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McDman · 05-30-2010, 05:37 AM

Put some absinthe in the freezer and when it is nice and thick put over about 3 or 4 ice cubes, then let the ice melt a little, it's awesome.

It's kind of like sambuca, you've got to like licorice flavor.

TheElusiveKyleOrton · 05-30-2010, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dukes

Stranahans ain't bad. Anyone else tried it?

/thread

Ain't bad? Stranahan's is my favorite whiskey. LOVE that stuff. On the rocks or neat, so nice and warm and easy to sip...

Also a big fan of Hendrick's Gin, though I usually drink it with tonic.

ZachKC · 05-30-2010, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Broncobiv

Two of my favorite drinks to sip on straight up out of the freezer are:

and

DELICIOUS!

I bartended for a good long while and you are the first person I have ever encountered that like sambuca. I personally couldn't even sniff the stuff.

ZachKC · 05-30-2010, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MightySmurf

Just finished a Bombay & tonic... gonna down this triple Patron, then see what's going on in the basement here at the Lambda house.

When it comes to women, good things always happen to me when I drink Patron.

Is this some parody account now?

Tom G · 05-30-2010, 09:18 AM

I got used to fruit distillates (dry, not sweet) while in Europe, eg, Poire Williams (pear), Framboise (raspberry), Vielle Prune, Calvados (apple), but the brands I can get here are not in the same league as what I used to get in Europe. An exception is a Calvados (XO) by Norois, pricy but worth it. Ranks with the best single malts, bourbons, cognacs and armagnacs that l sip periodically as an after dinner treat. Monsieur Touton Selections in New York is the importer.

Quoydogs · 05-30-2010, 11:20 AM

I have to go with Mezcal. The best part about it is that when your done there is a little surprise for you.

missingnumber7 · 05-30-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Hogan11

That's what I expected you to say....I remember the last tailgate you were at well

I only remember a bottle of Glenlivet.

bowtown · 05-30-2010, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoydogs

I have to go with Mezcal. The best part about it is that when your done there is a little surprise for you.

And clearly by "surprise" you mean a case of herpes and a night in jail. Amirite?

HILife · 05-30-2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bowtown

And clearly by "surprise" you mean a case of herpes and a night in jail. Amirite?

Winner! Remind me not to touch that stuff

Broncobiv · 05-30-2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ZachKC

I bartended for a good long while and you are the first person I have ever encountered that like sambuca. I personally couldn't even sniff the stuff.

I just developed somewhat of a taste for black licorice when I was younger (although I still liked the sweet red version better), and then I encountered liquor that tasted just like it. It was so different from anything else I'd ever had, it really grew on me and now it's one of my very favorite liqueurs. I really should buy some coffee beans so I can throw 3 of them in there like you're supposed to.

Popps · 05-30-2010, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ZachKC

I bartended for a good long while and you are the first person I have ever encountered that like sambuca..

Lots of people liked it where I bartended back in the day, but we had a big European tourist crowd in the summers. Very big over there, as is Campari.

Dukes · 05-30-2010, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatOneDenverMooseGuy

/thread

Ain't bad? Stranahan's is my favorite whiskey. LOVE that stuff. On the rocks or neat, so nice and warm and easy to sip...

Also a big fan of Hendrick's Gin, though I usually drink it with tonic.

I'm not that big of a whiskey drinker but I bought a bottle because its made in Denver. Now I only drink it on special occations. It's damn smooth.

McDman · 05-30-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Broncobiv

I just developed somewhat of a taste for black licorice when I was younger (although I still liked the sweet red version better), and then I encountered liquor that tasted just like it. It was so different from anything else I'd ever had, it really grew on me and now it's one of my very favorite liqueurs. I really should buy some coffee beans so I can throw 3 of them in there like you're supposed to.

Try absinthe, it's potent and delicious.

Broncobiv · 05-30-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by McDman444

Try absinthe, it's potent and delicious.

I have a bottle of Lucid. It's O.K. As far as taste goes though, it doesn't measure up to sambuca (more alcohol in it, though!).

McDman · 05-30-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Broncobiv

I have a bottle of Lucid. It's O.K. As far as taste goes though, it doesn't measure up to sambuca (more alcohol in it, though!).

Lucid is not very good, it's too sweet in my mind.

Sambuca is good, but it's not something I can drink a lot of. It's too thick and sugary.

