# Favorite hard liquor **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 31, 2000, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984 "2000-05-31T05:00:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/61 "2000-06-08T05:21:20Z")
_Silo gives JillGat a kiss on the cheek_ ---
**Author:** ![spartacist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@spartacist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spartacist)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/62 "2000-06-08T05:49:26Z")
mmm… Bowmore Islay single malt scotch. I love it more than I love my girlfriend. She is aware of this, and not happy. I drink the scotch and stop caring what she thinks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/63 "2000-06-08T19:44:14Z")
**JillGat** said: > [@](#): > > And I don’t really like the Bombay Sapphire. It has some other kind of funny taste to it. Ack! That horrible _gin_ taste! 🙂 Seriously though, other gins like Tanqueray taste strangely watered down to me. Even normal Bombay does. I dunno why. Maybe I’m the one who’s all messed up. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/64 "2000-06-08T22:48:02Z")
I _like_ the gin taste. Bombay Sapphire doesn’t taste like gin to me. But I like the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/65 "2000-06-09T02:38:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > [[Gin tastes like pine needles to me.]] > > Juniper, right? > \*\* Wow, I didn’t know that was where gin got its taste from! Well, that explains it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/66 "2000-06-11T20:36:05Z")
The reason Jack Daniel’s isn’t bourbon is because it isn’t aged in charred oak barrels…it’s filtered through charcoal. I used to think Maker’s Mark was the best bourbon around, but recently got turned on to a few better ones. The best bourbons I’ve tried (and my current faves) are, in order: Booker’s 7-year 126 proof; Jacob’s Well 7-yr 84 proof; Baker’s 7-yr 107 proof; Old Grand-Dad 114 proof; Elmer T. Lee 90 proof, and Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit 101 proof. There are three that I’ve heard are better, but I think I may have to travel to Kentucky to find them: Henery Clay Rare 16-yr 90.6 proof; Joseph Finch Rare 15-yr 86.8 proof; and Pappy van Winkle Family Reserve 20-yr 90.4 proof. Of course, the ONLY way to drink good bourbon is neat. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/67 "2000-06-12T00:50:58Z")
[[Seriously though, other gins like Tanqueray taste strangely watered down to me. Even normal Bombay does. I dunno why. Maybe I’m the one who’s all messed up.]] Necros, do you drink martinis or G&Ts? Maybe that’s the difference. I don’t think the Sapphire makes good G&Ts and that’s usually what I drink. And now it appears that Reggie has his game back, so I’m signing off. - Jill ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/68 "2000-06-12T03:02:49Z")
In the name of research, I decided to devote a night to tequila, which I ordinarily avoid. The result was, after nine shots of Cuervo gold, I shaved my head. Viva la blackout. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/69 "2000-06-12T03:53:17Z")
Bushmill’s Single Malt Irish Whiskey. “Superior to the competition, if there was any.” Tris. P. S. Now that they don’t make Fairfax County Bourbon Whiskey anymore, I have to drink Wild Turkey. P. P. S Now that she has passed beyond the authority of the revenooers, I can publicly state that Mrs. Edith Eberly, late of Giles county, VA made the damn best sippin likker that ever I tasted. Had I not been a greedy young man, I would still have at least one small keg, just approaching its prime. Alas, the folly of youth. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/70 "2000-06-12T04:06:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > In the name of research, I decided to devote a night to tequila, which I ordinarily avoid. The result was, after nine shots of Cuervo gold, I shaved my head. Viva la blackout. > \*\* Wrong damn tequila, Birdman. But how do you look? ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/71 "2000-06-12T19:13:07Z")
**JillGat** said: > [@](#): > > Necros, do you drink martinis or G&Ts? Maybe that’s the difference. I don’t think the Sapphire makes good G&Ts and that’s usually what I drink. If I’m in the mood for gin, I usually drink martinis (with three olives :)). But I do drink Sapphire G&Ts, too. In G&Ts, I guess, it doesn’t make that much of a difference what kind of gin it is, though I admit I prefer the Sapphire “bite.” ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/72 "2000-06-12T19:32:14Z")
[[But I do drink Sapphire G&Ts, too. In G&Ts, I guess, it doesn’t make that much of a difference what kind of gin it is, though I admit I prefer the Sapphire “bite.”]] I don’t know. Sapphire tastes like perfume to me. When it comes down to it, I prefer a nice Spanish rioja. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/73 "2000-06-12T19:42:19Z")
My favorite hard liquor is cognac, specifically, Courvoisier. I run very hot water over my snifter first, then I pour in a small quantity of cognac. There is nothing like inhaling the fragrance of warmed cognac to take away the chill of a cold winter night. In summer, blended margaritas made with Cuervo gold make a hot day more bearable. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2000, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/74 "2000-06-12T20:42:02Z")
[[In summer, blended margaritas made with Cuervo gold make a hot day more bearable.]] Now this is just wrong. Here is a margarita: Equal parts (some people mess with the ratio, that’s okay): - _Any 100% agave silver tequila (Herradura is okay)_ - _Fresh squeezed lemon juice_ - _Cointreau (or Mexican Controy if you can get it)_ add some ice. You can blend it or drink it on the rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/75 "2000-06-13T16:11:35Z")
**JillGat** said: > [@](#): > > When it comes down to it, I prefer a nice Spanish rioja. Well, heck, if we’re not going to limit the discussion to just hard alcohol, then I totally agree. I’d rather drink a nice red, or a beautiful Champagne, any day. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Floompy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@Floompy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floompy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/76 "2000-06-13T16:47:12Z")
Jose Cuervo Tequila - Especial Gold… Shots, Margaritas, Prairie Fires (which are like the “Snakebites” you guys talk about earlier)…MMMM… And Gin & Tonics too. Particularly cheap Gin,as once you add the tonic, I can’t even tell the difference between good and bad. Quinine is so weird. ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2000, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/77 "2000-06-13T18:36:08Z")
McClellan’s Single Malt - aged in sherry casks, and smooth as silk. Old Granddad 114 proof -amazingly smoother and tastier than “normal” Old Granddad. Vodkas - moved away from Stolis a while back. Now it’s Absolut, although I recently had a VM with “Vincent” vodka, and it was tasty. BTW keep that Grey Goose crap away from me. What the hell do the FRENCH know about vodka, fer chrissakes? V. ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2000, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/78 "2000-06-14T05:36:55Z")
Last night while bar hopping I decided to try Maker’s Mark, since it’s so highly recommended and all, and it is good, although I will continue to favor Jim Beam, which is currently going for $7.95 a fifth at my local (ratty) package store, which doesn’t even carry the aforementioned Maker’s Mark, to my puzzlement. ---
**Author:** ![spartacist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@spartacist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spartacist)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2000, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/79 "2000-06-14T05:48:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Last night while bar hopping I decided to try Maker’s Mark, since it’s so highly recommended and all, and it is good, although I will continue to favor Jim Beam, which is currently going for $7.95 a fifth at my local (ratty) package store, which doesn’t even carry the aforementioned Maker’s Mark, to my puzzlement. > \*\* Jim Beam is only $7.95 where you are? Just where is that? Last fith I bought was about $17. I never knew that we here in Washington were being so screwed! What does a fith of Jim Beam go for in other parts of the country? ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2000, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984/80 "2000-06-14T07:27:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*\* > > In the name of research, I decided to devote a night to tequila, which I ordinarily avoid. The result was, after nine shots of Cuervo gold, I shaved my head. Viva la blackout. > > \*\* > > Wrong damn tequila, Birdman. But how do you look? > \*\* I look, well, bald, though still devastatingly handsome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hard-liquor/20984.md?page=5)