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Crown Royal XO
hOn 2019-06-06, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> On 6/6/2019 6:21 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 8:09:59 AM UTC-10, 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.
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>> Booze is good, yes?
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--AvCsh48bk
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> Yes, in moderation. Rare I ever have a second drink, never a third.
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