On 2015-10-11 21:40:42 +0000, Dave Smith said:
> On 2015-10-11 4:55 PM, wrote:
>> I wouldn't mix bourbon or brandy with anything.
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> I have never been impressed with bourbon, but I have used brandy in a
> lot of things. I have used it with steak au poivre, I pour it on my
> Christmas fruit cakes. I use it for flmabees. Once in a while I drink
> it.
That was my attitude for years. I had some Courvoisier on the booze
shelf for many years, used only for cooking. I started making an onion
soup late one morning that called for brandy or vermouth. I was out of
vermouth so I used some cognac. While I was at it I poured a shot of
the cognac for myself for exploratory consideration.
By the time I finished the onion soup I was a cognac fan. And so I remain.