Favorite hard liquor

[Eo Echo]

What's your favorite hard liquor? By this I mean 50 proof (25% alcohol) or greater. Mine's Jim Beam White Label, from the shot glass.

[BarnStormer]

Pear schnapps from southern Germany or the Balkans (NOT pear flavored brandy "schnapps" from the U.S. )

[Koffing]

Mine's vodka, especially Skyy. A close second is Jim Beam White Label; goes down smoooooth. Both straight from the shot glass.

[Jvanhorn]

Wild Turkey. I haven't tried JB White Label, but it sounds like it's worth a try.

I want to try Wild Turkey Rye sometime.

[Czarcasm]

Tullimore Dew.

[divemaster]

Jim Beam is good, but I prefer Evan Williams black label. Jack Daniels is far behind these two. I'm up for suggestions for good bourbon. I don't like the idea of buying 10 different bottles (or paying bar prices) to give it the ol' test.

Crown Royal is good whiskey.

[Ukulele Ike]

divemaster: Try George Dickel Tennessee whiskey. (The OTHER Tennessee whiskey.) I think it's much superior to Jack Daniels.

It's priced about the same as Jack in NYC, but up in Maine and New Hampshire, for some reason, it's considered a non-premium brand and is sold for about the same price as Beam.

Clearly, my favorite booze are the American whiskeys...bourbon, Tennessee, rye. My house brand is Heaven Hill Bourbon, but I often have a bottle of Dickel or Maker's Mark or Old Overholt Rye around, for special occasions.

[MissMonica7]

I'd have to say Jaegermeister. I've had some good times drinking that stuff.

[VaHermit]

I've rotated through just about all of the above at one time or another, but lately Black Velvet gets my vote.

[Spiritus Mundi]

Single malt scotch. The particulars vary by mood, but a few current favorites are:

Balvenie Doublewood
Glen Morangie Port cask
Laphroig
Bunnahabain (sp? Don't have a bottle in front of me ATM)

[soulsling]

two things.

1.) any kind of Slibovitz
2.) Henessy Cognac

if you haven't tried Slibovitz, think of moonshine as just a wine cooler compared to the stuff.

[psycat90]

Vodka, has to be Absolut.

[Motorgirl]

Tanqueray and tonic, my favorite drink.

[Pizzle Boy]

Crown Royal
Nuff said

[Iguana Boy]

What's all this dissin' o' Jack Daniels?!
The double filtered version, Gentleman Jack, is also very good.

Most single malts are very good, but the best by far is Ardbeg, one of the Islay whiskies.

I know whereof I speak.

[voguevixen]

Usually Absolut Citron, but lately Sauza Gold tequila, only because the vodka makes me mean, and the tequila I can drink and not be hungover. Seriously, lol. Used to like Tanquerey as well, but I can't handle gin anymore.

[DoctorJ]

Bourbon, of course. Maker's Mark is my favorite, especially since a fifth is only about $13 around here. Beam will do in a pinch. Knob Creek is excellent if you want to move up the ladder a step or two.

Let's get one thing absolutely, positively clear, though--Jack Daniels is not bourbon. It is made in Tennessee, for crying out loud. If it ain't from Kentucky, it ain't bourbon. I'm not saying I don't like Jack, and I've certainly done a bit for their bottom line in my day, but let's keep our terminology straight. (We don't have much to be proud of in Kentucky--just bourbon, bluegrass music, pretty scenery, and basketball. Lately, not even basketball. We have to be defensive. )

Dr. J

[rjk]

Drambuie for sipping, the blackest rum I can find for drinking. Arrr, matey!

[Nacho4Sara]

Absolut. Ummm ummm good.

[Milossarian]

Favorite 'woosy-liquor': Apple-Pucker Schnapps, with a lick of salt before the shot (tastes just like a salted Granny Smith apple!)

Favorite hard liquor, drank in shots: Jagermeister (cold). Will make you do thinks like laugh hysterically, cry inconsolably, piss yourself, pick fights with professional football players and make out with ugly women.

