(11-10-2009 09:59 AM)GGniner Wrote:  drink it straight?

I can drink Beam straight no problem, but will have it sometimes over ice. Straight is for sippin, over ice is for drinkin!

The better Beam bourbons are where it is at. Knob Creek does benefit from a little water or ice, and Bookers and Makers require cutting with water or ice because they have such a high proof. Water or ice does help release the flavors in bourbon, but a warm bourbon on a warm night is high heaven too me.....

If you were looking to get back into bourbon, Knob Creek should be your first choice.

I used to like high value Scotch and whisky, but no more and have really stopped drinking anything but bourbon and beer. My liquor cabinet has 9 bottles of various bourbon, a bottle of Laphroaig (worst liquor purchase evar) half a bottle of Cuervo, a bottle of Jamison and a plastic bottle of cinnamon schnapps (don't ask.)

I could do with a nice Gin though as I used to really be into G&T when I was in college - what do you recommend say +/- $30?

I love Maker's Mark. Good stuff and the standard in our house. When I can afford it, I like Basil Hayden. That I can take straight.

Gentleman Jack................ nuff said..............

Cirrhosis of the liver........nuff........said.

(11-10-2009 10:22 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  [I could do with a nice Gin though as I used to really be into G&T when I was in college - what do you recommend say +/- $30?

Try Hendricks, not sure what it will cost in Minn but its about that here. I got it as a bday gift, read about it and its made in Scotland using some sort of Cucumber and Rose petal blend for flavor. It said on inside for Martini and Gin/Tonic to use a Cucumber to bring that flavor out and not a lime(or Olive). They were right, very good. Wife liked it alot which was a victory of sorts for me.

http://www.hendricksgin.com/

Other than that I like Bombay Saphire of what I've tried.

http://www.hendricksgin.com/us/cocktails.../index.asp

Quote:INGREDIENTS
2 oz. Hendrick's Gin
Tonic Water

PREPARATION
Pour Hendrick's Gin into highball glass over ice cubes
and fill with tonic water. Stir. Garnish with cucumber.

(11-10-2009 10:19 AM)Paul M Wrote:  My thought on the tattoo lady and someone yelling out to her, and assuming it's true is, so what. She could encounter someone in Boston or anywhere else doing the same. That 80 year old couple could have been from Boston also on vacation, and when they went back home with their bias', told all their friends about "those freaky tattooed women down south".

From Boston ... on vacation to CLEMSON (in the middle of nowhere)? With a thick Southern drawl? Wearing Clemson gear? O RLY?

(11-10-2009 02:22 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(11-10-2009 10:19 AM)Paul M Wrote:  My thought on the tattoo lady and someone yelling out to her, and assuming it's true is, so what. She could encounter someone in Boston or anywhere else doing the same. That 80 year old couple could have been from Boston also on vacation, and when they went back home with their bias', told all their friends about "those freaky tattooed women down south".

From Boston ... on vacation to CLEMSON (in the middle of nowhere)? With a thick Southern drawl? Wearing Clemson gear? O RLY?

I wasn't suggesting they were actually from Boston on vacation. Jeez man, I just mean you can run into asses anywhere. Come to Oklahoma and you might run into me.

(11-10-2009 11:18 AM)GGniner Wrote:  

I like Gin & Tonic and also cucumbers. I'll definitely give this a try.

I like gin and whiskey because they're so different brand to brand. But winter-time is whiskey-time for me.

Moral of the story:

"Don't fk with anyone's booze, or a secession will ensue"

(11-10-2009 09:18 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  

(11-10-2009 11:18 AM)GGniner Wrote:  

I like Gin & Tonic and also cucumbers. I'll definitely give this a try.

I like gin and whiskey because they're so different brand to brand. But winter-time is whiskey-time for me.

on a sidenote, I think a bottle of Hendricks, and a large Cucumber, would be a good, and hilarious, gift to give to another adult for whatever occassion