I mean any kind of flavoured liqueor can be used in a martini variation. Vodka, 99 bananas, ice, shake.
Flavoured daiquiris are also good - white rum, simple syrup, 99 bananas, ice, blend
This post reminded me of a drink recipe that called for dark rum, which led me to wondering what the darkest rum available is.
In searching, I learned that Adult Movie Hall Of Famer Ron Jeremy has a rum named after him.
Something something whipped cream in your face.
Ron de Jeramy is both hard to find and the best rum I've ever had. I love explaining this to people.
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Hey everyone,
My brother's Bachelor party is coming up and I would love to get a good (Doesn't have to be amazing) bourbon/whiskey/scotch to have a toast with. Any suggestions? Probably $60 for enough to serve 10 is around my budget.
JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
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I am a Jameson man myself. It's got history, it's a nice mellow whiskey, and you can get half a gallon of it for $50-60 in most markets.
Which, for 10 people, is about 4 shots or 2-3 glasses on the rocks apiece.
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I will resurrect some ideas I posted on that some months ago!
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
I will resurrect some ideas I posted on that some months ago!
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
These guys are not picky. My brother would live on Jack In The Box if his fiancée would let him. That is the extent of his palate.
Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Penderyn Madiera 46 (not the 41, that's nice but not as good) is a triple gold medal winner from Wales that should impress just about anybody, even super-picky whiskey snobs. It's ~$90/bottle here in Australia which means it should be somewhere around the $50-60/bottle mark in the 'States.
I will resurrect some ideas I posted on that some months ago!
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
These guys are not picky. My brother would live on Jack In The Box if his fiancée would let him. That is the extent of his palate.
Get a bottle of Laphroiag 10 Year for about $50 and destroy their palates with the peat.
I will resurrect some ideas I posted on that some months ago!
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
I was actually gonna post earlier that I recommend the McKenna Bottled in Bond which you previously recommended.
So when we visited Portland this past spring we got a bottle of a locally produced raspberry vodka by a distillery called Wild Roots. It's honestly the best flavored vodka I've ever had, it's basically its own cocktail. It isn't distributed down here in LA, but my girlfriend managed to find a place online that would ship it to us, so now we finally have another bottle. If you can find it the stuff is amazing, seriously.
I will resurrect some ideas I posted on that some months ago!
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
These guys are not picky. My brother would live on Jack In The Box if his fiancée would let him. That is the extent of his palate.
Get a bottle of Laphroiag 10 Year for about $50 and destroy their palates with the peat.
That's what I have right now, along with a local whiskey I got to keep my whiskey sour fixation going.
Also picked up a bottle of locally made Bloody Mary mix and some Tito's vodka.
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Lost Salientblink twiceif you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered Userregular
I will resurrect some ideas I posted on that some months ago!
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
These guys are not picky. My brother would live on Jack In The Box if his fiancée would let him. That is the extent of his palate.
My favourites:
Colonel E. H. Taylor bottled-in-bond straight rye
High West Double Rye
Old Forrester 1897 bottled-in-bond bourbon
Oban (scotch)
I'm pretty confident that in the States you can get those for around sixty, but it's been almost a year since I left the Land of Affordable Liquor, so.
"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
my drink of choice lately has been moscow mules with cheap vodka and diet ginger beer. very low cal and very cheap. i highly recommend it
The ginger beer is actually the most important ingredient to a Moscow mule. It can be quite different depending on the brand you choose.
I've been drinking a bunch of dark & stormys lately, and it's the same story. Gosling's and Bundaberg is the light, but I'm totally ok with Cruzan Blackstrap, so long as I have the Bundaberg
I mean any kind of flavoured liqueor can be used in a martini variation. Vodka, 99 bananas, ice, shake.
Flavoured daiquiris are also good - white rum, simple syrup, 99 bananas, ice, blend
This post reminded me of a drink recipe that called for dark rum, which led me to wondering what the darkest rum available is.
In searching, I learned that Adult Movie Hall Of Famer Ron Jeremy has a rum named after him.
Something something whipped cream in your face.
Ron de Jeramy is both hard to find and the best rum I've ever had. I love explaining this to people.
my drink of choice lately has been moscow mules with cheap vodka and diet ginger beer. very low cal and very cheap. i highly recommend it
The ginger beer is actually the most important ingredient to a Moscow mule. It can be quite different depending on the brand you choose.
I've been drinking a bunch of dark & stormys lately, and it's the same story. Gosling's and Bundaberg is the light, but I'm totally ok with Cruzan Blackstrap, so long as I have the Bundaberg
I like Reed's Extra Ginger when spending a little more and Vernor's (or diet Vernor's) when I'm trying to save a few bucks.
I mean any kind of flavoured liqueor can be used in a martini variation. Vodka, 99 bananas, ice, shake.
Flavoured daiquiris are also good - white rum, simple syrup, 99 bananas, ice, blend
This post reminded me of a drink recipe that called for dark rum, which led me to wondering what the darkest rum available is.