HILife · 11-24-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hilife

So here I am enjoying a afternoon glass of Grand Marnier and surfing the internet and it got me thinking. What are some other good liquor, liqueurs, cordials or whatever that can be sipped on, "neat or "on the rocks"?

Go.

Anybody know a good site to buy bottles online, or if it can even be bought online? I'm trying to see if it will cost less online then at the ABC store.

DBroncos4life · 11-24-2010, 04:28 PM

I bought a bottle of crown royal xr and it was amazing.

Quoydogs · 11-24-2010, 04:30 PM

Dirty Banana or a Humming bird !

I don't know about sippin but there damn good.

Any fools that have been to Jamaica know what I'm talking about.

Garcia Bronco · 11-24-2010, 04:35 PM

Jack and Ginger
Bombay Sap and Tonic
Glen Livet; Two Fingers on the rocks.

zdoor · 11-24-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoydogs

Dirty Banana or a Humming bird !

I don't know about sippin but there damn good.

Any fools that have been to Jamaica know what I'm talking about.

Leaving on my 8th trip to Negril on Dec 2nd. Love Dirty Banana's... But for sipping... Bob Marleys...

HILife · 11-24-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Jack and Ginger
Bombay Sap and Tonic
Glen Livet; Two Fingers on the rocks.

Just yestarday I bought a bottle of The GlenLivet. Looking forward to opening the bottle and trying it out.

Garcia Bronco · 11-24-2010, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hilife

In VA the state controls liquor sales so can only buy from the ABC store. I've heard of Total Wines but have never seen one.

It is Richmond, north and south of the river. They might have opened more.

Garcia Bronco · 11-24-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hilife

Just yestarday I bought a bottle of The GlenLivet. Looking forward to opening the bottle and trying it out.

It's good low to mid-tier Scotch

Scotch is from Scotland
Whiskey is from Tennesse
Bourbon is from Kentucky

But it's all Whiskey

Killericon · 11-24-2010, 06:01 PM

White Russian.

Garcia Bronco · 11-24-2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by McDman444

Lucid is not very good, it's too sweet in my mind.

Sambuca is good, but it's not something I can drink a lot of. It's too thick and sugary.

It's just ouzo based taste.

05-30-2010, 09:18 AM	#55
Tom G Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 1,429	I got used to fruit distillates (dry, not sweet) while in Europe, eg, Poire Williams (pear), Framboise (raspberry), Vielle Prune, Calvados (apple), but the brands I can get here are not in the same league as what I used to get in Europe. An exception is a Calvados (XO) by Norois, pricy but worth it. Ranks with the best single malts, bourbons, cognacs and armagnacs that l sip periodically as an after dinner treat. Monsieur Touton Selections in New York is the importer. Last edited by Tom G; 05-30-2010 at 09:26 AM..

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05-30-2010, 05:37 AM	#51
McDman Ring of Famer Huzzah! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,704 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Put some absinthe in the freezer and when it is nice and thick put over about 3 or 4 ice cubes, then let the ice melt a little, it's awesome. It's kind of like sambuca, you've got to like licorice flavor.

05-30-2010, 11:20 AM	#56
Quoydogs Who's gonna be next? I'm too stupid to put an avatar up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Portland OR Posts: 2,526 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	I have to go with Mezcal. The best part about it is that when your done there is a little surprise for you.

11-24-2010, 04:28 PM	#67
DBroncos4life Hey pic Mod!?!?! FU Why yes, that is Bacon Bacon. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The wrong side of right. Posts: 26,938 Adopt-a-Bronco: Julius "Fluff"	I bought a bottle of crown royal xr and it was amazing.

11-24-2010, 04:30 PM	#68
Quoydogs Who's gonna be next? I'm too stupid to put an avatar up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Portland OR Posts: 2,526 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	Dirty Banana or a Humming bird ! I don't know about sippin but there damn good. Any fools that have been to Jamaica know what I'm talking about.

11-24-2010, 04:35 PM	#69
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 46,001 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	Jack and Ginger Bombay Sap and Tonic Glen Livet; Two Fingers on the rocks.

11-24-2010, 06:01 PM	#74
Killericon YES A DT!!!!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: From Calgary, in Halifax for School Posts: 7,730 Adopt-a-Bronco: watermock	White Russian.