knob creek + seagrams

whiskey + sour = happiness
whiskey + ice = happiness
whiskey + friends = happiness

whisk(e)y + SEX = HAPPINESS.













(my apologies...but it had to be said.)

scotch and merlot equals happiness

whiskey + a splash of wiskey +whiskey flavored icecubes = happiness

Well, I really don't want to think of myself as a snob, but I like my whisk(e)y (including bourbon), as follows:

In tumbler with ice (no added water other than the melting ice):

Maker's Mark (bourbon)
Knob Creek (bourbon)
Woodford Reserve (bourbon)

In tumbler with ice and a small amount of added water (Bookers is cask strength):

Bookers (bourbon)

In single-malt tasting glass or snifter, straight up with a splash of water:

Lagavullin (single-malt scotch)
Talisker (single-malt scotch)
Laphroaig (single-malt scotch)
Springbank (single-malt scotch)
Oban (single-malt scotch)

In a high-ball glass or tumbler, with ice and club soda:

Dewars (blended scotch whisky)

I tend to drink more bourbon during the summer months (cool and refreshing) and more single malts during the winter (warms me all the way down). I typically drink the Dewars/Club Soda at events with hosted or no-host bars because it is, by far, the safest drink to order in such situations (and, typically, fine bourbons or single-malts are not available at such events). There is almost no way a scotch and soda can be screwed up, whereas almost any other mixed drink (other than rum/coke, etc.) can be royally screwed up.

And, sometimes, I like a nice Manhatten (bourbon + sweet vermouth + cherry).

Ledoux's Eye you have very specific tastes and for that...I commend you!

Bravo!

Although i'd agree with all of your sentiments, i concede also a passion for sour-mash, straight from the bottle.

My rock-star mentality, what can I do?

I take my scotch neat and my sex dirty

scotch + merlot ? i will have to try that. maybe.

There have been plenty of nights (and days, for that matter) when "straight from the bottle" served me well.

Ledoux's Eye

I know that feeling. Having a bottle of bourbon next to your bed doesnt help matters either

i think the next time i go out to a fancy place i'll order me a rob roy.

vado

doesn't you pressence at a place make it fancy?

^ your

there is something about a manhattan at the end of the day that just makes everything alright.

Crown+Coke=Bliss.
Crown Special Reserve+Coke=Euphoria

Makers Mark with a splash fo soda water.
That is all.
Sometimes neat if i am already drunk

I only drink whiskey when I run out of Gin.

merlotch was invented way back in the annals of [url=http://www.archinect.com/forum/threads.php?id=20135_300_42_0]archinect..
[/url] (gotta scroll down a ways) by... puddles.

here's my new favorite crush, it's a drink that i just invented that's a combination of merlot & scotch...i call it merlotch...and, no, you are not allowed ...

ledoux, we need to go drinking sometime, I like your taste.

pre seizure I use to take a neat finger or two of dewars before bed - to help me wind down (that's my story and sticking to it)

post seziure i just down a bottle of fiddy dare me to drive <- MM

no seriously, scotch + a couple cubes of ice chased with soda/water

aw, is treekiller wishing someone had a crush on him? Don't worry, I'm sure there's some 'scaper chick out there crushing on you and your homegrown chard from a distance.

r- no need for a crush on my end, just bringing the origin of merlotch to a new generation of archinecteurs.

in case you missed it: bourbon is something we can feel good about!

here: http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/15/is-it-green-makers-mark/

Makers Mark or Knob Creek in a highball glass packed with ice, fill half with bourbon and half with coke or soda water.

FYI - both can be found in 1.75L bottles at Costco for under $40. At that price I don't mind cutting it with coke, which I hear is blasphemy in Kentucky.

Any higher end bourbon, i.e. better than Knob Creek, is enjoyed on the rocks...but small quanities as it's more $$$ and I like to make it last.

I've never had one and don't really fancy the sweet stuff but expect this to be quite tasty:
Whiskey Smash
Muddle four mint leaves and two lemon wedges with 2 oz WHISKEY
1 oz water
1/2 oz orange curaçao
1/2 oz simple syrup
Shake and strain over crushed ice

or my fave:
Blantons + glass + cigar = happiness

smoky and peaty scotch, with odd number of ice cubes