Favorite hard liquor, sippin' variety - J&B scotch, on the rocks. When the cracked ice melts just the right amount, there aren't enough O's in smooooth....

[xenophon41]

I have to agree with Spiritus Mundi; the single malt scotches are best. My current favorite is Laphroaig.





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[Demo]

Southern Comfort....Aaaahhhhhhhh.....

[vanilla]

Well, I don't drink anymore, but since I used to get paid to do so; I must say Kahlua(not a Hard liquor though).
Lets see, hard, hmmmm, I'll go for whatever liquor is in snake bites.

[wolfman]

Ill have to vote Makers Mark, Although I have a question. I thought that there was no whiskey being made in Bourbon County at all, so technically no Bourbon is truly Bourbon.

[GLWasteful]

Bourbon? Wild Turkey
Irish Whisky? Bushmills
Vodka? Stolichnaya
Gin? Tanqueray
Tequila? For sipping, something aged, for Margaritas something cheap & white. Preferably in a plastic bottle.
Scotch? I don't really drink it, but will usually buy a bottle for parties on the recommendation of a friend. All I know for certain is that what I usually buy isn't cheap.
Rum? Again, I don't drink it, so I buy a bottle of whatever is recommended to me by those who do.

Oh, favorite? It really depends on my mood. Usually Wild Turkey.

Waste
Flick Lives!

[Bubble Girl]

Crown Royal
Nuff said

Ditto!

[Spolvy]

Tanqueray and tonic with a splash of Rose's after work...
Jack Daniels anytime...
Shots of Tequila when it's time to get shitfaced without hating life in the morning...

Used to like Southern Comfort but it doesn't like me very much anymore.

[2sense]

I'm with psycat90 and Nacho4Sara. Absolutly!

[Eo Echo]

When I need a break from Beam, I go for Absolut, but only after it's been in the freezer for a week, giving it a syrupy consistency. I've given up on Jagermeister after a night I'm glad I can't remember. I'm told I was the life of the party, at least until the police officers arrived and I decided to treat them to my one man stand up comedy act.

[Initial Entry]

Jack Daniels, right out of the bottle.

None of this wussy "glass" stuff for me.

[waterj2]

I'll exclude Scotch due to the fact that I've only recently started trying a few.

I like Wild Turkey, the 101 proof type, on the rocks. Then Southern Comfort on the rocks. The amazing thing is that when you do it in this order, the SoCo tastes like candy in comparison to the much harsher (though great) taste of the Wild Turkey.

[oldscratch]

I'll vouch for the one, the only, OLD POTRERO. The only 100% rye whiskey, also 124 proof. Every bit as smooth. From my good friends at anchor brewing. I can't get enough of the stuff.

[Necros]

My goodness, there seem to be a whole bunch of Tanqueray people here. Hm. Maybe y'all should start drinking a real gin like Bombay Sapphire.

[Ellen Cherry]

Another Kentuckian weighing in with Dr. J, Maker's Mark is the best, straight.

And it doesn't have to be made in Bourbon County to be called bourbon. That's just where the name originated. It wasn't necessarily the first place it was MADE but it was indeed made there and the name stuck. I'm going on memory for this; I can probably look it up for anyone interested. However the doc is correct, there's a big dif between whiskey made in Tennessee and the bourbon we make here in Kentuck. Unfortunately, it sometimes is deadly; a recent fire at a distillery resulted in bourbon pouring into the Kentucky River, where it's killing the fish!

J, don't forget pretty horses and fast women

[Ellen Cherry]

From Encyclopedia Britannica:

bourbon whiskey

whiskey distilled from corn mash; specifically, a whiskey
distilled from a mash containing at least 51 percent corn,
the rest being malt and rye, and aged in new charred oak
containers.

It is whiskey, but a subset thereof, with particulars attached. It's all a-comin' back now...

