Getting a little burned out on my craft beer and want to go back to sipping liquor. What it is the best alternative to ice to keep things from getting watered down these days?
None. Cold kills the flavor of good whisky.
Sipping stones are the way to go, at least they work well for me. They're cut from soapstone so they do not affect the taste of the liquor in any way.
What's wrong with watering it down. Don't people still order scotch and soda or something similar?
I'm always suspicious of people who say they drink for the taste. I remember smokers used to say that about cigarettes. And I was always like 'dude, seriously. Do you really think anyone is going to believe that?'
What's wrong with watering it down. Don't people still order scotch and soda or something similar?
I'm always suspicious of people who say they drink for the taste. I remember smokers used to say that about cigarettes. And I was always like 'dude, seriously. Do you really think anyone is going to believe that?'
Hey, whatever floats your boat. No judgment here. Just don't get it.People who put soda in good scotch are plebs. People who put soda in anything are children.
And, strange as it may seem, some people like the taste of things you don't like.
That's because Grey Goose has a more effective marketing team. More money = better product, or something like that. I don't trust "connoisseurs" of vodka :^DI used to drink vodka and I couldn't understand why some people made such a big deal over the differences between say Smirnoff and Grey Goose. I just didn't get it and still don't.
Hey, whatever floats your boat. No judgment here. Just don't get it.
I used to drink vodka and I couldn't understand why some people made such a big deal over the differences between say Smirnoff and Grey Goose. I just didn't get it and still don't.
I drink to get a buzz. That's it. It's a means to an end. If it tastes good going down, cool. But I don't really care. Anyone who says they drink for the taste and not to get buzzed, I don't trust.
I think some people, like moi, have a very dull sense of taste. Not dull in the sense that I can't discern differences but that I have to really focus to notice them. It's like, say someone asks you what they were wearing yesterday. Most women I think would be able to answer that but most men wouldn't. It doesn't mean men are blind just that clothing isn't a priority for them so they don't notice.But they do taste different, whether that taste is better or worse is a personal preference. The fact that you don't care one way or the other is your personal preference, so not getting that somebody else has a personal preference seems rather odd.
Perhaps you mean to say that you simply don't care about others opinions, which is perfectly valid.
Hey, whatever floats your boat. No judgment here. Just don't get it.
I used to drink vodka and I couldn't understand why some people made such a big deal over the differences between say Smirnoff and Grey Goose. I just didn't get it and still don't.
I drink to get a buzz. That's it. It's a means to an end. If it tastes good going down, cool. But I don't really care. Anyone who says they drink for the taste and not to get buzzed, I don't trust.
Your taste develops over time, and subtle flavors become more pronounced. I can't comment on wine cause I'm mostly indifferent to it, but whisky is distinctly different between brand, style, location, and price point. I can't give a detailed analysis like a professional taster can, but I can give a decent overview, and an objective assessment of quality. It all came slowly over time after trying 100+ different whiskies, and comparing/contrasting them.Same thing here, if I really focus, I can probably tell you the differences between wine a and wine b. But I have to make a special and concerted effort to do that. As a result, I don't get people raving about one wine and trashing another.
I drink to get buzzed. But it does take a fair amount of alcohol to register.You drink to get a buzz or get drunk? To me, there is one hell of a difference between Smirnoff and Grey Goose. Grey Goose is Head and shoulders above Smirnoff when we're talking about going down smooth.
For a few sips i.e buzz -Grey Goose
To get drunk- Smirnoff or some cheaper stuff.
I think some people, like moi, have a very dull sense of taste. Not dull in the sense that I can't discern differences but that I have to really focus to notice them. It's like, say someone asks you what they were wearing yesterday. Most women I think would be able to answer that but most men wouldn't. It doesn't mean men are blind just that clothing isn't a priority for them so they don't notice.
Same thing here, if I really focus, I can probably tell you the differences between wine a and wine b. But I have to make a special and concerted effort to do that. As a result, I don't get people raving about one wine and trashing another.
That's not really what I'm saying. I used to say that as short hand for what I really meant so I didn't have to giv3e a long explanation. But as I said, I can tell the difference if I really focus but I don't notice it unless I have a reason to.Well I'm sorry you have no tastebuds then. One of my friends says similar things, that he literally can not taste the difference between variations of the same product. Everything from coffees to beers to even food products. To him a burger from a divebar is the same as a McDonald's burger which is the same as a homemade burger. Or that a choice steak tastes the same as a dry-aged prime steak.