(03-02-2024, 09:40 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(03-01-2024, 05:02 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: So, I've been into bourbon for the past 10 years.  I currently have about 110 bottles (probably more) of booze, mostly whiskey, in my collection which I've built over that time.  I realize that's a kind of ridiculous amount of bottles to own and I'm not enthusiastic about expanding that number too much.  I drink less now and in recent years, not that I was ever a lush, yet I still buy interesting bottles when presented with the opportunity to do so so it's not difficult to envision that number growing further. Most bottles in my collection are open.  I'm in a local facebook group and my collection, as ridiculous as it is, is still peanuts compared to many others I've seen post who enjoy this spirit.  I also really dig a good absinthe served traditionally with a cold water drip, sugar cube and absinthe spoon.  Anyone here interested in either spirit to a similar degree?

I went on a brief bourbon excursion a few years ago. I didn’t get to try any of the high end stuff but the working man brands were interesting. I have an affinity for Knob Creek. The sweetness and the heat appeal to me. 

I’ve never had a genuine absinthe and always wanted to try one. They sound really tasty. 

Now off to AA, you lush.

Regarding whiskey, I don't pay more than a couple hundred dollars for a bottle and it would have to be something special for me to do that.  I have bottles that have appreciated to much more than that, but just seeing something rare that the shop owner has priced at $700 or more doesn't do anything for me.  There's plenty of the regularly available stuff that's fantastic and I'm a big fan of $20 and $30 bottles like Evan Williams white label and Old Grand Dad bonded that many $60+ bottles don't hold a candle to.  I also really like Mellow Corn which is a bonded $15 bottle of corn whiskey.

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