On Fri, 7 Jun 2019 20:07:26 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-06-07 7:13 p.m., wrote:
>> On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 2:09:59 PM UTC-4, 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.
>>
>>
>> I never mix bourbon or brandy, they taste good.
>
>Most of them do not need mix if you get the good stuff. Whiskey is good
>straight, with a bit of water or on the rocks. Good gin is nice on ice
>with a twist of lemon. White rum is good on ice with a slice of lemon
>or lime. Dark rum is good sipping on its own. Ice cold vodka is nice
>knocked back in shots.

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