Their leading sales tagline, clearly. Demand royalties.
Also I’m jealous.
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I bought a bottle of Angel’s Envy bourbon for a family party and it was decidedly underwhelming. I had heard good things but found it to be fairly pedestrian. There was a hint of orange but I didn’t pick up on some of the other subtleties that were advertised. It is t bad, but I’m not going to be raving about it, either. Perhaps it is because I’ve been enjoying the more herbal Japanese whiskeys this summer, but Angel’s Envy was good, but not outstanding in any way.
On the other hand, I have been loving my bottle of Drumshambo gunpowder Irish gin. I don’t sip gin often but I wanted something light for a summer night and this gin delivers in spades. You’re hit with the juniper up front like with many gins but there is a fantastic citrus and vanilla finish. Highly recommended to any fans of gin.
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Yeah! I had some of that Drumshanbo at a gin tasting about a year ago, and it was great. I’ve been meaning to acquire a bottle.
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Drumshanbo mixes particularly well with grapefruit flavors. It makes a very interesting gin Paloma, for example. I have found it challenging to use in a Gibson, though. Not as versatile as a standard London dry perhaps, but great in citrusy cocktails that use gin.
Do you have some Japanese whisky recommendations?
Fully agreed. Everyone raved about it but I found it drinkable at best, nothing fantastic, and certainly not worth the price point at all. I was interested to try their rye but not after having the bourbon, and again, not at the ridiculous price point for which it sells.
There’s better out there for less - I’ve been enjoying the Penelope cask strength lately, and the Old Line American whisky cask strength is fantastic.
I only just started trying the Japanese whiskeys but I believe @OhBollox knows a bit about them. My favorite so far had been the Suntory Toki because it nailed what I was looking for - a good summer sip. Sure, I like a spicy rye, but they fit the winter months much better. The Toki is a rather herbal whisky that refreshes in a summer evening.
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Back on the booze theme, and I’ve just received rum supplies. The Botucal (Diplomatico as was) is a reliable go-to rum, while I like everything that Admiral Rodney produces. Yes, that sounds weird to me too. The Bristol bottling, a Panama rum matured in American oak, is the experiment here, and is interesting, starting out very round and sweet and ending dry and reminiscent of a moderately peaty Islay malt. Pleasantly surprising.
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This is my second bottle of the 12. I’m slowly working my way through the Bunnahabhain range, which are surprisingly good. I have ordered a bottle of the 18 as I expect it will be of a similar high standard.
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Oh, very nice. Jealous of your whisky and your view.
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The last of the beer anyone will ever see from Squawk brewery. Famed for having good beer and good label art, the brewery has been shut down and are unlikely to start up in another location; being a small outfit they simply don’t have the money to shift premises and stop production for x amount of time. The current economy is crushing dozens of small businesses regularly. I am just glad I get to hoist a beer to them.
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just like @OhBollox said: “a solid all-rounder from start to finish.”
in limited supply. only 1 bottle per customer.
what if i like the stuff and want a second?
so i’m sorry but will have to give it a pass 
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And now I’ve spent more time than necessary looking for Die Hard pint glasses…
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I am definitely getting old, but my consumption of alcohol has dropped to basically zero.
My constitution has dropped to the point I can’t survive the after effects any more 
As my medical wife reminds me every time I pour some whisky, it’s basically poison so that’s probably a good thing.
What I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten older is that beers make me feel more and more bloated. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good ale now and then, but it’s like someone dumped a not-yet-risen loaf of bread in my stomach. If I have a heavy meal and then drink a beer, I’ll be feeling a bit like a character in an Alien movie…
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Same on the beer issue; haven’t had one in a while. I find that I don’t even truly enjoy them anymore.
Whisky hates me lately too - sometimes even the smell of the brown is enough to kick in my reflux and make me dive for the Tums.
Vodka it is for the most part…
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I’m drinking less beer these days as well, mostly due to lack of refrigerator space. My home bar is well stocked instead, and I tend to make a lot of cocktails that require vermouth. (I have bottles of dry, blanc, and sweet at the moment to make martinis, El Presidentes, Boulevardiers, Cynar Negronis, and Little Italys.) That leaves very little room for beer.
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I had my first beer in more than a year last week.
It was sooooooo good.
Of course, I have a whiskey and Diet Pepsi every night. LOL
I stopped drinking at home just about 2 years ago and that combined with the Peloton are how I have lost like 60 lbs in the past 2 years.
I still might have a drink at dinner, and I go out to a bar with friends occasionally, but the 2-3 double IPAs a night I started drinking during the pandemic…those days are behind. I have also mostly switched to Gin and Tonics.
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