What are you drinking?

[Scott Salzer]

Mossback:

Your bottle is much cooler than mine. I do like peaty stuff Laphroaig- you don’t have to share it with many people.
Westland Distilling has some good stuff. I really like Highland Park 18 $$$$. Glenlivet has some good stuff.

 

[Breck]

I lean towards Irish whiskey, screw Scotch…but my good friends like Scotch…

No reason you can't love both. I do. One of my favorite all time whiskeys is Bushmills 16yr Single Malt. Exquisite. Slainte!

 

[Jerry Daschofsky]

I'm actually having a gin & tonic tonight.

 

[Breck]

I'm actually having a gin & tonic tonight.

Nothing wrong with that, JerBear. I actually mixed myself up a nice Gibson earlier.

 

[Jerry Daschofsky]

Nothing wrong with that, JerBear. I actually mixed myself up a nice Gibson earlier.

I've made those a few times. May make one after this drink

 

[Breck]

I've made those a few times. May make one after this drink

Stir in a generous splash of the onion brine. Game changer. I call it the "Dirty Mel".

 

[Vandelay Industries]

DAB Dortmunder Export beer

 

[Jerry Daschofsky]

Stir in a generous splash of the onion brine. Game changer. I call it the "Dirty Mel".

Like our Bloody Mary's we made from scratch at Paul's retirement party?

 

[bobduck]

My favorite drink is a very dry vodka martini, very dry meaning very little vermouth. Two or three drops of vermouth and two ounces of vodka go into the shaker, one olive only in the glass or a lemon twist, shaken 14 times at the speed of a waltz. Delish. I've been using Stoly exclusively but due to recent news developments have decided to go to Crater Lake , a local vodka or Grey Goose or Ketel One. I would be willing to experiment with other vodkas if recommended by any other martini lovers. I have recently purchased a botlle of Webfoot vodka which I have yet to sample. Something to look forward to. It's made in Benton County Oregon so it's a local brand which is preferable. Life is good.

 

[Breck]

My favorite drink is a very dry vodka martini, very dry meaning very little vermouth. Two or three drops of vermouth and two ounces of vodka go into the shaker, one olive only in the glass or a lemon twist, shaken 14 times at the speed of a waltz. Delish. I've been using Stoly exclusively but due to recent news developments have decided to go to Crater Lake , a local vodka or Grey Goose or Ketel One. I would be willing to experiment with other vodkas if recommended by any other martini lovers. I have recently purchased a botlle of Webfoot vodka which I have yet to sample. Something to look forward to. It's made in Benton County Oregon so it's a local brand which is preferable. Life is good.

Are you open to gin?

 

[cody-]

My favorite drink is a very dry vodka martini, very dry meaning very little vermouth. Two or three drops of vermouth and two ounces of vodka go into the shaker, one olive only in the glass or a lemon twist, shaken 14 times at the speed of a waltz. Delish. I've been using Stoly exclusively but due to recent news developments have decided to go to Crater Lake , a local vodka or Grey Goose or Ketel One. I would be willing to experiment with other vodkas if recommended by any other martini lovers. I have recently purchased a botlle of Webfoot vodka which I have yet to sample. Something to look forward to. It's made in Benton County Oregon so it's a local brand which is preferable. Life is good.

You and I might be polar opposites. I like a 1:1 gin to dry vermouth ratio. The more olives and the more vermouth, the better.

 

[flybill]

A side by side comparison! Both are delicious!!

 

[bobduck]

Are you open to gin?

NO!

 

[Dave G]

When I was a high school student my mother caught me with alcohol on my breath. After she got over it she took me aside and said (with her imitation of a stereotypical upper class teeth clench): "If you're going to drink then you should learn to drink correctly and drink gin in the summer and scotch in the winter."

Damned if she wasn't right. As soon as the weather turns warm I put the whiskey away and pull out the gin. It's like a practicing an austerity, but it does make that first martini or G&T something special, as does the first whiskey of the fall.

I'm not a fanatic about it, but I find I like it. It marks the seasons and celebrates the changing weather.

 

[Breck]

Found a case here at the Kalispell Costco.

 

[Mossback]

Le Cigare Volant 2016
Nice Rhone blend from Bonny Doon
Was great with the Venison steaks

Good value at 17 bucks.

 

[mark wlker]

A couple of newly acquired and an old friend;

 

[Breck]

A couple of newly acquired and an old friend;
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Have you tried the Weller CYPB? Not sure it’s worth the price tag, but it’s pretty good.

I’ve found the Blood Oath bottlings to be pretty inconsistent. The Pact #3 (Cab Sauv finish) was a home run, though. Haven’t tried them beyond Pact #5.

 

[mark wlker]

Not tried the CYPB. Didn't seem to have many positive reviews although, sometimes, that doesn't mean "doodleysquat". (Josey Wales)
Agree on the inconsistency of the Blood Oath, but everybody has different tastes. One likes what they like.

 

[jaredoconnor]

I lean towards Irish whiskey, screw Scotch…

Do you have any recommendations? Every now and then I feel guilty about not respecting my heritage. The only proper Irish whiskeys I have tried are Bushmills 12 and 18.