From The Kentucky Encyclopedia

Nearly two hundred years after it was first distilled, bourbon whiskey was recognized as a distinctly American product by Congress on May 4, 1964, in a joint resolution that prohibited the import into the United States of any distilled spirits labeled "bourbon whiskey."

Reading on we do indeed find that the name proably came from Bourbon County, where there were a number of early distillers. By the 1840s the term was in wide use, primarily to distinguish the corn whiskey from the Pennsylvania rye.

Also of possible interest: Bourbon County is the home to Stone Farm, where 2000 Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus was bred.

[betenoir]

[quote][b]
two things.

1.) any kind of Slibovitz
2.) Henessy Cognac

soulsling, I'm serious that's exactly what I was going to write. I feel very close to you right now.

[vanilla]

So what IS the liquor in snake bites?

[Demo]

I like Wild Turkey, the 101 proof type, on the rocks. Then Southern Comfort on the rocks. The amazing thing is that when you do it in this order, the SoCo tastes like candy in comparison to the much harsher (though great) taste of the Wild Turkey.

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis??? Southern Comfort already tastes like candy, foo!

[boli]

If memory serves, the liquor in snake bites is Yukon Jack.

Demo, Southern Comfort is the sickest, most bile-producing liquid that I have ever drank. You completely lost me on that one!

[brachyrhynchos]

Finlandia vodka straight out of the freezer when I want to slap the table with my open hand and make sure folks in the next county hear my opinion.

Mesimarja liquer for when I'm feeling dainty.

[Falcon]

Tequila? For sipping, something aged, for Margaritas something cheap & white. Preferably in a plastic bottle.

GL likes his tequila like I like my vodka - cheap and in a plastic bottle. Bowman's Virginia Vodka, baby!

As for my favorite hard liquor....Glenlivet Scotch. Mmmmmm.

[billyt123]

Snake bite, is Jose Cuervo, Jack daniels and a dash of tabasco... At least thats what they call a Snakebite at the bar I go to.

Favorite: Absolut Citron, on the rocks with a slice of lemon

[Vestal Blue]

Sorry folks; I don't like grain alcohol.

My main poison is Bacardi 151 Dark. YUM!
I can also do a good vodka, and tequila if it is in a mixed drink; I can't handle it straight. Makes want to barf.

And for sipping liquers, I'll take anniset and amaretto.
Schnapps is good too.

[JillGat]

Tanqueray and tonic, my favorite drink.

I'm with you there. Any other opinions about various brands of gin?

[Kakkerlak]

The bottle of Maker's Mark has been staying strangely full, as I use my Old Overholt rye to make Sazerac cocktails.

Just to weigh in with the consensus, I agree that when there's trouble to be brewed, Jagermeister is without peer for making one forget all about the idea of consequence.

[JillGat]

Tequila for sipping: Tres Generaciones. For margaritas (please squeeze real limes not Rose's), use Herradura Silver or Sauza's Hornitos. Whatever you use, be sure it is 100% agave.

[Bullroar]

Red Bull. I had to try it, and it's good.

[Rock-n-Rolga]

Used to be big on Wild Turkey and Stoli, but now prefer Jim Beam white label and -just every so often, yer honor - Malibu rum. "BLEEEAARRRGGHH, GIRLY!" I hear many of you say, but my logic is this - it's sweet enough to drink without fussing with a chaser and since most folk liken the taste to tanning lotion, I have a much better chance of keeping the bottle to myself. Oh yeah, and I am a gurl, so...the defense rests.

[JavaMaven1]

Have to go in with the other boys and say that Maker's Mark is definitely one of the better bourbons out there, for either sipping or mixing. MM definitely makes an exceptional dry Manhattan--I wouldn't ruin it with too much Vermouth, though.

Ketel One vodka is one of the best vodkas out on the market.

But, for those cold, rainy nights--nothing more than a snifter of Calvados will satisfy me.

[Erik Raven]

Available in the US: Jameson's 1780. Damn fine.

Not available: Absinthe. Whatever brand I can get my hands on.