A nice cappuccino from my Lapavoni espresso machine made with my home roasted coffee. |
Whistle Pig isn't bourbon it's rye whiskey. |
Left bank Bordeaux or any old world red - Gigondas is a nice go-to variety for me.
For the occasional bourbon I'm a big Whistle Pig fan.
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What, no gin drinkers here? Old Raj on some ice with a little tonic ...
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Guinness Draught or Extra Stout.
Sometimes a good Pilsner beer from Germany. |
That's easy, Tito's Black Russian.
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Pappy fetish? This thread could have legs. Joe for me. Always looking to stay in the sweet spot. Not too little, not too much. 😳 |
Interesting, too many variables for me to pick just one. What I choose for spirits affects my choice of music, factor in the kind of day it was, and my mood.
Cold Becks
Good Bourbon
Moscato
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Second the Green Dot. With just a splash of good water.
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Cardhu 12 year old single malt or Dalwhinnie Winter Gold is my tipple whith a little water to make it last longer.
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Coffee ;-) . For relaxation, I'm no single malt snob; Johnny Walker Black (immortalized by Van Morrison and Richard Manuel in The Band's "4% Pantomime") is good enough for me. Grolsch beer for a chaser. |
What do I listen while drinking ? ...many things.
Prefer red whine. I am not good at French names, what was that, the bottle I was given as a gift ?.. 2001 vintage baron Rothschild Bordeaux ? Yeah, that was a great whine. To my surprise I can easily distinguish good and not so good whine. $50 bottle whine is wasted on me, not good enough, New York prices not Paris prices, $100 usually okay but not always. Since I am a poor man and an audiophile..I can't afford much, rarely really.
That said, I do like good Single Malt with a bite. But I can't listen to any music after drinking it, my imagination fires up and transports me to Medieval Scottish Highlands, and that was a hell of a world. |
I have a few.
Maker's MarkGreen Dot Irish WhiskeyComandon cognac
Theme? Smooth and sweet like my stereo system. :)
Best,
E
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@inna Any favorites?
Maybe we should have an alternate thread rather than what do you drink when you're listening to what do you listen to when you're drinking. :-) |
For serious listening, not serious listening or not listening at all - French wine only. |
Wild Turkey & a Monticristo Churchill Classic.......or a nice Pinot Noir.
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@n80,
"drink of choice for serious listening"?
For serious listening, no drink would be best. Just saying. Enjoy!
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Agree with 4 Roses single barrel bourbon That is exactly what I was drinking tonight. |
I have had Pappy 23. I’m not a bourbon high roller but I have a friend who had a bottle. His wife got it for him years before the Pappy fetish took off. He is totally a Scotch guy and really didn’t care for it.
I had a glass of the Pappy and a glass of my go-to Blanton’s. I would give the Pappy a slight edge over the Blanton’s but only barely. Would never spend that much money for it. Again, I’m not Bourbon connoisseur and am much more into Scotch, but I consider Pappy to be excellent bourbon but its current status is a fad/fetish. Tell people that something is hard to get and they’ll clamor for it. Sadly, Blanton’s is getting hard to get now too and prices are going up.
@slaw Its a fine balance. The drink can make the music better...and vice versa. ;-)
wcfeil, I don’t know much about wine in general. Have gotten into Italian wines over the last 10 years or so. I find that most of the time anything over about $50 is wasted on me, although last April we went to Italy for our anniversary and we splurged on a bottle or Amarone in Verona which was worth every penny.
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Another chain, Cox's smoke shop does a better raffle for $10 you get a chance to win all 6 bottles. The proceeds go to charity. I think one of the reasons some of these bourbons are expensive , for instance the 23 year Pappy, is after 23 years the barrel is half empty and in Kentucky distilleries pay a tax on every barrel every year, that adds up.
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@n80,
I'd save the money to put towards more lps.
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Dasani sparkling water. Have you ever had Pappy Van Winkle? They raffle off a chance to buy a bottle at 47 Kroger Wine and Spirits. You don't know which year you get to buy until the day of the raffle, the 10,12,15,20 or 23 year bourbon or 13 year rye. |
