the limited supply and high demand bottleshops mark them up 50-100% anyway.
Tell them to knock it off, pitch in on one giant megadistillery, and then blend and sell their own "artisinal" varieties for cheap. All you need is a graphic designer!
I don't really mind paying 80 bucks for a bottle tbh - means breaking it out is something of a special occasion. Wine is the day to day drink for me back home.
Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Bourbon and whiskey are pretty much all I drink, so I just buy cheap bourbon and mix it with coke. The last "good" stuff I had was a bottle of Makers 46 ($80!) my little sister bought me for my birthday. Occasionally if I have a minor financial windfall I'll treat myself to a bottle of Buffalo Trace or something like that, but still around the $50-60 dollar mark. I'm planning to save up and get myself a bottle of Auchentoshan Three Wood at some point.
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LuvTheMonkeyHigh Sierra SerenadeRegistered Userregular
Jeez that's about 2x the price here. I'd pay $39 at a PA state store for Makers 46. We need to ship you some whiskey.....
Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Ha ha nooo, save your money! I do okay with what I get.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Hmm. You know, all this talk of expensive liquor in other countries gives me an idea...
[SIX MONTHS LATER]
Hey, gang, it turns out someone already thought of that, it's called smuggling, and it's pretty illegal. On the bright side, it turns out that Australian prison has Violet Crumble in the commissary!
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Hmm. You know, all this talk of expensive liquor in other countries gives me an idea...
[SIX MONTHS LATER]
Hey, gang, it turns out someone already thought of that, it's called smuggling, and it's pretty illegal. On the bright side, it turns out that Australian prison has Violet Crumble in the commissary!
There's an old story from the Australian airforce about some of our uniformed best figuring out they could buy a fuckload of alcohol really cheap and bring it in, only for all that alcohol to be dumped into the sea by the pilot opening the bomb bay doors on his aircraft to help wash off airspeed because he came in to land a little bit fast...
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Singapore is also fucked in that regard though right? (I'm assuming you'd be sourcing this from the USA somehow though)
Yes, that's what I meant.
The prices for alcohol, at least between here and Sydney, were approximately the same (aka vomitously expensive) with some variance based on type of booze. On average you can expect to pay 2x the U.S. price regardless of whether it's an alcohol from the U.S. or elsewhere.
So basically when someone comes to visit you or when you leave the country and come back, you have them go, or you yourself go, to the liquor store.
Isn't there local hooch that's less expensive?
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In northeastern New Mexico, far from any railway or interstate, there is a WPA adobe school building standing alongside a church and a post office. There are no other buildings for miles around. The last class graduated in 1980, but it is still maintained as a rural community center and because it is on the Registry of Historical Places.
In one of the classrooms, there is a purple stain on the thin brown carpet, about eight inches across and roughly circular.
This marks the spot where, in 1974, my mom's older sister's mason jar of home-distilled moonshine leaked out through the lid and leeched the purple dye from her crocheted purse into the carpet.
One day, I'm going to go back there and put up a plaque.
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Lost Salientblink twiceif you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered Userregular
Singapore is also fucked in that regard though right? (I'm assuming you'd be sourcing this from the USA somehow though)
Yes, that's what I meant.
The prices for alcohol, at least between here and Sydney, were approximately the same (aka vomitously expensive) with some variance based on type of booze. On average you can expect to pay 2x the U.S. price regardless of whether it's an alcohol from the U.S. or elsewhere.
So basically when someone comes to visit you or when you leave the country and come back, you have them go, or you yourself go, to the liquor store.
Isn't there local hooch that's less expensive?
Nope! There isn't!
Singapore (expert-er experts feel free to chime in if I'm wrong, but I've quizzed some Singaporean bartender buddies of mine) doesn't have a "local" hard liquor the way that many other countries do. We do have Tiger beer. And there are a few microbreweries popping up to varying degrees around town, but again, that is only beer.
Tiger beer is the cheapest beer you can get, and even at hawker centers it's going to run you more than you'll pay in other countries for shitty beer.
