What are you drinking tonight?

[lxskllr]

Presidential tawny Porto and some roasted chestnuts

 

[Chaotic42]

Presidential tawny Porto and some roasted chestnuts

What's a decent rye whisky? I'm in the mood to try something new.

 

[lxskllr]

What's a decent rye whisky? I'm in the mood to try something new.

The more I have the Michter's, the more I like it. It tastes "coppery" to me, like a horehound candy or molasses. I'm not really good at identifying flavors, so I can't tell you what "coppery" means other than it tastes like that to me. The Pikesville is similar, and only slightly more expensive. You can mix it down with water(I take it down to ~90 proof), so it might be the better value. These are both low rye ryes; MD style. They're sweeter, and more approachable imo. High ryes in the Monongahela style are drier, sharper, and more "grainy". Old Overholt is the only one recently I've had like that. An old Bottle of Wild Turkey from 80s was also a high rye, but I don't know if the newer product is the same, or if they even make it anymore. I've wanted to try some more high ryes, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Rittenhouse kind of splits them, and is moderately priced, but it just doesn't stand out for me. It's a solid whiskey at $20, but nothing exceptional.

tl;dr
Michter's or Pikesville depending on price. If they were objectively equal(same strength, generic bottle, whatever...) I think the nod would go to Michter's. Pikesville has the sharp looking bottle, and the higher proof will go farther by adding water.

edit:
Sagamore rye is pretty good also. They blend a high rye and low rye together to make a medium rye. I want to go on a distillery tour to ask why they do that instead of distilling a medium in the first place They just fired up the Baltimore stills this spring, so all the product on the shelves today is from MGP in Indiana, and it's mixed down with MD farm water. I'm looking forward to trying the 100% MD product. Their Moscatel bottling is exceptional, but it's limited release, and ~$90. Not sure that's a good one to start with for someone who isn't sure they even like whiskey. The standard bottling isn't as good as Michter's or Pikesville at approximately the same price. It wins points from me for being the hometown brand, but you wouldn't have that connection.

 

[AMD64Blondie]

A bottle of angry orchard tapped maple hard cider,plus 2 bottles of New Belguim Choclate Chip Cookie Dough beer,and followed up by a can of 2 Towns blackberry hard cider.

(Trying to drink myself into an alcoholic stupor..my dad died today of pneumonia- he was 89.)

(on a unrelated note...can't stop crying.)

PM me if you want more details.

 

[Chaotic42]

A bottle of angry orchard tapped maple hard cider,plus 2 bottles of New Belguim Choclate Chip Cookie Dough beer,and followed up by a can of 2 Towns blackberry hard cider.

(Trying to drink myself into an alcoholic stupor..my dad died today of pneumonia- he was 89.)

(on a unrelated note...can't stop crying.)

PM me if you want more details.

I'm sorry for your loss. My dad just died at 89 in late October.

I'm drinking pomegranate juice because the whole fruit is still too expensive. Soon though.

 

[John Connor]

Angry Orchard. Cinnamon something or other.

 

[John Connor]

A bottle of angry orchard tapped maple hard cider,plus 2 bottles of New Belguim Choclate Chip Cookie Dough beer,and followed up by a can of 2 Towns blackberry hard cider.

(Trying to drink myself into an alcoholic stupor..my dad died today of pneumonia- he was 89.)

(on a unrelated note...can't stop crying.)

PM me if you want more details.

Terribly sorry for your loss man. I shed a tear with you.

 

[AMDisTheBEST]

I drink milk, it’s a good source of protein. It helps me sleep too

 

[lxskllr]

A bottle of angry orchard tapped maple hard cider,plus 2 bottles of New Belguim Choclate Chip Cookie Dough beer,and followed up by a can of 2 Towns blackberry hard cider.

(Trying to drink myself into an alcoholic stupor..my dad died today of pneumonia- he was 89.)

(on a unrelated note...can't stop crying.)

PM me if you want more details.

I'm sorry for your loss. My dad just died at 89 in late October.

I'm drinking pomegranate juice because the whole fruit is still too expensive. Soon though.

Condolences to the both of you

 

[lxskllr]

So far today...

Coffee
Gerolsteiner water
tap water
Tullamore Dew
Sagamore Double Oak rye

currently...
Sam Adams 20 Pounds of Pumpkin. It's pretty good. Doesn't go overboard on the spice flavors. It's like a normal beer with a little extra.

 

[SNC]

A bottle of angry orchard tapped maple hard cider,plus 2 bottles of New Belguim Choclate Chip Cookie Dough beer,and followed up by a can of 2 Towns blackberry hard cider.

(Trying to drink myself into an alcoholic stupor..my dad died today of pneumonia- he was 89.)

(on a unrelated note...can't stop crying.)

PM me if you want more details.

I'm tipping a glass of Currantly O-Tay for your dad and you. Thoughts to you and yours.

 

[William Gaatjes]

For the last three days, it has been either coffee, tea or carbonated water.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Birthday today

Collective Brewing Project - P.O.G.S (pineapple, blood orange, and guava sour) & Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel 11°

My wife also bought me a four pack of Alesmith Nibs & Beans Speedway Stout:

I just got back from Belgium (and specifically brugges) and went to the brewery for Straffe Hendrik.... fucking awesome place.

Also managed to pick up 2 bottles of Heritage 2015 and slipped them in my return suitcase.

 

[gorb]

recent pics

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I drink milk, it’s a good source of protein. It helps me sleep too

I'm lactose intolerant. But beer makes me sleepy. So I get the beer farts from milk and drink a glass of cold beer before bed to help me sleep.

It's pretty crazy.

 

[SNC]

recent pics

How was black note?

 

[RichUK]

Milk

 

[lxskllr]

Pretty good. Not a big brandy/cognac drinker, but this is a good cool weather drink.

 

[gorb]

How was black note?

Pretty good. A little sweet. I bought a couple extras to keep for future tastings/comparisons.

 

[lxskllr]

I've really been enjoying this. Kind of woody with a hint of coconut. Big thanks again to urvile for the recommendation.

 

[urvile]

Whenever I see an indie bottling of hampden estate rum I must buy it. It's about as authentic as a high ester count jamaican rum gets.

 

[AMDisTheBEST]

I'm lactose intolerant. But beer makes me sleepy. So I get the beer farts from milk and drink a glass of cold beer before bed to help me sleep.

It's pretty crazy.

I heard doing that will result in a grumpy morning and less energy for the day.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I heard doing that will result in a grumpy morning and less energy for the day.

Maybe possible, but I'd be surprised if I got noticeable effects the next day from a single beer.

 

[urvile]

Sitting in a hotel room watching the planes land while drinking portugese rum. I do enjoy europe except for the 30 hour plane flight from aus. It's a bitch.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Never been much of a rum drinker. Do you usually just have it on the rocks, or how?