Three words. Jameson Irish Whiskey.
The setup: Whiskey is my spirit of choice. Sure, there’s other stuff I like, but I center on Whiskey. My son buys me a bottle of ‘good stuff’ for Christmas every year and it takes me about a year to finish it...so I don’t drink a lot, but I like ‘interesting’ and ‘quality’. I like barrel proof bourbon. I like good Scotch. I like sour mash. I like it neat or with one large ice cube in a rocks glass. The ice brings out added flavors for whatever reason.
If I drink a mixed drink before dinner it’s typically a Manhattan. After dinner it’s a Godfather (1 shot each of Scotch and Amaretto on the rocks...crazy good dessert drink).
So: Never had Irish Whiskey before my wife brought home a bottle of Jameson yesterday. Mmmmmmm. Nice. Smooth. Friendly. Did I say smooth. Not designer stuff but I can see how Jameson could be very dangerous. I’m sure there are really fine Irish Whiskeys out there. I’d likely guess Jameson and Bushmills and Tullamore Dew are a solid entry level trio with things going up from there.
Whatever. Have a great St. Patrick’s Day and be careful.
The setup: Whiskey is my spirit of choice. Sure, there’s other stuff I like, but I center on Whiskey. My son buys me a bottle of ‘good stuff’ for Christmas every year and it takes me about a year to finish it...so I don’t drink a lot, but I like ‘interesting’ and ‘quality’. I like barrel proof bourbon. I like good Scotch. I like sour mash. I like it neat or with one large ice cube in a rocks glass. The ice brings out added flavors for whatever reason.
If I drink a mixed drink before dinner it’s typically a Manhattan. After dinner it’s a Godfather (1 shot each of Scotch and Amaretto on the rocks...crazy good dessert drink).
So: Never had Irish Whiskey before my wife brought home a bottle of Jameson yesterday. Mmmmmmm. Nice. Smooth. Friendly. Did I say smooth. Not designer stuff but I can see how Jameson could be very dangerous. I’m sure there are really fine Irish Whiskeys out there. I’d likely guess Jameson and Bushmills and Tullamore Dew are a solid entry level trio with things going up from there.
Whatever. Have a great St. Patrick’s Day and be careful.