There is tons to love about Singapore but the pricetag on alcohol is not one of those things.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
But George Washington's been dead for 218 years, you can't go to war against a dead man!Should we just start a war against liquor importers and legislators that put huge taxes on alcohol instead?
Not with that fuckin' attitude.
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MrMonroepassed outon the floor nowRegistered Userregular
ok we're doin' a new thing and it's pretty delicious and it's all my wife's idea
Singapore is also fucked in that regard though right? (I'm assuming you'd be sourcing this from the USA somehow though)
Yes, that's what I meant.
The prices for alcohol, at least between here and Sydney, were approximately the same (aka vomitously expensive) with some variance based on type of booze. On average you can expect to pay 2x the U.S. price regardless of whether it's an alcohol from the U.S. or elsewhere.
So basically when someone comes to visit you or when you leave the country and come back, you have them go, or you yourself go, to the liquor store.
Isn't there local hooch that's less expensive?
Nope! There isn't!
Singapore (expert-er experts feel free to chime in if I'm wrong, but I've quizzed some Singaporean bartender buddies of mine) doesn't have a "local" hard liquor the way that many other countries do. We do have Tiger beer. And there are a few microbreweries popping up to varying degrees around town, but again, that is only beer.
Tiger beer is the cheapest beer you can get, and even at hawker centers it's going to run you more than you'll pay in other countries for shitty beer.
There is tons to love about Singapore but the pricetag on alcohol is not one of those things.
Buffalo trace is good, Weller is good, honestly I'd just try whatever liquor store is near you that does not feel skeevy, and if they respect what you say you like, and work with you at whatever price you set, roll with it. Alternatively you should be able to find a bar that specializes, and most will offer tasting "flights" for decent prices. Get out there and get slizzered. Two big things I'd advocate trying to see if you like them are a wheated bourbon like makers, (tends to be "softer", smoother) and a high rye bourbon (called just rye if it gets high enough) which tends to be more peppery and rougher in a way some people (like myself) enjoy a lot. Bourbon can vary a lot, so finding out some basic types of taste you like in it can help a lot, as jeezus creezus can it be expensive.
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MichaelLCIn what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered Userregular
Not to be that guy, but Bulleit isn't made in KY. Same with Buffalo Trace, et al. They're all from MGP in Indiana.
They're all good products, but if you want authentic "Kentucky bourbon whiskey," find a local distiller.
Bulleit just opened a distillery in March so will be interesting to see what that changes if anything.
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Buffalo Trace is made in Kentucky. At their own currently fully operational distillery. Bulleit is also made at their distillery. Bulleit RYE is made by MGP in Indiana and bottled at the Bulleit distillery in Kentucky.
Also, just drink all of it. Hell in my home town in NC there is a group making sorghum based shine and rapid aging it using pressure and oak chunks. It's tasty as hell, and not a traditional anything.
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MichaelLCIn what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered Userregular
Buffalo Trace is made in Kentucky. At their own currently fully operational distillery. Bulleit is also made at their distillery. Bulleit RYE is made by MGP in Indiana and bottled at the Bulleit distillery in Kentucky.
Ah, thanks for the correction. Was going off old info as it sounded like Bulleit was going to make their own, but didn't know if they had switched yet for the wheat.
As said, it's all good (the good ones anyway) but just wanted to call out MGP in case it mattered.
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Bulleit bought an old distillery sometime in the 1980s and have been using that since, the new one they built last year is because they needed to expand significantly.
Are you placing them slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle?
Bourbons for drinking, done by my fondness for them and not whether they're authentically Kentucky:
Old Forrester - a GREAT price point; arguably the best affordable bourbon out there in my opinion
Old Forrester Bottled in Bond - like, really super good
Colonel E. H. Taylor - my new fave hotness
High West - their ryes are fantastic. I actually don't love their bourbon (American Prairie), it's a bit too sweet for me
Four Roses - popular with others, I am not that big of a devotee
Willett - like a lovely punch in the face
Basil Hayden's - just fine, nice to have around I guess
Pappy (hahahahaha but no seriously, if you can get it)
Michter's - not my favourite but understandably some people's!
Angel's Envy? My brother really likes this but I actually haven't had it.
