Whats your flavor?

With all these beer threads, what kinda libations do yall cats get down with...

I'm a scotch guy, Single malts. I love 18 year Macallan and Glenlivit if I don't have the 18 year budget.

I will drink Bourbon with friends, but that is the booze that makes me angry and stumble drunk. Never been a huge fan.

At a nice dinner, I will do a dirty saphire on the rocks or maybe a kettle one...

But Scotch and a good IPA. Thats my sh** right there.

And I have a pretty sick wine collection, but I had to take sommelier courses for F&B up in Napa so I do appreciate a good bottle of juice. I have had to keep up with the wine nerds for many years now. Gets pretty interesting, and who doesn't love a mid-work day wine tasting?

Mcallan 18 and Sculpin IPA. That is my final answer.

 

Yup. A buddy of mine put me on to Jamo a few years back. It is a much appreciated change of pace for me every now and again... And I was told by a very successful construction owner that he and his crew only drink Jameson because it doesn't impair your driving in the manor that other liquors do... Don't believe it, but these dudes would throw back jamo like water at the end of the day and have no incidents. I don't buy it, but who knows. Stranger things have happens.

 

I wonder if anyone has done a study on this. I know alcohol is alcohol. But as a punk youth, when me and my "crew" would drink E&J brandy, usually there was a violent event/fight later that evening, like a bad spike lee movie. "You stepped on my Jordan's" next thing you know someone is getting punched. When we drink vodka, all was well... There has to be some kind of explanation....

And man, in my adult life, I gotta say that Jack Daniels just does something different. It is definitely not my happy place and it feels like I just get too tipsy too fast.

My friends brother tried to tell me last night that moonshine has some strange effect on people, that basically gives you the effects of the movie "limitless" if used properly. His theory was that if you take just a swing of moonshine once an hour throughout the day, that not only would your productivity increase, but you could take over the world. Strange theory, but the kid has a masters and works for some strange chemical cooling company in Boston that produces some weird substance that keeps pharmaceutical drugs at the proper holding temp during transit. Not saying the guy has a Phd in moonshine, but he is a science cat and it was a very off the wall theory.

 

Good call on the Dog Fish Head... That lil' DE brewery just won a James Beard award this year. I was stoked to see them on the list. Good sh**.

 

Although I didn't land in prison, I was unable to drink tequila for about 6 years after my first trip to the Caribbean side of mexico. Things went down hill real quick. About 3 years after, I tried to force down a shot of hornitos and ended up spewing vomit and tequila out of my nose immediately. Even the scent of it brought back horrific memories for ages. All better now. Love it.

 

For a change of pace, salt the rim of your Grey Hound and you have a "Salty Dog"...

For whatever reason, that is almost my drink of choice in the airport. Calm the nerves with a greyhound. I know its a breakfast drink, but I will take that any time of day. Not sure why i only have one in airports, but I feel the need to calm the nerves before a flight.