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Doesn't strike me as a particularly high quality wine. Then again I don't really drink wine so who knows maybe I'm wrong. I still have that award winning 2011 Riesling to crack open sometime along with the limited production bottle of Johnnie Walker which should be nice given it's more presigious then their blue label which is a pretty good scotch for something so flagrantly mass produced.

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Talisker 10 has been a preference single malt wise in recent years, it is so enjoyable that I actually savour it as I drink it.  That's how a proper whiskey should be.

Also Cardhu and Jamesons make regular appearances.  Jack Daniels and coke is my big weakness, I have lost whole weekends because of it before now.  I remember (well sort of) me and a girlfriend going to a 21st birthday party years ago and it was so dull we decided to to do Tequila slammers at the bar most of the night.  I got into a fight and ended up in bed for 2 days with a monster hangover.  First and last time I have had tequila.

 

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I'll drink tequila and it's fine, but I guess it is not brown enough for me. but really I need to focus to tell the difference between brandy rum and whiskey because I'm kind of a clod, but if it is brown I'll enjoy it and if it has a nifty label and don't cost much I'll buy it. George Dickel rye is my favorite, well I really like Old Overholt which is wicked cheep. My wife is a big scotch fan so we get those inexpensive McClellan's mystery scotches.

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I'm not a huge fan of either Jack or Jamie. Talisker is fantastic, though. And Old Overholt is great for the money.

Had a sort of "grand tour" last night, I met up with an old friend whose boyfriend owns a couple of bars in the city and I got to have an awesome burger and some very interesting high-end cocktails. Sadly much of the evening is a blur. :D 

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Talisker 10 has been a preference single malt wise in recent years, it is so enjoyable that I actually savour it as I drink it.  That's how a proper whiskey should be.

Also Cardhu and Jamesons make regular appearances.  Jack Daniels and coke is my big weakness, I have lost whole weekends because of it before now.  I remember (well sort of) me and a girlfriend going to a 21st birthday party years ago and it was so dull we decided to to do Tequila slammers at the bar most of the night.  I got into a fight and ended up in bed for 2 days with a monster hangover.  First and last time I have had tequila.

 

Only done the one shot of tequila in my life. Did spend the better part of two days drinking vodka a few years back. I don't remember much of those two days but the hangover was murder. I tend to go for scotch but have a taste for the more expensive stuff so don't get on it often. Now that I have this riesling stashed away maybe I'll end up being a wine snob.

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I prefer my whiskey neat unless I'm out drinking a plethora of different things that night, then I may need a mix so to not offset any weird imbalance in my constitution, I generally hate any straight liquor on the rocks though.  

I've been toning it down lately, but my favorite bourbon is Blanton's single barrel. A three-finger glass of it with a menthol in one hand and a notepad in the other is my personal sanctuary.  When i dont feel like dropping 60 dollars for a fifth, though, I'll go with Makers Mark.

 And if I'm sharing with heathen friends who dont appreciate good bourbon I'll just kneel down to the puddles and get Jim Beam

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