My tasting notes suck.
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
Angel's Envy is real good. They use port barrels, I believe, so it's got a sort of sweet fullness to it.
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Clint EastwoodMy baby's in there someplaceShe crawled right inRegistered Userregular
I made a mint julep for the first time today. I did a really shitty job muddling and its not minty enough but i also don't have a proper muddler.
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Clint EastwoodMy baby's in there someplaceShe crawled right inRegistered Userregular
I made it with Bulleit, which I'm not particularly impressed with honestly
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MichaelLCIn what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered Userregular
Did you use some superfine sugar in the bottom? That helps grind up the leaves.
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Clint EastwoodMy baby's in there someplaceShe crawled right inRegistered Userregular
Just regular sugar. Don't have any alternatives on hand sadly
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MichaelLCIn what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered Userregular
That's (super) fine, it just may not have dissolved as completely as superfine.
The crystals just help the mudler pulverize the mint.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Holy bajeezus, I just bought a bottle of applejack from my local liquor store. I can see why we got a whole folk legend out of this stuff. It's like whiskey, but with apples!
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Tell them to knock it off, pitch in on one giant megadistillery, and then blend and sell their own "artisinal" varieties for cheap. All you need is a graphic designer!
[SIX MONTHS LATER]
Hey, gang, it turns out someone already thought of that, it's called smuggling, and it's pretty illegal. On the bright side, it turns out that Australian prison has Violet Crumble in the commissary!
There's an old story from the Australian airforce about some of our uniformed best figuring out they could buy a fuckload of alcohol really cheap and bring it in, only for all that alcohol to be dumped into the sea by the pilot opening the bomb bay doors on his aircraft to help wash off airspeed because he came in to land a little bit fast...
I'm staying in a part of the country that makes an alcohol called pineau, which is 17% drink that's a mix of sherry or congnac and grape juice
It's super nice
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Isn't there local hooch that's less expensive?
In one of the classrooms, there is a purple stain on the thin brown carpet, about eight inches across and roughly circular.
This marks the spot where, in 1974, my mom's older sister's mason jar of home-distilled moonshine leaked out through the lid and leeched the purple dye from her crocheted purse into the carpet.
One day, I'm going to go back there and put up a plaque.
Nope! There isn't!
Singapore (expert-er experts feel free to chime in if I'm wrong, but I've quizzed some Singaporean bartender buddies of mine) doesn't have a "local" hard liquor the way that many other countries do. We do have Tiger beer. And there are a few microbreweries popping up to varying degrees around town, but again, that is only beer.
Tiger beer is the cheapest beer you can get, and even at hawker centers it's going to run you more than you'll pay in other countries for shitty beer.
There is tons to love about Singapore but the pricetag on alcohol is not one of those things.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
Not with that fuckin' attitude.
two parts vodka
one part ginger beer
one part cranberry juice
The Masshole Mule
anyone got any recommendations
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They're all good products, but if you want authentic "Kentucky bourbon whiskey," find a local distiller.
Bulleit just opened a distillery in March so will be interesting to see what that changes if anything.
Ah, thanks for the correction. Was going off old info as it sounded like Bulleit was going to make their own, but didn't know if they had switched yet for the wheat.
As said, it's all good (the good ones anyway) but just wanted to call out MGP in case it mattered.
So good on a hot day.
Bourbons for drinking, done by my fondness for them and not whether they're authentically Kentucky:
Old Forrester - a GREAT price point; arguably the best affordable bourbon out there in my opinion
Old Forrester Bottled in Bond - like, really super good
Colonel E. H. Taylor - my new fave hotness
High West - their ryes are fantastic. I actually don't love their bourbon (American Prairie), it's a bit too sweet for me
Four Roses - popular with others, I am not that big of a devotee
Willett - like a lovely punch in the face
Basil Hayden's - just fine, nice to have around I guess
Pappy (hahahahaha but no seriously, if you can get it)
Michter's - not my favourite but understandably some people's!
Angel's Envy? My brother really likes this but I actually haven't had it.
My tasting notes suck.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
The crystals just help the mudler pulverize the mint.