In searching, I learned that Adult Movie Hall Of Famer Ron Jeremy has a rum named after him.
Something something whipped cream in your face.
I actually enjoyed his rum when I tried it at a buddy's place. We've had it a couple times, actually. Good sipping booze.
I will resurrect some ideas I posted on that some months ago!
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
These guys are not picky. My brother would live on Jack In The Box if his fiancée would let him. That is the extent of his palate.
Get a bottle of Laphroiag 10 Year for about $50 and destroy their palates with the peat.
Also bring cheap cigars and make them do both at the same time. It's enjoyable and someone will probably throw up. Perfect for a bachelor party.
The parents of my girlfriend make a lot of stuff with berries themselves and they and us some blackberry juice/liquor bottle (I think the are some whole berries in there) to be topped up with some brandy.
What would you combine that with?
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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.
"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
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Lost Salientblink twiceif you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered Userregular
I would like to not talk about how much I've paid for bottles whiskey in this country, because it is embarrassing.
"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
I would like to not talk about how much I've paid for bottles whiskey in this country, because it is embarrassing.
We can agree on this.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
I think the secret is to make it clear that you're willing to go to war with George Washington at the height of his power and popularity rather than put up with expensive whiskey. Did wonders here.
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
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?
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Best way of using a homemade blackberry liqueur (I mean, besides just drinking it over ice!) is to make a Bramble; gin, liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup.
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
Does Australia have some reason they're not distilling their own hooch?
Like, it wouldn't fix the import price problem, which sounds terrible, but at least having a local option would ameliorate things some (and could, in the long run, begin applying an economic pressure to fix the importation issues).
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered 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.
Yeah our local distilleries are all aiming at the craft market, and price accordingly.
The big global distributors of mediocre liquors are pretty affordable, so if you just want to get your drunk on they've got you covered, everything else is usually in the 60-100 range.
I just kind of accept it and only buy stuff I cant get in the us. Our local gin scene is very good, I've not investigated the Tasmanian whiskies but I hear good stuff.
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Ron de Jeramy is both hard to find and the best rum I've ever had. I love explaining this to people.
My brother's Bachelor party is coming up and I would love to get a good (Doesn't have to be amazing) bourbon/whiskey/scotch to have a toast with. Any suggestions? Probably $60 for enough to serve 10 is around my budget.
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Which, for 10 people, is about 4 shots or 2-3 glasses on the rocks apiece.
1 each Four Roses Small Batch and Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond bottles at that price. Maybe a bit over $60 for both but should be good. If they're not picky 2 bottles of Eagle Rare will cover as well.
These guys are not picky. My brother would live on Jack In The Box if his fiancée would let him. That is the extent of his palate.
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Get a bottle of Laphroiag 10 Year for about $50 and destroy their palates with the peat.
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I was actually gonna post earlier that I recommend the McKenna Bottled in Bond which you previously recommended.
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The ginger beer is actually the most important ingredient to a Moscow mule. It can be quite different depending on the brand you choose.
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That's what I have right now, along with a local whiskey I got to keep my whiskey sour fixation going.
Also picked up a bottle of locally made Bloody Mary mix and some Tito's vodka.
My favourites:
Colonel E. H. Taylor bottled-in-bond straight rye
High West Double Rye
Old Forrester 1897 bottled-in-bond bourbon
Oban (scotch)
I'm pretty confident that in the States you can get those for around sixty, but it's been almost a year since I left the Land of Affordable Liquor, so.
"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
I've been drinking a bunch of dark & stormys lately, and it's the same story. Gosling's and Bundaberg is the light, but I'm totally ok with Cruzan Blackstrap, so long as I have the Bundaberg
Very market-sensitive.
I'm annoyed that it isn't called Rum Jeremy.
I like Reed's Extra Ginger when spending a little more and Vernor's (or diet Vernor's) when I'm trying to save a few bucks.
I actually enjoyed his rum when I tried it at a buddy's place. We've had it a couple times, actually. Good sipping booze.
Also bring cheap cigars and make them do both at the same time. It's enjoyable and someone will probably throw up. Perfect for a bachelor party.
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Holy Fuck.
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Chris I could try to bring some to PAX Aus maybe.
"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
Very generous of you, but no need. I'm happy drinking the cheap stuff!
Singapore is also fucked in that regard though right? (I'm assuming you'd be sourcing this from the USA somehow though)
What would you combine that with?
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.
"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
"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
We can agree on this.
Best way of using a homemade blackberry liqueur (I mean, besides just drinking it over ice!) is to make a Bramble; gin, liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup.
Like, it wouldn't fix the import price problem, which sounds terrible, but at least having a local option would ameliorate things some (and could, in the long run, begin applying an economic pressure to fix the importation issues).
The big global distributors of mediocre liquors are pretty affordable, so if you just want to get your drunk on they've got you covered, everything else is usually in the 60-100 range.
I just kind of accept it and only buy stuff I cant get in the us. Our local gin scene is very good, I've not investigated the Tasmanian whiskies but I hear good stuff.