OT: What are you all drinking tonight

[bigmatt718]

I had a couple Manhattans at Botto's in Swedesboro tonight. They have a house bourbon and use Antica for the vermouth. Ends up being the best Manhattan I can find in a restaurant.

 

[DJ Spanky]

What the water??

Yeah, I was sipping the water, but it was heavily diluted with scotch.

 

[BigRnj]

A friend just gave me a bottle of Bunnahabhain (TOITEACH A DHA’), Islay single malt scotch. It was peaty… not too bad. Question is how the heck do you pronounce it?

 

[DJ Spanky]

Question is how the heck do you pronounce it?

Very carefully, you don't want to sprain your tongue.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Downed two pints of Belhaven Best Friday afternoon at Teuchters pub, a local hangout in Edinburgh. Heading upcountry today to Milngavie to begin hiking the West Highland Way on Sunday. More regional pints to come as well as a wee dram or three....

For you scotch drinkers, what whisky should I be sampling in the Highlands?

 

[bigmatt718]

Since Black Eyed Susans are among the least manly cocktails ever devised, I'm instead going to be making Preakness cocktails for the Preakness today. Almost verbatim to a Manhattan but with a little Benedictine in there. To truly make it a Baltimore staple, use Sagamore for the rye.

The Preakness Is Like a Benedictine-Spiked Manhattan

Named for a horse race that is not the Kentucky Derby, this Manhattan variation gets a splash of Benedictine for complexity.

www.liquor.com

 

[DJ Spanky]

A friend just gave me a bottle of Bunnahabhain (TOITEACH A DHA’), Islay single malt scotch. It was peaty… not too bad. Question is how the heck do you pronounce it?

How old is it? I have a bottle of the 12 which is almost empty, gonna have to replace that soon. By the way, the correct pronunciation is: BOO-nə-HAV-in.

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[Postman_1]

Outside enjoying some Cape May Crushin It’s on this beautiful Father’s Day in NJ. Perfect weather! 🍺

 

[DJ Spanky]

Was sipping on this while making sloppy joes tonight. Tyler & Corey got this for me for my birthday.

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[DJ Spanky]

So I enjoyed a glass of this tonight, Abhainn Dearg 10yo. My colleague at my last job picked it up for me 2 years ago when he was vacationing in Scotland.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Wow, no entries for almost a month! I'm proud of you guys for going on the wagon!!!

As for me, while I was prepping Corey's 19th birthday dinner (rib roast, mashed potatoes, onions, portabello caps, chocolate cake by the missus), I was enjoying this:

 

[dconifer]

Bourbon for me this fine evening...

 

[DJ Spanky]

Enjoyed this tonight while grilling some Caribbean Jerk chicken:

 

[Postman_1]

Finishing what’s left of a bottle I had of Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask. It’s good if you prefer the rum influence but I prefer the 12 year old double wood.

 

[WhiteBus]

Oktoberfest beers are out! Only a month away.
Had a few Erdinger Oktoberfest this weekend. Very different than all other German Oktoberfest biers. This a wheat based beer. Very good!

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[Postman_1]

Oktoberfest beers are out! Only a month away.
Had a few Erdinger Oktoberfest this weekend. Very different than all other German Oktoberfest biers. This a wheat based beer. Very good!

Having some Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest's tonight. I wanted to try something different then the Sam Adams version. I think I like the Sierra version better tbh. I also picked up Founder Ultimate Oktoberfest that I have yet to try.

 

[LETSGORU91]

I had a few of those awesome, spectacularly rated, enjoyed and adored IPAs (wink @WhiteBus ) plus a Founders Headless Gourdsman which checked in at 13+% while sitting in front of an awesome fire pit tonight.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Again with the 14yo Glenmorangie Port Wood

 

[DJ Spanky]

Had this at the Whiskey Jar with Tyler down here in VA tonight:

Then we came back and had a dram of this:

 

[Postman_1]

Having some Troegs Master of Pumpkins. Not too sweet like some pumpkins tend to be.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Just going with the old standby tonight:

 

[JCin128]

I have to step up my game. Just Tito’s on the rocks tonight.

 

[DJ Spanky]

So first drink I've had since last week's tailgate. Unfortunately I caught a cold last weekend that Corey brought home from Rutgers Newark that prior Thursday, so haven't been in the mood until tonight.

Sláinte!

 

[Postman_1]

Been drinking Fistmas this weekend. Got the tree up and all lights hung yesterday while enjoying a Rutgers win. Felt strange hanging lights in short sleeves