On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 14:09:57 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>Life is too short for cheap booze.
>
>Yesterday I went to the liquor store to replenish supplies. I usually
>have on hand something from each of the food groups, bourbon, scotch,
>rye, rum, vodka, gin.
>
>I was low on bourbon and out of rye so I picked up a Makers Mark 46 as
>I've liked it in the past. Then I was not sure what else to get and
>considered another Crown Royal. They also have two premium versions of
>it so, for a few bucks more I got the XO.
>
>My son came over for a drink yesterday so I opened the bottle for us to
>try. Wow, this is smooooooooth drinking. Well worth the few extra
>bucks. If you want to give yourself a treat, give it a try.
>
>I've also experimented with ice. A bit of a gimmick, but it does make a
>little difference. You can buy molds to make ice balls. I have one
>that makes four but bought another that makes two balls, each 2.3", and
>clear ice. The idea is that the clear ball will melt slower and let the
>flavor open up but not dilute. If nothing else, is looks good in a nice
>glass.
>
>My son never drank good liquor itself, mostly vodka in juice kind of
>things so it has been fun experimenting with him. We've tried a handful
>of different gins with tonic, now a couple of bourbon and rye.

Save yourself some money, scotch is basically a whiskey, rye is a
grain that is used in making whiskey and scotch, Vodka is just shitty
cheap rum, and gin is just disgusting.

Run is All ya need, rum is all ya need.....

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