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Okay, don't have a party, alright? Because there's a new No. 8 rye on the Bloofingtonian List isn't even cause to brush and floss one's teeth, although I'll be doing that soon enough. I know, I know, there's a lot of new ryes out, Bloof, some new six years, going head up with Baby Saz. Yeah...

The tastings have been over for weeks. I had bottles No. 792 and 797 from Batch 8. Thanks to being on the e-mail list for Shopper's Vineyard, I was able to catch an incredible deal on this whiskey. I was attracted by the information that it is supposedly whiskey from the old Stitzel-Weller...

When You've Lost the Pretentious Marin County Microbrewers... There's even a picture of the bottle.

Any Port drinkers? I just became the proud owner of 42 year old bottle of Quinta do Noval bottled in 2008. I'm going to open for the first year anniversary of being divorced. I'll post back when I open the bottle. December 16 2010.

New member here. Bloofington invited me to drop by. My spirit of choice? George Dickel #12. Next in line would be Jameson's. And then any good Kentucky bourbon. Drink responsibly.

How is the best way to clean out a new stainless steel fask for safety and taste?

What is your preferred tonic water? Other than Schewppes or Canada Dry, what is a good tonic water? Seems like a minor thing but If I'm using Tanquery 10, I'd like to use a premium tonic. The best I have found is "365 brand" by Whole Foods. It has real sugar rather than Fructose corn syrup. Has...

Despite its annual release as a member of The Antique Collection, through the years I have always regarded this as a single product. I mean, if you're going to get right down to it, every distillation of a mass produced whiskey like Knob Creek could potentially be a "different" product than the...

132.7 proof. Thass right dogg, don't be lookin' at me like that. 132.7 proof. That's a DD40X in the horsepower department, for you railroad buffs. Well, well, what can I say? What I can say is that just like the second release of this new idea in whiskey, a rye whiskey compatriot to the...

I recently came upon a deal I could not resist. Whenever a few of the various antique dealers about town find an oddity, I get a call. This week's find: an antique bier*. It's in fine shape, and I shall gently modify it to become my home bar. I think I'll make a glass top, so the actual bier...

Anyone try this yet? If I can find a bottle, I'll pick one up for Xmas for myself. :thumbsup:

I have been taking a sip every now and then for a scratchy throat (got tired of wasting scotch) and now I am wondering why I have not drank it more. It is pretty smooth and much cheaper than Scotch or Bourbon. Are my taste buds off or is Brandy not getting the respect it deserves?

My reason for wanting to learn how to include a photo in a post was so that I could show off a little and say something like, "WOO HOOOOO!! Lookee what I got for my birthday!! First, my two sons surprised the bejabbers out of me with a bottle of, (dare I say it?)...BOOKER'S!! (125.7 proof, no...

I've asked a couple times for help in including a photo in a post but I must not have asked in an acceptable way so I'll try doing it with a thread all its own. I've tried numerous times to include a photo in a post without any success. Yes, I see the img button and, yes I've tried using it...

No. 4 on my Top Ten Rye list. There's only one shot left in my one and only bottle of this very fine rye. It is not nearly as special as Nos. 1 and 2, but compares favorably with No. 3, and after careful consideration, was definitely worthy of the No. 4 spot. This rye is 134.8 very smooth...

I just found out that September is Nat'l Bourbon Heritage Month. Must celebrate!!! :thumbsup: . Where the hell was Bloof with this news?? :wink:

Today was brew day for a summer wheat beer for the Capt BBQ. All grain wheat beer. With protein rests at 115 and 125 and final mash at 152. Also added 4 lbs of honey to boost Original Gravity to 1.062, so should finish a little above 6% ABV--a little higher than I had planned for a party, so...

http://www.drinklucid.com/lucid_flash.cfm I bought a bottle at BevMo recently. Tried it tonight. I didn't have sugar cubes so I made some sugar water and iced it down. Pour out a shot and add the iced sugar water. This stuff is exceptional. Nice anise flavor and it's smooth so consume...

Nah, can't be. Bloof has a review of a new product, something he's never tried before, in July??? Yes, that's right, as it turns out, in the presence of air conditioning, I can handle those normally cold weather spirits of bourbon and rye. This stuff is good. Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve Rye...