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MonkeyZero said:
I love Cognac. It is not remotely raisin IMO.

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All joking aside, I usually get some fig and raisin notes from Armagnacs and Cognacs. The ones you're into might not have it. Or maybe you're just in denial.
 
jaxn slim said:
All joking aside, I usually get some fig and raisin notes from Armagnacs and Cognacs. The ones you're into might not have it. Or maybe you're just in denial.
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I get more caramel and smoke in the ones I've partaken of. Fig I can agree with as well. If I taste raisin though, bleck!
To be fair, I tend towards Courvoisier. Mostly the XO and Napoleon. Napoleon is literally liquid, alcohol caramel. Amazing stuff. Too bad it's prohibitively expensive.
I haven't ventured into Martell but hear great things. Also very expensive.

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Is it Martell? I've been drinking so excuse me if I'm naming wrong liquors.

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MonkeyZero said:
I get more caramel and smoke in the ones I've partaken of. Fig I can agree with as well. If I taste raisin though, bleck!
To be fair, I tend towards Courvoisier. Mostly the XO and Napoleon. Napoleon is literally liquid, alcohol caramel. Amazing stuff. Too bad it's prohibitively expensive.
I haven't ventured into Martell but hear great things. Also very expensive.

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If you haven't tried Pierre Ferrand, yet, you owe it to yourself. Anything from them. The Amber is around $40-50 and rocks my world, which is very unusual for something only 80 proof.
 
I asked my wife to get me a bottle of bourbon at the liquor store.

She brought home this.

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It’s not bad.

Lots of rye in it. Aged in a very charred barrel.

It’s got a kick to it but it’s not harsh going down.
 
I did a whiskey tasting at Hard Water in SF last week. Amazing place! I didn't keep track of what I tried, but it was all good and I got a pretty good buzz!
 
micwalt said:
I did a whiskey tasting at Hard Water in SF last week. Amazing place! I didn't keep track of what I tried, but it was all good and I got a pretty good buzz!
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I've heard a lot of good things about Hard Water, but I have yet to check it out.
 
jaxn slim said:
I've heard a lot of good things about Hard Water, but I have yet to check it out.
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The bartenders are kinda dickish, but they know their shit. There was this one older guy, in particular, who was a real douchey know-it-all. But I told him what I like, and he steered me to some outrageous stuff. Unfortunately, the ones I liked best were proprietary blends made especially for Hard Water.
 
Also, I wish they did more of a true tasting there, with partial pours so you can try more things before you get schnockered. All their pours are at least a full shot, with some being a shot and a half.
 
micwalt said:
The bartenders are kinda dickish, but they know their shit. There was this one older guy, in particular, who was a real douchey know-it-all. But I told him what I like, and he steered me to some outrageous stuff. Unfortunately, the ones I liked best were proprietary blends made especially for Hard Water.
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Ha ha. Typical hipster bartenders. I know the type pretty well.
 
jaxn slim said:
Ha ha. Typical hipster bartenders. I know the type pretty well.
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Oh,! the hurt you could put on some of them...

I've got a bottle of Larceny and another of Bulleit Rye that has about a shot worth left each. Due to habit, I don't drink much anymore, so I think I'm going to settle into some higher stuff as soon as I can afford to, that way I can *really* enjoy drinking when I do.
 
This was a 120 proof Knob Creek Disney exclusive. Good Lord it was brutal!
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I stopped in at a BBQ place to get some of their renowned fried chicken to take home and had a drink while I waited for it to be prepared.

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Really easy to drink.
 
Tried Michter's bourbon and American whiskey a while ago--both very nice.
Whistlepig's flavor profile has changed, and I don't like it.
 
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