What Are You Sipping on Lately? (Spirits Thread)

[Violator]

Originally Posted by P1et

Is duty free even a money saver, in general?

I saved hundreds, if not thousands on my 'duty free' liquor acquired while in Europe.

[P1]

Originally Posted by Violator

I saved hundreds, if not thousands on my 'duty free' liquor acquired while in Europe.

Ha!

But seriously though. What about when I travel domestically? Is it worth picking up a bottle at the airport or not?

[TXSTYLE]

Gotta get my hands on some of this...

I follow them on social media and saw this today. The description is soooo delicious!

First aged in American Oak, ex- Bourbon casks, it is then transferred to four different types of Sherry Casks: Fino, Pedro Ximenez, Cream, and Palo Cortado, where it is aged for an additional 18 months. Bottled at 45% ABV, Sherry Cask is smooth and fruity on the nose and has an extremely long, velvety finish.

[Violator]

Originally Posted by P1et

Ha!

But seriously though. What about when I travel domestically? Is it worth picking up a bottle at the airport or not?

I am not sure about that, I'll try it next time I travel and let you know.

[hooligan_F39]

Doing a "sober October" over here. This was a poor choice on my part. Oh, well. Hopefully there will still be some reasonably fresh Marzen beers left at the end of the month...

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by hooligan_clt

Doing a "sober October" over here. This was a poor choice on my part. Oh, well. Hopefully there will still be some reasonably fresh Marzen beers left at the end of the month...

On the plus side, come October 31 having been dry for a full month, you'll make a perfect monster for Halloween. A very bitter salty one, but you won't need to pretend at all. Just be yourself.

November 1st will come and it will be like the Snickers commercial, but with beer.

[P1]

Originally Posted by hooligan_clt

Doing a "sober October" over here. This was a poor choice on my part. Oh, well. Hopefully there will still be some reasonably fresh Marzen beers left at the end of the month...

Why are you doing that?

[hooligan_F39]

Originally Posted by P1et

Why are you doing that?

General health.

Alcohol is a toxin, even in small doses.

[Violator]

Rubbish!

Kidding...a little

[P1]

Originally Posted by hooligan_clt

General health.

Alcohol is a toxin, even in small doses.

Do you drink in excess during the other eleven month of the year? Do you think taken a month off from drinking will make an impact on your health in the overall scheme of things?

[hooligan_F39]

Originally Posted by P1et

Do you drink in excess during the other eleven month of the year?

Nope.

Originally Posted by P1et

Do you think taken a month off from drinking will make an impact on your health in the overall scheme of things?

I don't see any reason that it wouldn't. The question would really be: how much does it help?

[UncleWede]

Taking a month off is roughly equivalent to anthropomorhic global warming???



Asking for a drunken friend who is on call and can't drink for 2 weeks.

[1MOREMOD]

I do months off as well. Stop soda and booze for while trim up a bit so can get fat on vacation.

[P1]

Originally Posted by hooligan_clt

Nope.




I don't see any reason that it wouldn't. The question would really be: how much does it help?

Even keel mate. The body doesn’t like guardrail to guardrail behavior.

[hooligan_F39]

Originally Posted by P1et

Even keel mate. The body doesn’t like guardrail to guardrail behavior.

Well, I'm not sure going from averaging 3-4 beers a week to not drinking at all for a month qualifies as "guardrail to guardrail", but OK.

[hooligan_F39]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Taking a month off is roughly equivalent to anthropomorhic global warming???



Asking for a drunken friend who is on call and can't drink for 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

I do months off as well. Stop soda and booze for while trim up a bit so can get fat on vacation.

Yeah, this is really more of an exercise in self-control than anything.

Evidently "sober October" is a "thing". My wife went on the wagon for good in March, so I'm learning lots of trivia about the sober community.

[P1]

Originally Posted by hooligan_clt

Yeah, this is really more of an exercise in self-control than anything.

Evidently "sober October" is a "thing". My wife went on the wagon for good in March, so I'm learning lots of trivia about the sober community.

Why did your wife completely quit drinking? Was it for medical reasons?

[hooligan_F39]

Originally Posted by P1et

Why did your wife completely quit drinking? Was it for medical reasons?

Nope, she was just unhappy with her relationship to booze. Her dad was an addict of several substances, including alcohol, so she's always been very sensitive/self-aware of how she interacts with alcohol. Almost every single one of our friends reacted with a "Really? You drink less than I do!" when she started telling people she was done. It's all about the individual in most cases. Not everyone hits "rock bottom" before they change.

[1MOREMOD]

I put flor de cana up against diplomatico. Prefer the diplomatico.

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

I put flor de cana up against diplomatico. Prefer the diplomatico.

And that says something about the value of the Diplomático!

[M_Six]

I polished off the 1792 tonight. It's growing on me. I may try it again when we get back from our trip in next week.

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

And that says something about the value of the Diplomático!

Will have several other trials but my guess is for me plantation will come out best. I had both neat and rocks blind and was fairly easy decision. I do find my preference changes from day to day though.